Puerto Rico Highway 568
Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that traverls from Orocovis to Corozal, Puerto Rico.[3] It begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.[4][5]
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| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 30.1 km[1] (18.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  PR-5155 in Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo | |||
| North end |  PR-159 in Padilla–Cibuco | |||
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| Municipalities | Orocovis, Corozal | |||
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Major intersections
Curvy stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 568
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Orocovis | Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-5155 – Orocovis | Southern terminus of PR-568 |
| Orocovis | 0.8 | 0.50 |  To PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo | ||
| Botijas | 4.8 | 3.0 |  PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas | ||
| Corozal | Palmarito | 15.2 | 9.4 |  PR-800 – Palmarito | |
| 15.2– 15.3 | 9.4– 9.5 | Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo[6] | |||
| 15.8 | 9.8 |  PR-801 – Naranjito, Palmarito, Maná | |||
| Negros | 22.2 | 13.8 |  PR-805 – Naranjito, Negros, Palos Blancos | ||
| Padilla | 25.0 | 15.5 |  PR-618 – Morovis, Cuchillas | ||
| 28.6– 28.7 | 17.8– 17.8 |  PR-5568 – Padilla | |||
| Padilla–Cibuco line | 30.1 | 18.7 | PR-159 – Corozal, Morovis | Northern terminus of PR-568 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Related route
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| Location | Corozal |
| Length | 4.4 km[7] (2.7 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla barrio. It begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios.[3][8] The entire route is located in Corozal.
| Location | km[7] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Padilla | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PR-568 – Corozal, Orocovis | Southern terminus of PR-5568 | |
| Padilla–Cibuco line | 4.4 | 2.7 |  PR-159 / PR-647 – Corozal, Morovis, Vega Alta | Northern terminus of PR-5568 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- Google (29 February 2020). "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- "PR-568, Orocovis, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 68. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- Google (29 February 2020). "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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