Puerto Rico Highway 156

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Highway 156
Ruta 156
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length58.7 km[1] (36.5 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-597 / PR-5155 in Orocovis barrio-pueblo–Orocovis
Major intersections
East end PR-1P in Caguas barrio-pueblo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesOrocovis, Barranquitas, Comerío, Aguas Buenas, Caguas
Highway system
← PR-155→ PR-157

← PR-5155PR-5156→ PR-5506
← PR-6693PR-7156→ PR-7173

Puerto Rico Highway 156 (PR-156) is a long east–west highway which connects Caguas to Orocovis, passing through Aguas Buenas, Comerío and Barranquitas. This route extends from its junction with PR-1 in downtown Caguas to PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis.[3][4]

Route description

It is the main artery to Aguas Buenas from Caguas since the highway from Puerto Rico Highway 52 to the main downtown has at least two lanes and a shoulder per direction. From Aguas Buenas to Orocovis it is a rural, yet safe road which enters all the business districts and plazas of Aguas Buenas, Comerío, Barranquitas and Orocovis. It is one of two long east–west highways through the center of the island (the other being Puerto Rico Highway 111) but it never approaches a coast. Puerto Rico Highway 111 approaches Aguadilla's shore near PR-2 but PR-156, ending in Caguas, is nearly 35 kilometers away from the east coast.[3][4]

Major intersections

  • PR-719 north approaching PR-156 junction in downtown Barranquitas
    PR-719 north approaching PR-156 junction in downtown Barranquitas
  • Signs for PR-156 at the southern terminus of PR-152 in Barranquitas
    Signs for PR-156 at the southern terminus of PR-152 in Barranquitas
  • PR-156 east at PR-167 and PR-7167 intersection in Doña Elena, Comerío
    PR-156 east at PR-167 and PR-7167 intersection in Doña Elena, Comerío
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
OrocovisOrocovis barrio-pueblo–Orocovis line0.00.0 PR-597 (Calle Ernesto Ramos Antonini) / PR-5155 (Calle 4 de Julio) – Morovis, CoamoWestern terminus of PR-156
0.40.25 PR-5156 (Avenida Jesús M. "Tito" Colón Collazo) – Morovis, Coamo
Botijas3.11.9 PR-569 – Sabana
6.4–
6.5		4.0–
4.0		 PR-7772 – Botijas
BarranquitasPalo Hincado10.56.5 PR-720 – Palo Hincado
11.67.2 PR-770 – Cañabón
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo14.2–
14.3		8.8–
8.9		 PR-152R (Avenida Ingeniero José Zayas Green) – Naranjito, Coamo
15.4–
15.5		9.6–
9.6		 PR-162 (Calle Manuel Torres) – AibonitoOne-way street; southbound access via Calle Susano Maldonado
15.99.9
 PR-719 south (Vía Los Torcheros) – Aibonito
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo–Quebradillas line16.410.2
 PR-152 north – Naranjito
Quebrada Grande–Honduras line20.412.7 PR-7174 – Honduras
22.413.9 PR-749 – Quebrada Grande
ComeríoRío Hondo26.416.4 PR-774 – Honduras, Río Hondo 2
28.6–
28.7		17.8–
17.8		 PR-776 – Río Hondo
28.717.8Puente del Río Hondo over the Río Hondo[5]
Comerío barrio-pueblo31.7–
31.8		19.7–
19.8
 PR-740 south – Cidra
32.220.0
 PR-7778 east – Piñas
Palomas–Comerío barrio-pueblo line32.520.2
 PR-779 west – Palomas
Quebrada Higüero34.521.4Puente del Higüero[5]
Doña Elena35.121.8
 PR-167 north / PR-7167 – Naranjito, Bayamón
Naranjo35.2–
35.3		21.9–
21.9
 PR-778 south (Desvío Ángel Luis Morales Báez, "Wiso") – Comerío
35.5–
35.6		22.1–
22.1		 PR-781 – Cedrito
36.522.7 PR-172 – Cidra
Comerío–Aguas Buenas
municipal line		Naranjo–Bayamoncito line39.924.8 PR-782 / PR-7090 – Cejas, Juan Asencio
Aguas BuenasBayamoncito41.325.7 PR-790 – Juan Asencio
Mula–Sumidero line47.629.6
 PR-173 south – Cidra		Western terminus of PR-173 concurrency
Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo50.031.1 PR-174 – Bayamón
50.331.3
 PR-173 north (Calle Padre Sercus) – Guaynabo		Eastern terminus of PR-173 concurrency; one-way street
Bairoa–Sumidero–
Cagüitas tripoint		50.6–
50.7		31.4–
31.5		 PR-794 (Avenida Doctor Gilberto Concepción de Gracia) – CagüitasSeagull intersection
Bairoa52.332.5 PR-7156 – Cagüitas
CaguasCañabón53.633.3
 PR-7156 to PR-777 – Pozo Dulce
55.4–
55.5		34.4–
34.5
 PR-196 east (Avenida José Garrido) – San Juan
57.135.5 PR-34 (Avenida Turabo) – Caguas
Caguas barrio-pueblo57.8–
57.9		35.9–
36.0		 PR-52 (Autopista Luis A. Ferré) – San Juan, PoncePR-52 exit 19; partial cloverleaf interchange
58.436.3 PR-33 (Avenida José Mercado) – San Juan, Cayey
58.636.4
 PR-1 south (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera) – Cayey		One-way street
58.736.5
 PR-1P north (Calle Manuel Corchado y Juarbe) – San Juan		Eastern terminus of PR-156; one-way street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Currently, Puerto Rico Highway 156 has two branches along its route. One of them is located in Orocovis and the other is between Aguas Buenas and Caguas.

Puerto Rico Highway 5156

Highway 5156 marker
Highway 5156
LocationOrocovis
Length0.25 km[6] (0.16 mi; 820 ft)

Puerto Rico Highway 5156 (PR-5156) is an east–west avenue located in downtown Orocovis. This highways extends from PR-156 to PR-155, crossing the Orocovis River.[7] The entire route is located in Orocovis. 

Locationkm[6]miDestinationsNotes
Orocovis barrio-pueblo0.250.16 PR-155 – Morovis, CoamoWestern terminus of PR-5156
0.150.093 PR-599 (Calle Juan Rivera de Santiago) – Orocovis
Orocovis barrio-pueblo–Orocovis line0.000.00 PR-156 – Orocovis, BarranquitasEastern terminus of PR-5156
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Puerto Rico Highway 7156

Highway 7156 marker
Highway 7156
LocationAguas Buenas – Caguas
Length2.7 km[8] (1.7 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 7156 (PR-7156) is a rural, east–west road between the municipalities of Aguas Buenas and Caguas. This route is an old portion of PR-156 that connects the new alignment with PR-777 between Bairoa and Cagüitas barrios of Aguas Buenas. It extends from PR-156 west in Bairoa, Aguas Buenas, to PR-156 east in Cañabón, Caguas.[9][10]

  • Eastern terminus of PR-7156 between Caguas and Aguas Buenas
    Eastern terminus of PR-7156 between Caguas and Aguas Buenas
  • Western terminus of PR-7156 in Bairoa, Aguas Buenas
    Western terminus of PR-7156 in Bairoa, Aguas Buenas
  • PR-156 west at PR-7156 intersection in Bairoa, Aguas Buenas
    PR-156 west at PR-7156 intersection in Bairoa, Aguas Buenas
MunicipalityLocationkm[8]miDestinationsNotes
Aguas BuenasBairoa0.00.0 PR-156 – Aguas Buenas, CaguasWestern terminus of PR-7156
Bairoa–Cagüitas line1.60.99 PR-777 – Cagüitas
CaguasCañabón2.71.7 PR-156 (Avenida Joviniano Ríos Mercado) – Caguas, Aguas BuenasEastern terminus of PR-7156
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also


References

  1. ^ a b "PR-156" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Comerío, Memoria Núm. 41" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  4. ^ a b "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 84–85. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "PR-5156" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Plan de ordenación territorial Municipio de Orocovis" (PDF). Junta de Planificación (in Spanish). p. 83. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "PR-7156" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Mapa de Calificación de Aguas Buenas" (PDF). Junta de Planificación (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Aguas Buenas, Memoria Núm. 34" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 7 April 2023.