Puerto Rico Highway 723

Highway 723 marker
Highway 723
Ruta 723
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length9.6 km[1] (6.0 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-143 in Helechal–Hayales
Major intersections PR-558 in Pulguillas
East end PR-14 in Asomante–Pasto
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCoamo, Aibonito
Highway system
← PR-722→ PR-735

Puerto Rico Highway 723 (PR-723) is a rural road that goes from the municipality of Aibonito to southern Barranquitas via northeastern Coamo, Puerto Rico.[3] With a length of 9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi),[1] it begins at its intersection with PR-14 on the Pasto–Asomante line,[4] passing through Pulguillas barrio until its end at its junction with PR-143 on the Coamo–Barranquitas municipal line.[5]

Route description

This highway consists of two lanes in all of the entire length, one per direction, due to its rural characteristics. It is also part of the Ruta Panorámica,[6] offering scenic views of southern Puerto Rico and the Cordillera Central.[7] Near this highway, the Battle of Asomante took place, where Spanish and American troops met forces as part of the Spanish–American War of 1898.[8]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 723 by municipality
  • Eastern terminus at PR-14 junction in Asomante, Aibonito, looking west
    Eastern terminus at PR-14 junction in Asomante, Aibonito, looking west
  • Scenic view in Pulguillas, Coamo, looking south
    Scenic view in Pulguillas, Coamo, looking south

Communities served

The following barrios are located along Puerto Rico Highway 723:

  • Asomante, from PR-14 in Aibonito to the Coamo municipal limit[9]
  • Pulguillas, from the Aibonito municipal limit to the Hayales line[10]
  • Hayales, from the Pulguillas line to PR-143 on the Barranquitas municipal limit[11]

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-723 was only known as Carretera de Pulguillas.[12] 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.[2]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Barranquitas–Coamo
municipal line		Helechal–Hayales line9.66.0 PR-143 – Barranquitas, AdjuntasWestern terminus of PR-723; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Orocovis
CoamoPulguillas6.33.9 PR-558 – Pulguillas
AibonitoAsomante–Pasto line0.00.0 PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Aibonito, CoamoEastern terminus of PR-723; western terminus of the Carretera Central concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito; the Carretera Central continues toward Coamo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "PR-723" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Aibonito, Memoria Núm. 43" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Tránsito) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. p. 126. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ "PR-723, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Adoptando trazado de la Ruta Panorámica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Turismo Alternativo en Puerto Rico / Por Aibonito". alternativopr.esecms.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ Iriarte, Luis. "El combate del Asomante". 1898 La Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 1898 Sociedad de Amigos de la Historia de Puerto. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Asomante Barrio second-order administrative division, Aibonito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Pulguillas Barrio second-order administrative division, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Hayales Barrio second-order administrative division, Coamo, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 23 August 2023.


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