Puerto Rico Highway 201

Puerto Rico Highway 201 is a road located in Vieques, Puerto Rico. With a length of, this highway extends from its intersection with PR-200 in Florida barrio to the ROTH radar installations in Lave barrio.

Route description

Due to its rural characteristics, PR-201 has one lane in each direction along its entire length. This highway extends from its intersection with PR-200 in Florida and continues to the southwest, where it intersects with PR-996, PR-995 and again with PR-996 in Puerto Real. Then, it continues west through Llave until km 8.9 at the ROTH radar installations. PR-201 serves to few communities of Florida, Puerto Real and Llave barrios, connecting the northern region of Vieques with the southern coast.

History

The entire length of PR-201 is part of the old Road No. 69, a highway that led from Florida to Llave until the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 69 extended from PR-200 in northern Vieques to the old Route 38 in the southwestern area of the island.