Puerto Rico Highway 723

Puerto Rico Highway 723 (PR-723) is a rural road that goes from the municipality of Aibonito to southern Barranquitas via northeastern Coamo, Puerto Rico.[3] With a length of 9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi),[1] it begins at its intersection with PR-14 on the Pasto–Asomante line,[4] passing through Pulguillas barrio until its end at its junction with PR-143 on the Coamo–Barranquitas municipal line.[5]

Highway 723 marker

Highway 723

Ruta 723
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length9.6 km[1] (6.0 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-143 in Helechal–Hayales
Major intersections PR-558 in Pulguillas
East end PR-14 in Asomante–Pasto
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCoamo, Aibonito
Highway system
← PR-722→ PR-735

Route description

This highway consists of two lanes in all of the entire length, one per direction, due to its rural characteristics. It is also part of the Ruta Panorámica,[6] offering scenic views of southern Puerto Rico and the Cordillera Central.[7] Near this highway, the Battle of Asomante took place, where Spanish and American troops met forces as part of the Spanish–American War of 1898.[8]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 723 by municipality
  • Eastern terminus at PR-14 junction in Asomante, Aibonito, looking west
    Eastern terminus at PR-14 junction in Asomante, Aibonito, looking west
  • Scenic view in Pulguillas, Coamo, looking south
    Scenic view in Pulguillas, Coamo, looking south

Communities served

The following barrios are located along Puerto Rico Highway 723:

  • Asomante, from PR-14 in Aibonito to the Coamo municipal limit[9]
  • Pulguillas, from the Aibonito municipal limit to the Hayales line[10]
  • Hayales, from the Pulguillas line to PR-143 on the Barranquitas municipal limit[11]

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-723 was only known as Carretera de Pulguillas.[12] The current numerical designation corresponds to 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.[2]

Major intersections
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Barranquitas–Coamo
municipal line		Helechal–Hayales line9.66.0 PR-143 – Barranquitas, AdjuntasWestern terminus of PR-723; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Orocovis
CoamoPulguillas6.33.9 PR-558 – Pulguillas
AibonitoAsomante–Pasto line0.00.0 PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Aibonito, CoamoEastern terminus of PR-723; western terminus of the Carretera Central concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito; the Carretera Central continues toward Coamo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Google (7 August 2020). "PR-723" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Aibonito, Memoria Núm. 43" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 7 August 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. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Tránsito) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. p. 126. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. "PR-723, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. "Adoptando trazado de la Ruta Panorámica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. "Turismo Alternativo en Puerto Rico / Por Aibonito". alternativopr.esecms.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. Iriarte, Luis. "El combate del Asomante". 1898 La Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 1898 Sociedad de Amigos de la Historia de Puerto. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. "Asomante Barrio second-order administrative division, Aibonito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. "Pulguillas Barrio second-order administrative division, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. "Hayales Barrio second-order administrative division, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 23 August 2023.


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