Puerto Rico Highway 647

Highway 647 marker
Highway 647
Ruta 647
Carretera Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra[1]
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length12.8 km[2] (8.0 mi)
Existed1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-159 / PR-5568 in Padilla–Cibuco
Major intersections
North end PR-676 in Vega Alta barrio-pueblo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCorozal, Vega Alta
Highway system
← PR-633→ PR-679

Puerto Rico Highway 647 (PR-647) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Corozal and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico.[4] With a length of 12.8 km (8.0 mi), it extends from its junction with PR-159 and PR-5568 on the Cibuco–Padilla line in western Corozal,[5] passing through Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios until its end at PR-676 in downtown Vega Alta.[6]

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 647 is mostly a rural road with one lane per direction for its entire length. In Corozal, it has a short length that extends from PR-159 and PR-5568 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit and is located entirely within Cibuco barrio.[5] In Vega Alta, PR-647 has a long length, beginning from the Corozal municipal limit and ending at PR-676 in the city center. In this municipality, it crosses Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios. PR-647 also crosses the Río Cibuco,[7] and some portions of the Vega State Forest are located on this highway.[8] On 17 March 2022, this road was renamed as Carretera Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra the in honor of the politician from Vega Alta.[1]

  • Sign for PR-647 in Cibuco, Corozal, heading north
    Sign for PR-647 in Cibuco, Corozal, heading north
  • PR-647 south near PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
    PR-647 south near PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
  • PR-5568 north near PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
    PR-5568 north near PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-647 was only known as Carretera de Candelaria. The current numerical designation corresponds to the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico.[3]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
CorozalPadilla–Cibuco line0.00.0 PR-159 / PR-5568 – Corozal, Morovis, PadillaSouthern terminus of PR-647
Vega AltaCandelaria10.86.7 PR-677 – Maricao
10.96.8 PR-620 – Candelaria
Vega Alta barrio-pueblo12.88.0 PR-676 – Vega Alta, Vega BajaNorthern terminus of PR-647
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "R. C. del S. 254" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senado de Puerto Rico. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "PR-647" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  5. ^ a b "PR-647, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 119. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 647 over CIBUCO RIVER Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ "PR-647, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 22 February 2020.