Puerto Rico Highway 119 (PR-119) is a long north-to-south 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 goes from
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. ...
in
Hatillo, close to its border with
Camuy
Camuy () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 barrios and Camuy Pueblo (the downtown area and the admini ...
to the same highway in
San Germán. It goes through the municipalities of Camuy,
San Sebastián
San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...
,
Las Marías and
Maricao
Maricao () is a town and the second-least populous municipality of Puerto Rico; it is located at the western edge of the Cordillera Central. It is a small town set around a small square in hilly terrain, north of San Germán, Sabana Grande and ...
before ending in the freeway segment of PR-2. Between Camuy and San Sebastián it passes near
Guajataca Lake
Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929. It is located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico, and re ...
, the largest artificial lake in western Puerto Rico.
Major intersections
Puerto Rico Highway 119 and 125, San Sebastián.jpg, Sign for intersection of Puerto Rico Highways 119 and 125 in San Sebastián
Intersección de Carretera 435 y Carretera 119, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-119 intersection with PR-435
Barrio Perchas 1, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, Sign for Perchas 1
Perchas 1 is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 902.
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 be ...
barrio on PR-435 leaving PR-119
Related route
Puerto Rico Highway 4119 (PR-4119) is the old section of
PR-485 through
Camuy, Puerto Rico
Camuy () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 barrios and Camuy Pueblo (the downtown area and the admini ...
. It is a parallel road to the
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
coast that runs from downtown Camuy to the
Quebradillas municipal limit.
See also
*
List of highways numbered 119
The following highways are numbered 119:
Argentina
* National Route 119
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 119
* Ontario Highway 119 (former)
* Prince Edward Island Route 119
Costa Rica
* National Route 119
India
* National Highway 119 (India)
J ...
References
External links
Carretera 119, San Germán, Puerto Rico
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