Philip Goldson Highway

Philip Goldson Highway
Northern Highway
Route information
Length	95 mi (153 km)
Major junctions
From	Central American Boulevard, Belize City
Major intersections	Airport Road Junction, Burrell Boom Junction, Orange Walk South, Orange Walk North, Remate Bypass South, Remate Bypass North
To	Mexican border
Location
Country	Belize
Districts	Belize, Orange Walk, Corozal
Highway system
Roads in Belize

The Philip Goldson Highway in Belize joins Belize City through Orange Walk Town and Corozal Town with the Mexican border at the state of Quintana Roo. It is approximately 95 miles (153 km) long.

The highway was officially commissioned in 1968 as the Northern Highway. In 1979, 30 miles (48 km) of new highway brought the route much further to the west between Belize City and Orange Walk, and much closer to Crooked Tree, to which a causeway and road was built in 1984.[1] On 21 September 2012, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that it would be renamed the Philip Goldson Highway, named after a Belizean activist, editor and politician. The highway passes the international airport also named for Philip Goldson.

Junction list

District	mile	km	Destination	Notes
Belize	0.0	0.0	Central American Boulevard to George Price Highway Freetown Road – Belize City	Traffic circle
	3.9	6.3	Bridge over Belize River
	7.4	11.9	Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport
	12.4	19.9	Burrell Boom Road	Extends 19 km to join the George Price Highway
	17.5	28.1	Old Northern Highway	Gives access to Altun Ha
	29.7	47.8	turnoff to Crooked Tree
Orange Walk	48.0	77.2	Old Northern Highway
	52.1-55.0	83.8-88.5	Orange Walk Town
Corozal	78.8	126.9	Road into Corozal Town
	87.0	140.1	junction	From junction, it is 1.3 km / 0.9 mi to the older Subtentiente Lopez bridge over Rio Hondo into Mexico. This bridge is used only for access from Mexico to the Corozal Free Zone by private vehicles and pedestrians. From junction, it is 1.9 km / 1.2 mi to the new international bridge over the Rio Hondo. This bridge is used by private vehicles entering Belize proper, as well as commercial cargo transport and tourist vehicles.

See also

• Transport in Belize

References

1. "Two highways renamed on Independence Day in honor of National Heroes". The San Pedro Sun. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.