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Puerto Rico Highway 137

Highway in Puerto Rico

Major junctionsSouth end

PR-155 in Morovis NorteMajor intersections

PR-159 in Monte Llano
PR-155 in Morovis Sud
PR-617 in Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte
PR-155 in Morovis Norte
PR-634 in Fránquez
PR-155 in Fránquez–Barahona
PR-643 in Pugnado Adentro
PR-644 in Pugnado Afuera
PR-670 in Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo
PR-22 in Algarrobo

North end

PR-2 in Algarrobo LocationCountryUnited StatesTerritoryPuerto RicoMunicipalitiesMorovis, Vega Baja Highway system

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PR-138

Puerto Rico Highway 137 (PR-137) is a north–south road that travels from Vega Baja to Morovis.^[3] This highway extends from PR-2 in Vega Baja to PR-155 near downtown Morovis^[4] and it is known as Expreso Ángel A. "Tony" Laureano Martínez.^[1]

PR-137 with shield in the shape of the island of Puerto Rico

Morovis National Cemetery

Morovis National Cemetery for veterans was established in Morovis in 2020, at a 247.5-acre parcel of land that can be accessed from Highway 137 at km 11.2. It was built to take over the functions of the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón.^[5]^[6]

Major intersections

PR-22 west at exit 42 to PR-2 and PR-137 in Algarrobo, Vega Baja
PR-137 south at PR-22 interchange in Algarrobo, Vega Baja
PR-159 east at PR-137 junction in Monte Llano, Morovis

Municipality	Location	km^[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Morovis	Morovis Norte	17.9	11.1	PR-155 – Morovis, Vega Baja	Southern terminus of PR-137
	Monte Llano	17.7	11.0	PR-6619 – Morovis
		17.4	10.8	PR-6617 – Patrón
		17.1	10.6	PR-159 (Avenida Corozal) – Morovis, Corozal
	Morovis Sud	15.9	9.9	PR-155 – Morovis, Orocovis
	Morovis Sud–Morovis Norte line	15.2	9.4	PR-617 – Morovis
	Morovis Norte	12.6	7.8	PR-155 – Morovis, Vega Baja, Ciales
	Fránquez	12.0	7.5	PR-634 – Torrecillas, Fránquez
		9.3	5.8	To PR-155 / PR-634 / PR-6644 / PR-Calle Girasol – Fránquez
		8.7	5.4	PR-155 – Morovis	Southern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
	Barahona	8.5	5.3	PR-155 – Vega Baja	Northern terminus of PR-155 concurrency
Vega Baja	Pugnado Adentro	6.6	4.1	PR-643 – Pugnado Adentro
	Pugnado Afuera	3.1	1.9	PR-644 – Pugnado Afuera
	Pugnado Afuera–Algarrobo line	1.3– 1.2	0.81– 0.75	PR-670 – Vega Baja, Manatí
	Algarrobo	0.7– 0.2	0.43– 0.12	PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Manatí, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Bayamón, San Juan	PR-22 exits 42, 42A and 42B; partial cloverleaf interchange
	Algarrobo	0.0	0.0	PR-2 – Vega Baja, Manatí	Northern terminus of PR-137
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ ^a ^b "Ley Núm. 435 del año 2000 Para designar un tramo de la carretera 137 de Morovis, con el nombre de Angel A. Laureano Martínez". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b Google (2 March 2020). "PR-137" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (in Spanish). p. 76. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "Puerto Rico National Cemetery Replacement Morovis, Puerto Rico" (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
^ "A claim for better health services". El Nuevo Dia. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.