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==History==
The entire length of PR-568 is part of the old Road {{abbr|No.|Number}} 10, a highway that led from [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]] to [[Coamo, Puerto Rico|Coamo]] through [[Toa Alta, Puerto Rico|Toa Alta]], Corozal and Orocovis until the [[1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering]]. Route 10 extended from [[Puerto Rico Highway 165|PR-165]] (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to [[Puerto Rico Highway 14|PR-14]] (former Road No. 1) in [[Coamo barrio-pueblo|downtown Coamo]].<ref name="Revista OPPR 1929"/> Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from [[Puerto Rico Highway 8865|PR-8865]] in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta;<ref name="Memoria Toa Alta"/> PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal;<ref name="Memoria Corozal"/> PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis;<ref name="Memoria Orocovis"/> PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to [[Puerto Rico Highway 155|PR-155]] south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.<ref name="Memoria Coamo"/>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-772, Orocovis, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-772, Orocovis, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 north approaching [[Puerto Rico Highway 772|PR-772]] intersection in Botijas, Orocovis

Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-800, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 south near [[Puerto Rico Highway 800|PR-800]] intersection in Palmarito, Corozal


Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-800, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
Carretera PR-801, intersección con la carretera PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg|[[Puerto Rico Highway 801|PR-801]] west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal


Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
Carretera PR-568, intersección con la carretera PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|U.S. Roads}}
* {{Portal-inline|Puerto Rico}}
* {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
* [[1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering]]
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Google PR-568">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/18.2279847,-66.390113/18.3239742,-66.3429393/@18.2760095,-66.3976759,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-66.3662254!2d18.2704518!3s0x8c033bb07cde8c19:0xa9e07157878cc044!3m4!1m2!1d-66.3553338!2d18.2942613!3s0x8c033bf326c8e607:0xd3b6e455d0103e81!1m0!3e0|title=PR-568|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="Google PR-568">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/18.2279847,-66.390113/18.3239742,-66.3429393/@18.2760095,-66.3976759,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-66.3662254!2d18.2704518!3s0x8c033bb07cde8c19:0xa9e07157878cc044!3m4!1m2!1d-66.3553338!2d18.2942613!3s0x8c033bf326c8e607:0xd3b6e455d0103e81!1m0!3e0|title=PR-568|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Memoria Coamo">{{cite web |title=Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33 |year=1953 |url=https://demografia.rcm.upr.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/04/Memoria_33-Coamo-1953.pdf |website=[[Puerto Rico Planning Board]] |language=es |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>


<ref name="Memoria Corozal">{{cite web |title=Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61 |year=1955 |url=https://rcm2.rcm.upr.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/04/Memoria_61_Corozal-1955.pdf |website=[[Puerto Rico Planning Board]] |language=es |access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="Memoria Corozal">{{cite web |title=Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61 |year=1955 |url=https://rcm2.rcm.upr.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/04/Memoria_61_Corozal-1955.pdf |website=[[Puerto Rico Planning Board]] |language=es |access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Memoria Orocovis">{{cite web |title=Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47 |year=1955 |url=https://rcm2.rcm.upr.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/04/Memoria_47_Orocovis-1955.pdf |website=[[Puerto Rico Planning Board]] |language=es |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="Memoria Toa Alta">{{cite web |title=Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57 |year=1955 |url=https://rcm2.rcm.upr.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/04/Memoria_57_Toa-Alta-1955.pdf |website=[[Puerto Rico Planning Board]] |language=es |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>


<ref name="NGAdvMap">{{cite map |author=National Geographic Maps |year=2011 |title=Puerto Rico |scale=1:125,000 |series=Adventure Map (Book 3107) |location=Evergreen, Colorado |publisher=National Geographic Maps |isbn=978-1566955188 |oclc=756511572}}</ref>
<ref name="NGAdvMap">{{cite map |author=National Geographic Maps |year=2011 |title=Puerto Rico |scale=1:125,000 |series=Adventure Map (Book 3107) |location=Evergreen, Colorado |publisher=National Geographic Maps |isbn=978-1566955188 |oclc=756511572}}</ref>
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<ref name="Quebrada Riachuelo">{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Detroit Free |title=PR 568 over RIACHUELO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://data.freep.com/bridge/puerto-rico/corozal/pr-568-over-riachuelo-river/72-005031/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="Quebrada Riachuelo">{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Detroit Free |title=PR 568 over RIACHUELO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://data.freep.com/bridge/puerto-rico/corozal/pr-568-over-riachuelo-river/72-005031/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="Revista OPPR 1929">{{cite web |title=Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929 |year=1929 |url=https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/1929-02_a__o_6__n__m._62 |website=Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP |pages=22–23 |language=es |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>


<ref name="Río Botijas">{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Detroit Free |title=PR 568 over BOTIJAS RIVER Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://data.freep.com/bridge/puerto-rico/orocovis/pr-568-over-botijas-river/72-005001/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="Río Botijas">{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Detroit Free |title=PR 568 over BOTIJAS RIVER Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report |url=https://data.freep.com/bridge/puerto-rico/orocovis/pr-568-over-botijas-river/72-005001/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category multi|Puerto Rico Highway 568|Puerto Rico Highway 5568}}
* {{Commons and category-inline|links=[[commons:Category:Puerto Rico Highway 568|Puerto Rico Highway 568]] and [[commons:Category:Puerto Rico Highway 5568|Puerto Rico Highway 5568]]}}
* [http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mapasPR3.htm Historia de las carreteras de Puerto Rico] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mapasPR3.htm Historia de las carreteras de Puerto Rico] {{in lang|es}}


[[Category:Highways in Puerto Rico|568]]
[[Category:Highways in Puerto Rico|568]]


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Revision as of 03:02, 10 August 2023

Highway 568 marker
Highway 568
Ruta 568
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length30.1 km[1] (18.7 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-5155 in Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo
Major intersections
North end PR-159 in Padilla–Cibuco
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesOrocovis, Corozal
Highway system
← PR-567→ PR-577
← PR-5567PR-5568→ PR-6111

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
    Northbound sign in Orocovis
  • Curvy stretch in Orocovis
    Curvy stretch in Orocovis
  • Heading north in Padilla, Corozal
    Heading north in Padilla, Corozal

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:

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. 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;[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 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
  • PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
    PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
  • PR-801 west near PR-568 junction 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
    PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
OrocovisOrocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line0.00.0 PR-5155 – OrocovisSouthern terminus of PR-568
Orocovis0.80.50
 PR-5555 (Desvío Juan Enrique "Quique" López Torres) to PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo
Botijas4.83.0 PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas
Corozal
 No major junctions
Orocovis
 No major junctions
CorozalPalmarito15.29.4 PR-800 – Palmarito
15.2–
15.3		9.4–
9.5		Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo[14]
15.89.8 PR-801 – Naranjito, Palmarito, Maná
Negros22.213.8 PR-805 – Naranjito, Negros, Palos Blancos
Padilla25.015.5 PR-618 – Morovis, Cuchillas
28.6–
28.7		17.8–
17.8		 PR-5568 – Padilla
Padilla–Cibuco line30.118.7 PR-159 – Corozal, MorovisNorthern terminus of PR-568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Highway 5568 marker
Highway 5568
LocationCorozal
Length4.4 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
    Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
  • PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
    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
    PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
Locationkm[15]miDestinationsNotes
Padilla0.00.0 PR-568 – Corozal, OrocovisSouthern terminus of PR-5568
Padilla–Cibuco line4.42.7 PR-159 / PR-647 – Corozal, Morovis, Vega AltaNorthern terminus of PR-5568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PR-568, Orocovis, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE CREEK Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over RIACHUELO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over BOTIJAS RIVER Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  14. ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 68. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ a b "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  16. ^ "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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