Puerto Rico Highway 53

Highway 53
Highway 53
Ruta 53
Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa
	PR-53 highlighted in red; future segments in yellow
Route information
	Maintained by Metropistas
Length	94.0 km (58.4 mi)
Existed	1988–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-52 in Lapa
	PR-54 in Palmas; PR-3 in Palmas; PR-3 in Pollos; PR-901 in Emajagua; PR-9914 in Camino Nuevo; PR-906 in Candelero Abajo–Buena Vista; PR-30 in Buena Vista; PR-3 in Río Abajo; PR-31 in Río Blanco; PR-205 in Duque;
North end	PR-3 in Quebrada Vueltas
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Salinas, Guayama, Arroyo, Patillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Humacao, Naguabo, Ceiba, Fajardo
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Puerto Rico Highway 53 (PR-53) or unsigned Interstate PR3 is a main tollway that is parallel to Puerto Rico Highway 3, which goes from Fajardo to Salinas. Some segments are still in planning, but when finished it will be about 58 miles (93 km) in length. Two tunnels, about 0.6 mi (1 km) long each, in the towns of Yabucoa and Maunabo were completed in October 2008 (2008-10). It will connect the cities of Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Yabucoa, Maunabo, Patillas, Arroyo, Guayama and Salinas, thus bordering the entire eastern and southeastern coasts of Puerto Rico. Its northern terminus is at PR-3 and PR-194 in Fajardo, and its south terminus is at PR-52 in Salinas.