Puerto Rico Highway 162 (PR-162) is a road that travels from
Aibonito, Puerto Rico to
Barranquitas
Barranquitas (, ) is a small mountain town and municipality located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquita ...
.
This highway begins at its intersection with
PR-1
Puerto Rico Highway 1 (PR-1) is a highway in Puerto Rico that connects the city of Ponce to San Juan. Leaving Ponce, the road heads east and follows a somewhat parallel route along the southern coast of the island heading towards Salinas. At ...
in
Cuyón and ends at its junction with
PR-156
Puerto Rico Highway 156 (PR-156) is a long east–west highway which connects Caguas to Orocovis and is the main artery to Aguas Buenas since the highway from Puerto Rico Highway 52 to the main downtown has at least two lanes and a shoulder ...
in downtown Barranquitas.
Helechal
Helechal is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,073.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty ...
, Barranquitas
Major intersections
Carretera PR-143, intersección con la carretera PR-162, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-143
Puerto Rico Highway 143 (PR-143) is a secondary highway that connects the town of Adjuntas to the town of Barranquitas.
Route description
Heading east from Adjuntas, PR-143 runs through the northern border of the municipality of Ponce, before ...
east near PR-162 junction in Helechal, Barranquitas
Carretera PR-162, intersección con la carretera PR-558, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-162 south at PR-558 intersection in Helechal, Barranquitas
Carretera PR-162, intersección con la carretera PR-719, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, PR-162 north at PR-719 intersection in Helechal, Barranquitas
See also
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1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering
In 1953, the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works implemented a major renumbering of its insular highways. Before 1953, highway routes were numbered in the 1 to just over 100 range and were distributed randomly throughout th ...
References
External links
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162
Year 162 ( CLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 915 '' Ab ...
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