Puerto Rico Highway 143

Puerto Rico Highway 143 (PR-143) is a secondary highway that connects the town of Adjuntas to the town of Barranquitas.

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Highway 143

Ruta 143
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length58.7 km[1][2][3] (36.5 mi)
Existed1953[4]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-123 in Saltillo
Major intersections
East end PR-162 in Helechal
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesAdjuntas, Utuado, Ponce, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Orocovis, Villalba, Coamo, Barranquitas
Highway system
PR-142 PR-144

Route description

Heading east from Adjuntas, PR-143 runs through the northern border of the municipality of Ponce, before reaching Orocovis and then Barranquitas.

Tourist attractions

The road is a major part of Puerto Rico's Panoramic Route, being the major middle component of such route. It crosses Toro Negro State Forest, and leads to such landmarks as Cerro de Punta and Lago El Guineo lake.[5] The Orocovis-Villalba lookout and Cerro Maravilla as well as a number of local restaurants can be found along the way.

Route features

No.Kilometer MarkFeatureDirectionNotes (about this "Feature")
00.0PR-10North and SouthTo Ponce (SB) or to Adjuntas (NB)
13.3PR-521NorthTo Jayuya
23.9PR-503 (also to PR-505)SouthTo Ponce
37.3PR-140NorthTo Jayuya
47.9San Patricio Elementary SchoolNorth-
511.6PR-139SouthTo Ponce
612.4PR-511SouthTo Ponce (blocked by landslides as of 01/15)
716.7Cerro de PuntaNorthTallest mountain in PR
818.2Monte JayuyaNorthRadio/TV Towers
921.2PR-577NorthCerro Maravilla
1028.1PR-149SouthTo Villalba
1128.5PR-149 and sign to Toro Negro State ForestNorthTo Ciales
1232.4PR DRNA Toro Negro State Forest OfficeNorth-
1339.6Mirador Villaba-Orocovis (Scenic Lookout)South-

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm
[1][2][3]
miDestinationsNotes
AdjuntasSaltillo0.00.0 PR-123 Adjuntas, PonceWestern terminus of PR-143; western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Adjuntas
0.5–
0.6
0.31–
0.37
PR-10 (Carretera Rigoberto "Pucho" Ramos Aquino) Adjuntas, Ponce
Portugués3.42.1 PR-521 Vegas Arriba
UtuadoConsejo3.92.4
PR-503 south (Carretera David Medina Feliciano) Ponce
PonceJayuya
Utuado municipal tripoint
San PatricioPica
Consejo tripoint
7.44.6
PR-140 north Jayuya
JayuyaPonce
municipal line
JaucaAnón line11.87.3 PR-139 Ponce
12.77.9 PR-511 PonceBlocked by landslides as of January 2015
PonceAnón21.913.6 PR-577 Cerro Maravilla
Juana Díaz
No major junctions
OrocovisVillalba
municipal line
Ala de la PiedraVillalba Arriba line29.0
45.4[lower-alpha 1]
18.0
28.2
PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) VillalbaSouthern terminus of PR-149 concurrency
OrocovisAla de la Piedra44.8[lower-alpha 1]
29.1
27.8
18.1
PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) Ciales, JayuyaNorthern terminus of PR-149 concurrency
Bauta Abajo34.021.1 PR-564 Bauta Abajo
39.324.4 PR-590 Bauta Abajo
VillalbaCaonillas Arriba41.5–
41.6
25.8–
25.8

PR-151 south Villalba
OrocovisCoamo
municipal line
BermejalesPedro García line46.428.8 PR-595 Pedro García
BermejalesBauta Arriba
Pedro García tripoint
46.729.0 PR-155 Coamo, Orocovis
CoamoHayales51.131.8 PR-569 Orocovis, Sabana
CoamoBarranquitas
municipal line
HayalesPalo Hincado line52.532.6 PR-720 Palo Hincado
HayalesHelechal line54.133.6 PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica) Aibonito, PulguillasEastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito
BarranquitasHelechal58.136.1
PR-152R north (Avenida Ingeniero José Zayas Green) Barranquitas
58.736.5 PR-162 Barranquitas, AibonitoEastern terminus of PR-143
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-149 rather than PR-143.

See also

References

  1. Google (25 February 2023). "PR-143 west" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. Google (25 February 2023). "PR-143 center" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. Google (8 March 2020). "PR-143 east" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 78–79. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.


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