Puerto Rico Highway 159

Highway in Puerto Rico

Highway 159 marker Highway 159 marker

Highway 159

Ruta 159
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length20.6 km[1] (12.8 mi)
Existed1953[2][3][4]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-155 / PR-6623 in Morovis barrio-pueblo
Major intersections
  • PR-137 in Monte Llano
  • PR-619 in Monte Llano
  • PR-160 in Unibón
  • PR-647 / PR-5568 in Padilla–Cibuco
  • PR-568 in Cibuco–Padilla
  • PR-891 in Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo
  • PR-818 in Pueblo
  • PR-821 in Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo
  • PR-142 in Pueblo
  • PR-164 in Pueblo–Palmarejo
East end PR-165 in Quebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesMorovis, Corozal, Toa Alta
Highway system
← PR-158→ PR-160

Puerto Rico Highway 159 (PR-159) is the main road from Morovis to Toa Alta, passing through the municipality of Corozal in Puerto Rico.[5] This road begins in downtown Morovis, from its intersection with PR-155 and PR-6623 to its junction with PR-165 in Toa Alta. It is about 21 km (13 mi) long.[6]

Route description

This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length between Morovis and Toa Alta. In Morovis, PR-159 travels from its intersection with PR-155 and PR-6623 in downtown to the Corozal municipal limit, crossing through Monte Llano and Unibón barrios.[7] In Corozal, the road serves as the main access to some neighborhoods,[8] including Padilla, Cibuco, Dos Bocas, Barrio Pueblo, downtown Corozal, Palmarejo and Abras.[9] Through downtown Corozal, the route was replaced by PR-891, and PR-159 makes a bypass to evade the municipal center. In Toa Alta, PR-159 crosses though Quebrada Arenas barrio until its ending at PR-165 on the Quebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz line.[10]

Among the most important intersections are PR-137 (Expreso Ángel "Tony" Laureano), that heads to Vega Baja; PR-142 (Expreso de Corozal), that goes to Dorado; PR-155, the main highway between Vega Baja and Orocovis; PR-160, a route between Morovis and eastern Vega Baja; PR-164, the main highway to Naranjito, and PR-165, the main road between Toa Alta and Naranjito. On this highway lies the Plaza Aquarium shopping center, located in Toa Alta, and Mavilla Bridge, a centenary bridge which is located east of Corozal.[11]

  • Signs for Puerto Rico Highway 159 east and west in Morovis
    Signs for Puerto Rico Highway 159 east and west in Morovis
  • Signs for PR-159 and PR-807 in Corozal barrio-pueblo
    Signs for PR-159 and PR-807 in Corozal barrio-pueblo
  • Mavilla Bridge in Corozal
    Mavilla Bridge in Corozal

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 159 crosses the following rivers:

History

Puerto Rico Highway 159 is part of original segments of old Roads No. 10 and No. 20 that existed 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.[16] Road No. 10 was the highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis,[4][17][18] while Road No. 20 was a route from Naranjito to Ciales across Corozal and Morovis.[19][3][2]

Maintenance

The issue of who is responsible for the road maintenance in Morovis was argued in April 2019. Representative Guillermo Miranda Rivera accused the mayor of Morovis, Carmen Maldonado González, of not doing road maintenance on Morovis' roads, while she blamed the central government for the condition of state roads in Morovis.[20]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 159 east in Morovis
    Puerto Rico Highway 159 east in Morovis
  • Bridge with Puerto Rico Highway 159 over Unibón River
    Bridge with Puerto Rico Highway 159 over Unibón River

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
MorovisMorovis barrio-pueblo0.00.0 PR-155 (Avenida Buena Vista) / PR-6623 (Calle Principal) – Morovis, OrocovisWestern terminus of PR-159; PR-155 northbound access via PR-6617
Monte Llano0.2–
0.3		0.12–
0.19
 PR-6617 to PR-6619 – Morovis		PR-159 westbound detour
0.50.31 PR-137 (Expreso Ángel "Tony" Laureano Martínez) – Morovis, Vega Baja
2.01.2 PR-619 – Cuchillas
Unibón5.1–
5.2		3.2–
3.2		 PR-6617 – Patrón
5.2–
5.3		3.2–
3.3		 PR-160 – Vega Baja
CorozalPadilla–Cibuco line7.54.7 PR-647 / PR-5568 – Vega Alta, Subestación Experimental Agrícola
8.8–
8.9		5.5–
5.5		PR-817 – CibucoUnsigned
9.9–
10.0		6.2–
6.2		 PR-568 – Orocovis
Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo line13.48.3 PR-891 (Calle Prolongación Bou) – CorozalWestern terminus of Avenida José Julián Grana Rodríguez
Pueblo13.6–
13.7		8.5–
8.5		 PR-818 – Cibuco
Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo line14.69.1 PR-821 – Corozal, Abras
Pueblo15.1–
15.2		9.4–
9.4
 PR-142 north (Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz) – Dorado
15.5–
15.6		9.6–
9.7		 PR-891 (Calle Toa Alta) – CorozalEastern terminus of Avenida José Julián Grana Rodríguez
Pueblo–Palmarejo line16.09.9
 PR-164 south – Naranjito
Palmarejo–Abras line17.9–
18.0		11.1–
11.2		Puente de Mavilla over the Río Mavilla[21]
19.0–
19.1		11.8–
11.9		 PR-806 – Quebrada Arenas
Toa AltaQuebrada Arenas–Quebrada Cruz line20.612.8 PR-165 – Toa Alta, NaranjitoEastern terminus of PR-159
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Route transition

See also

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  • logo U.S. Roads portal

References

  1. ^ a b Google (28 February 2020). "PR-159" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Morovis, Memoria Núm. 65" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  6. ^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Pr- 159, Morovis, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ InterNewsService (26 April 2018). "DTOP iniciará trabajos en peligrosa carretera de Corozal". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "PR-159, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "PR-159, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 159 over CIBUCO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 159 over COROZAL RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  14. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 159 over MAVILLA RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  15. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 159 over UNIBON RIVER Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Como papa caliente responsabilidad de las carreteras en Morovis". NOTICEL. 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  21. ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 57–58. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

External links

  • Reabre tramo de la PR-159 en Corozal (in Spanish)
  • Piden tomar acción para reparar carretera en Morovis (in Spanish)
  • Inician los trabajos en la carretera #159 de Morovis (in Spanish)
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