Puerto Rico Highway 823

Puerto Rico Highway 823 (PR-823) is a rural road located between the municipalities of Dorado and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of 7.2 kilometers (4.5 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-165 on the Contorno–Galateo line in Toa Alta, and ends at its junction with PR-677 and PR-679 in Espinosa barrio in Dorado.[3]

Highway 823 marker

Highway 823

Ruta 823
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length7.2 km[1][2] (4.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end PR-677 / PR-679 in Espinosa
Major intersections
East end PR-165 in Galateo–Contorno
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesDorado, Toa Alta
Highway system
← PR-821→ PR-862

Route description

Due to its rural characteristics, PR-823 has a single lane per direction in the entire length. In Dorado, it has a short length that extends from its intersection with PR-677 and PR-679 in Espinosa barrio to the Río Lajas, that serves as the municipal limit for Dorado and Toa Alta. In Toa Alta, PR-823 goes to the south through Río Lajas barrio from the Dorado municipal limit to PR-820, where it turns to the east. After PR-820 intersection, PR-823 meets with PR-142, with which it concurs for approximately one kilometer (0.62 mi) in a southerly direction. Then, it continues to the east, passing through Quebrada Arenas barrio, where it intersects with PR-806 before crossing the Quebrada Arenas River. After the river, PR-823 serves as the boundary for Contorno and Galateo barrios until its eastern terminus at PR-165 junction.[4]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 823
  • Heading east in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
    Heading east in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
  • Eastbound sign in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta
    Eastbound sign in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-823 was known as Carretera del Güinche and Carretera de Quebrada Arenas. 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.[5][6]

Major intersections
  • PR-823 east at PR-820 intersection in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
    PR-823 east at PR-820 intersection in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
  • PR-142 south near the northern terminus of PR-823 concurrency in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
    PR-142 south near the northern terminus of PR-823 concurrency in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
  • PR-165 south approaching the eastern terminus of PR-823 in Contorno, Toa Alta
    PR-165 south approaching the eastern terminus of PR-823 in Contorno, Toa Alta
MunicipalityLocationkm[1][2]miDestinationsNotes
DoradoEspinosa7.24.5 PR-677 / PR-679 – Dorado, Vega AltaWestern terminus of PR-823
Toa AltaRío Lajas6.33.9 PR-820 (Carretera Marzán) – Marzán
6.1
4.0[lower-alpha 1]		3.8
2.5
 PR-142 north (Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz) – Dorado		Northern terminus of PR-142 concurrency
4.9[lower-alpha 1]
6.0		3.0
3.7
 PR-142 south (Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz) – Corozal		Southern terminus of PR-142 concurrency
Quebrada Arenas2.61.6 PR-806 – Corozal
Galateo–Contorno line0.00.0 PR-165 – Toa Alta, Naranjito, CorozalEastern terminus of PR-823
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-142 rather than PR-823.

See also

References
  1. Google (17 August 2020). "PR-823 east" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. Google (17 August 2020). "PR-823 west" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 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. "PR-823, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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