Puerto Rico Highway 149 (PR-149) is a secondary highway in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

that connects the towns of Manatí in the north coast of Puerto Rico, from

PR-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 ...

Juana Díaz Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People *Juana I (14 ...

in the south coast, ending at

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 S ...

. It goes through

Ciales Ciales (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales P ...

, and is a divided highway and a wide rural highway between that municipality and Manatí, as it is also from Juana Díaz to Villalba. From Ciales to Villalba, it is an extremely dangerous mountain road, with very high areas and poor safety barriers. From Ciales to Villalba it passes through the Salto de Doña Juana, a spot with a small waterfall and a small creek where people can jump and swim. It is one of the longest highways going south to north, perhaps the longest excluding

and

PR-52 Puerto Rico Highway 52 (PR-52), a major toll road in Puerto Rico, is also known as ''Autopista Luis A. Ferré''. It was formerly called ''Expreso Las Américas''. It runs from PR-1 in southwest Río Piedras and heads south until it intersects wit ...

. The highway also makes intersections with

PR-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. ...

just 2 kilometers south from its beginning in PR-22, and an intersection with PR-52 about 8 kilometers north from the terminus at PR-1.

Major intersections

Carretera PR-2, intersección con la carretera PR-149, Manatí, Puerto Rico.jpg,

near its junction with PR-149 in Manatí Carretera PR-149, Manatí, Puerto Rico (4).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 149 in Manatí Carretera PR-149, Manatí, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, PR-149 in

Coto Norte Coto Norte is a rural barrio with an urban zone in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 11,250. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treat ...

barrio Carretera PR-149, Manatí, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, PR-149 in

Coto Sur Coto Sur is a barrio in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,184. 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 ...

barrio Carretera PR-149, Manatí, Puerto Rico (3).jpg, PR-149 in

Río Arriba Saliente Río Arriba Saliente is a rural barrio in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,592. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris o ...

barrio Autopista PR-52, salida hacia la carretera PR-149, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico.jpg,

at its exit to PR-149 in

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 149R ( es, Carretera Ramal 149, abbreviated Ramal PR-149 or PR-149R) is a

business loop A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...

road that branches off from PR-149 and leads into downtown

Villalba, Puerto Rico Villalba (), originally known as Villa Alba, is town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo. Villalba is spread over 6 barrios and Villalba Pueblo (the downt ...

. This road used to be signed PR-149, but became 149R when a new road bypassing the downtown area was built around the town center.

References

External links

Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas
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Major intersections

Related route

See also

References

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