National Secondary Route 138, is a road between
Route 4 and
Route 35, contained in the north plains of the
Alajuela province
Alajuela () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and G ...
of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
Description
Starting west on Route 4, the road follows a slightly northeast direction towards Route 35. It is the main access route to the
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica twenty kilometers south of Los Chiles near the border with Nicaragua in the Alajuela province. The refuge is a w ...
. Most of the road is made of gravel, except for an asphalt segment on the west of the road.
Locations
The entire route is in Alajuela province.
History
In May 2020 the segment between Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and Route 35, was asphalted for a total of .
References
Road transport in Costa Rica
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