Puerto Rico Highway 693

Puerto Rico Highway 693 (PR-693) is a road located between the municipalities of Dorado, Puerto Rico and Vega Alta, passing through downtown Dorado.[3] It begins at its intersection with PR-2 and PR-165 in Río Lajas and ends at PR-690 in Sabana.[4] It is a short divided highway in southern Dorado, which serves as an alternate route for PR-165 west of Río de la Plata.

Highway 693
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	15.4 km[1] (9.6 mi)
Existed	1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-2 / PR-165 in Río Lajas
	PR-22 / PR-659 in Maguayo PR-694 in Maguayo PR-695 in Higuillar PR-6693 in Higuillar PR-6165 in Dorado barrio-pueblo PR-699 in Dorado barrio-pueblo PR-698 in Higuillar PR-696 in Higuillar PR-697 in Higuillar PR-6690 in Sabana
North end	PR-690 in Sabana
Location
Municipalities	Dorado, Vega Alta
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List ← PR-647 → PR-715

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dorado	Río Lajas	0.0	0.0	PR-2 / PR-165 south – Vega Alta, Bayamón, Toa Alta	Southern terminus of PR-693
	Maguayo	0.5	0.31	Puente del Río Nuevo over the Río Nuevo[5]
		1.4– 1.7	0.87– 1.1	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Arecibo, San Juan PR-659 – Santa Rosa	PR-22 exit 24; partial cloverleaf interchange
		2.6	1.6	PR-694 – Maguayo
	Higuillar	3.2	2.0	PR-695 (Carretera Pedro Barbosa Román) – Higuillar	Seagull intersection
		5.5	3.4	PR-6693 (Desvío Sur Felisa Rincón de Gautier) – Higuillar
	Dorado barrio-pueblo	6.0	3.7	PR-6165 east – Toa Baja
		6.4	4.0	PR-699 (Calle Francisco Escudero) – Higuillar	One-way street; southbound access via Calle Bailen
	Higuillar	7.2	4.5	PR-698 (Avenida Doctor Pedro Albizu Campos) – Mameyal
		7.4– 7.5	4.6– 4.7	PR-696 (Avenida Guillermo E. Arce Vargas) – San Juan, Arecibo, Toa Alta
		8.2	5.1	PR-697 – Dorado
		8.8	5.5	Avenida José Efrón – Higuillar
Vega Alta	Sabana	14.1	8.8	PR-6690 – Sabana
		15.4	9.6	PR-690 – Vega Alta	Northern terminus of PR-693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Gallery for PR-693

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  Bridge carrying PR-693 (near PR-2) over river in Dorado, near its border with Toa Baja
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  Puerto Rico Highway 693 in Higuillar barrio
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  In Dorado near PR-693

Related route

Highway 6693
Location	Dorado
Length	1.3 km[6] (0.81 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 6693 (PR-6693) is a spur of PR-693 located in Dorado. This road is a bypass located south of the downtown area and goes from PR-693 to PR-696.[3] The entire route is located in Higuillar, Dorado. 

km[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	PR-696 – Vega Alta, San Antonio	Western terminus of PR-6693
0.6– 0.7	0.37– 0.43	PR-699 (Calle Francisco Escudero) – Dorado
1.3	0.81	PR-693 – Dorado, Toa Alta, San Juan, Arecibo	Eastern terminus of PR-6693
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of highways numbered 693

References

1. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-693" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
2. "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
4. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). pp. 123–124. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
5. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
6. Google (28 February 2020). "PR-6693" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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