Puerto Rico Highway 568

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]

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

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, 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 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. Google (29 February 2020). "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. 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. Google (29 February 2020). "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  16. "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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