Puerto Rico Highway 568
Highway 568 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ruta 568 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 30.1 km[1] (18.7 mi) | |||
Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() | |||
Major intersections | ||||
North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | Orocovis, Corozal | |||
Highway system | ||||
| ||||
|
Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that travels from the municipality of Orocovis to Corozal in Puerto Rico. With a length of 30.1 km (18.7 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.[3]
Route description
This highway consists of one lane per direction for its entire length due to its rural characteristics. In Orocovis, it begins at PR-5155 in the municipal center and continues to the north, passing through Orocovis, Botijas and Mata de Cañas barrios before entering Corozal.[4] In Corozal, PR-568 continues to the north on its way through Magueyes, Palmarito, Negros, Cuchillas and Padilla barrios until its end at PR-159 on the Padilla–Cibuco line.[5]
- Puerto Rico Highway 568 by municipality
- Northbound sign in Orocovis
- Curvy stretch in Orocovis
- Heading north in Padilla, Corozal
Rivers crossed
Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:
- Quebrada Grande (Salto Grande) in Corozal[6]
- Quebrada Riachuelo in Corozal[7]
- Río Botijas in Orocovis[8]
- Río Grande de Manatí in Corozal[9]
History
The entire length of PR-568 is part of the old Road No. 10, a highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis until the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 10 extended from PR-165 (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to PR-14 (former Road No. 1) in downtown Coamo.[10] Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta;[11] PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159;[2] PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis;[12] PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to PR-155 south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.[13]
Major intersections
- PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
- PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
- PR-801 west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal
- PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orocovis | Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-568 | |||
Orocovis | 0.8 | 0.50 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Botijas | 4.8 | 3.0 | ![]() | |||||
Corozal | No major junctions | |||||||
Orocovis | No major junctions | |||||||
Corozal | Palmarito | 15.2 | 9.4 | ![]() | ||||
15.2– 15.3 | 9.4– 9.5 | Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo[14] | ||||||
15.8 | 9.8 | ![]() | ||||||
Negros | 22.2 | 13.8 | ![]() | |||||
Padilla | 25.0 | 15.5 | ![]() | |||||
28.6– 28.7 | 17.8– 17.8 | ![]() | ||||||
Padilla–Cibuco line | 30.1 | 18.7 | ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-568 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Related route
Highway 5568 | |
---|---|
Location | Corozal |
Length | 4.4 km[15] (2.7 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla, a barrio of the municipality of Corozal.[3] With a length of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), it begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios. PR-5568 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length and serves as access to several neighborhood in western Padilla.[16] The entire route is located in Corozal.
- Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
- PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
- PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
Location | km[15] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Padilla | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-5568 | |
Padilla–Cibuco line | 4.4 | 2.7 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-5568 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
Puerto Rico portal
U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b Google (29 February 2020). "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ "PR-568, Orocovis, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE CREEK Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over RIACHUELO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over BOTIJAS RIVER Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 68. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b Google (29 February 2020). "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 568 and Puerto Rico Highway 5568 at Wikimedia Commons
- Historia de las carreteras de Puerto Rico (in Spanish)