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Puerto Rico Highway 165
Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo. The highway passes by Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown, Cataño and Guaynabo. Route description This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road from Naranjito to Corozal) and ends at San Patricio (near Caparra). From Naranjito to Toa Alta it is a rural road. In Toa Baja it becomes a divided highway. In Dorado the road is one lane in each direction and parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico. In Levittown it becomes a divided highway before ending at San Patricio. In Cataño it is a short highway which begins at the Bacardi Distillery and ends at the Federal Prison. Carretera PR-165, Dorado, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Heading south in Río Lajas, Dorado Carretera PR-165, Dorado, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Heading south to Río Lajas and Toa Alta in La Virgencita, Dorado Major intersections Carretera PR-2, intersección con las carreteras PR-165 y PR-693, Toa Baja-Dorado, Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Planning Board
The Puerto Rico Planning Board ( es, Junta de Planificación) created in the May 12, 1942 during Rexford G. Tugwell's governorship as the Puerto Rico Planning, Urbanization, and Zoning Board, is the only government agency in charge of centralized planning under the American flag. Its creation was in keeping with Tugwell's New Deal philosophy that Puerto Rico should operate under a highly centralized, all-encompassing territorial government. For decades, the Planning Board was in charge of all economic planning, land use zoning and case-by-case permitting in Puerto Rico. In the 1970s the permitting process was delegated to another government agency, the Rules and Permits Administration (ARPE) and since the late 1990s, major cities have been taking over that role in their own jurisdictions. Organization The Planning Board currently has a Chair and four Associate Members, all appointed by the Governor and requiring the consent of the Puerto Rico Senate. Presidents The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 164
Puerto Rico Highway 164 (PR-164) is the main road from Naranjito to Corozal. It begins at the intersection of PR-167 and PR-148, to reach the center of Naranjito. Then it goes to Corozal across the PR-5 (to Bayamón), PR-152 (to Barranquitas) and PR-165 (to Toa Alta) to finish in the PR-159 in Corozal. This road is in length. Carretera PR-164, Naranjito, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Heading west in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito Carretera PR-164, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg, Eastbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal Major intersections Carretera PR-159, intersección con la carretera PR-164, Corozal, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-159 east approaching PR-164 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal Carretera PR-164, intersección con la carretera PR-803, Corozal, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, PR-164 east near the northern terminus of PR-803 in Palmarejo, Corozal Carretera PR-164, intersección con la carretera PR-803, Corozal, Puerto Rico (3).jpg, PR-164 east at PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla De Cabras
Isla de Cabras (Spanish for ''goat island'') is an islet located at the entrance of the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico. It is part of the Palo Seco barrio of the municipality of Toa Baja. Isla de Cabras is the current location of: * Fortín San Juan de la Cruz, also known as El Cañuelo. * A recently opened recreational park. * A local police firing range. Island has been a place of many uses during its history. History Spanish Fortification Due to its strategic location at the entrance of San Juan Bay, Isla de Cabras provided a strategic point for an effective crossfire with Fort San Felipe del Morro to prevent incoming ships from entering. It also provided defenses for the entrance of the Bayamón River on the other side of the islet. Leper Colony At the end of the 19th century, a leper colony was established on the island. On December 17, 1876, the governor of Puerto Rico, Segundo de la Portilla, set the first stone of the official building to house lepers, which was compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palo Seco, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Palo Seco is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 288. Palo Seco power plant One of the main power plants supplying power to Puerto Rico is the fuel oil power plant located near Palo Seco, Toa Baja. Before Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, the Palo Seco plant was slated to close. Gallery Carretera PR-870, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-870 in Palo Seco Old sunken ship off the coast of Palo Seco, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.jpg, Sunken ship off the coast of Palo Seco Staff Deligation Tours Palo Seco Power Plant, Puerto Rico.jpg, At the Palo Seco Power Plant after 2 hurricanes struck Puerto Rico in 2017 See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico * List of barrios and sectors of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Toa Baja is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, (and means '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange. The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also been used occasionally in some European countries, such as Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Comparison with other interchanges *A diamond interchange has four ramps. *A cloverleaf interchange has eight ramps, as does a stack interchange. They are fully grade separated, unlike a parclo, and have traffic flow without stops on all ramps and throughways. *A parclo generally has either four or six ramps but less commonly has five ramps. Naming In Ontario, the specific variation is identified by a letter/number suffix after the name. Ontario's naming conventions are used in this article. The letter ''A'' designates that two ramps meet the freeway ''ahead'' of the arterial road, while ''B'' designates that two ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trumpet Interchange
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using a system of interconnecting roadways to permit traffic on at least one of the routes to pass through the junction without interruption from crossing traffic streams. It differs from a standard intersection, where roads cross at grade. Interchanges are almost always used when at least one road is a controlled-access highway (freeway or motorway) or a limited-access divided highway (expressway), though they are sometimes used at junctions between surface streets. Terminology ''Note:'' The descriptions of interchanges apply to countries where vehicles drive on the right side of the road. For left-side driving, the layout of junctions is mirrored. Both North American (NA) and British (UK) terminology is included. ; Freeway junction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río De La Plata (Puerto Rico)
The La Plata River ( es, Río de la Plata) is the longest river in Puerto Rico. It is located in the north coast of the island. It flows from south to north, and drains into the Atlantic Ocean about west of San Juan. The mouth of the river is a resort area with white sandy beaches. La Plata has a length of approximately 46 miles with its origin in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, at an altitude of approximately above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Guayama, Cayey, Comerío, Naranjito, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, and Dorado forming two lakes in its path: Carite Lake and La Plata Lake. There are many crossings of the river. The Arenas Bridge, in Cayey, is one of the most notable. It is a steel bridge built in 1894 and is still in use. It was the longest bridge built in Puerto Rico by the Spanish. Another notable bridge that passes over the river is the Jesús Izcoa Moure bridge, a cable-stayed bridge which straddles the city borders of Naranjito, Toa Alta and Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary,'' Volume 2, Clarendon Press, Oxford (1993), page 2632 Engineers use the term modern roundabout to refer to junctions installed after 1960 that incorporate various design rules to increase safety. Both modern and non-modern roundabouts, however, may bear street names or be identified colloquially by local names such as rotary or traffic circle. Compared to stop signs, traffic signals, and earlier forms of roundabouts, modern roundabouts reduce the likelihood and severity of collisions greatly by reducing traffic speeds and minimizing T-bone and head-on collisions. Variations on the basic concept include integration with tram or train lines, two-way flow, higher speeds and many others. For pedestrians, traffic exiting th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Lajas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Río Lajas is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,566. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Río Lajas barrio was 973. Sectors Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Río Lajas barrio: , and . Gallery Carretera PR-823, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 823 in Río Lajas See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico * List of barrios and sectors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 22
PR-22 (also part of unsigned Interstate PR2) is an long toll road in the north coast of Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Hatillo. The road is also known as the ''José de Diego Expressway'' (Spanish: ''Expreso José de Diego''), and is part of unsigned Interstate PR-2. It is a 4-lane road for much of its length, but expands to up to 12 lanes in the San Juan metro area. The road is frequently congested, in particular during rush hour due to heavy commuter traffic. Route description PR-22 is Puerto Rico's most traveled highway. PR-22 runs parallel to PR-2 and is concurrent with unsigned Interstate Highway PRI-2. Unlike PR-22, PR-2 is not a controlled-access road, and has numerous traffic signals throughout the full run of its course. The construction of highway PR-22 reduced congestion on PR-2. The eastern terminus is at PR-26 (a non-tolled freeway) in Santurce, and passes through the Minillas Tunnel before its terminus at PR-26. The freeway bypasses al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 693
Puerto Rico Highway 693 (PR-693) is a road located between the municipalities of Dorado, Puerto Rico and Vega Alta, passing through downtown Dorado. It begins at its intersection with PR-2 and PR-165 in Río Lajas and ends at PR-690 in Sabana. It is a short divided highway in southern Dorado, which serves as an alternate route for PR-165 west of Río de la Plata. Puerto Rico Highway 693 in Dorado, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-693 in downtown Dorado Carretera PR-693, Dorado, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, PR-693 in Higuillar barrio Major intersections Autopista PR-22, salida hacia la carretera PR-693, Dorado, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-22 at its exit to PR-693 in Maguayo barrio Bridge and river in Dorado, Puerto Rico view from PR-693 with PR-2.jpg, View of PR-2 bridge over the La Plata River between Dorado and Toa Baja from PR-693 Carretera PR-2, intersección con las carreteras PR-165 y PR-693, Toa Baja-Dorado, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-2 near its junction with PR-165 and PR-693 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 2
Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. PR-2 runs parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico (west of San Juan), then parallel to the west coast from near Aguadilla running south through Mayagüez. Shortly after Mayagüez, the road runs somewhat inland (through Hormigueros, San Germán and Sabana Grande) until it reaches the southern coast of Puerto Rico at Yauco, and continues to run parallel the southern shore as it approaches Ponce from the west. In addition to Arecibo, Aguadilla, and Mayagüez, the road runs through various other cities including Guaynabo, Bayamón, San Germán and Yauco. In some sections the road is a four-lane highway while in other sections the road is either a six-lane or eight-lane highway. The section of PR-2 from Ponce to the PR-22 interchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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