Puerto Rico Highway 821 (PR-821) is a north–south road located in the municipality of
Corozal in
Puerto Rico.
With a length of , it begins at its intersection with
PR-891 between
downtown Corozal and
Barrio Pueblo, passing through
Abras barrio until its terminus at
PR-630 near
Mavilla barrio of
Vega Alta
Vega Alta () is a Vega Alta barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico. Vega Alta is on the northern coast of the island, north of Morovis and Corozal, Puerto Rico, Corozal; east of Vega Baja; and west of ...
municipality.
Route description
This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length, except in the southern terminus, where Calle San Ramón is a
one-way street with a single lane from Calle Colón to PR-891.
After that, PR-821 heads to the north, meeting with
PR-159 on its way to Abras.
Between Barrio Pueblo and Abras, PR-821 becomes rural, connecting several neighborhoods and sectors until its transition to PR-630 near the Vega Alta municipal limit.
History
Prior to its numerical designation, PR-821 was only known as . The current numerical designation corresponds to the
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 ...
, a process implemented by the
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works ( es, Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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821
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Year 821 ( DCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine general Thomas the Slav leads a revolt, and secures control ...
Roads in Corozal, Puerto Rico
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