Puerto Rico Highway 184

Highway 184 marker
Highway 184
Ruta 184
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length33.4 km[1] (20.8 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-3 in Cacao Bajo
Major intersections
North end PR-1 in Beatriz
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesPatillas, Guayama, Cayey, Cidra
Highway system
PR-183 PR-185

Puerto Rico Highway 184 (PR-184) is a main, rural highway that connects Patillas to Cayey, Puerto Rico, with plans to be extended to Cidra. It extends from PR-3 in Cacao Bajo to PR-1 in Beatriz.[3][4]

Route description

Sometimes referred to as Pork Highway, it is the main and only access to the various famous roasted-pork restaurants (lechoneras) in the area of Guavate[5][6] and the access to the Carite State Forest. It borders the Guavate or Carite River, where several people swim often, and like Puerto Rico Highway 181, it borders the man-made Carite Lake, and it meets its end at Puerto Rico Highway 3. The main antennas of the local TV stations Telemundo, WAPA-TV and Univision can be seen from this road in La Santa. The road passes near a point where five municipalities share a border – Cayey, Patillas, San Lorenzo, Caguas and Guayama.[3][4]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
PatillasCacao Bajo0.00.0 PR-3 – Patillas, ArroyoSouthern terminus of PR-184
1.10.68 PR-755 – Ancones
Cacao Alto2.4–
2.5
1.5–
1.6
PR-799 – Patillas
Mulas7.04.3 PR-754 – Mulas
Quebrada Arriba9.96.2 PR-762 – Quebrada Arriba
Muñoz Rivera19.312.0 PR-7740 (Ruta Panorámica) – San LorenzoSouthern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency
Guayama
No major junctions
CayeyGuavate24.215.0 PR-179 (Ruta Panorámica) – GuayamaNorthern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency
27.5–
27.6
17.1–
17.1
PR-7184 – GuavateUnsigned
27.8–
27.9
17.3–
17.3
PR-763 – Caguas
30.819.1 PR-743 – Vegas
Beatriz32.520.2 PR-7736 – Beatriz
33.1–
33.2
20.6–
20.6
PR-52 (Autopista Luis A. Ferré) – Caguas, San Juan, PoncePR-52 exit 32; diamond interchange
CidraBeatriz33.420.8 PR-1 – Cayey, Cidra, CaguasNorthern terminus of PR-184
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also


References

  1. ^ a b "PR-184" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Cayey, Memoria Núm. 42" (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. 97–98. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico Leisure Guide – 2021". Issuu. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ Evans, Pat (16 January 2019). "Puerto Rico's Pork Highway is a Meat Lover's Dream". The Manual. Retrieved 22 January 2022.