Puerto Rico Highway 862

Highway 862 marker
Highway 862
Ruta 862
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length3.6 km[1] (2.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end PR-861 in Pájaros
Major intersections PR-863 in Pájaros–Hato Tejas–Candelaria–Mucarabones
North end PR-864 in Hato Tejas
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesBayamón, Toa Alta, Toa Baja
Highway system
← PR-823→ PR-863

Puerto Rico Highway 862 (PR-862) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Bayamón and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-861 in Pájaros barrio and ends at its junction with PR-864 in Hato Tejas area.[2]

Route description

This highway has a single lane per direction in the entire length and provides access to several communities and neighborhood developments between Pájaros, Mucarabones, Candelaria and Hato Tejas barrios.[3] In Bayamón, PR-862 has two segments separated by the one located within Toa Alta. The southern section in Bayamón is located in Pájaros barrio, extending from its southern terminus at PR-861 junction to the Toa Alta municipal limit. In Toa Alta, it has a short length though Mucarabones barrio, extending from the Bayamón municipal limit to its intersection with PR-863 on the Toa Alta–Toa Baja–Bayamón municipal tripoint. Then, PR-862 continues to the north through Hato Tejas barrio as the northern section in Bayamón until its end at PR-864.[4]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 862
  • Northern terminus at PR-864 junction in Hato Tejas, Bayamón, looking south
    Northern terminus at PR-864 junction in Hato Tejas, Bayamón, looking south
  • Southbound sign in Hato Tejas, Bayamón
    Southbound sign in Hato Tejas, Bayamón

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-862 was only known as Camino Pájaros.[5] 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.

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
BayamónPájaros0.00.0 PR-861 (Avenida Vista Alta) – Bayamón, Toa AltaSouthern terminus of PR-862
Toa Alta
 No major junctions
Bayamón–Toa Baja–
Toa Alta municipal tripoint		Pájaros–Hato Tejas–
Candelaria–Mucarabones quadripoint		1.30.81 PR-863 – Toa Baja
BayamónHato Tejas3.62.2 PR-864 – BayamónNorthern terminus of PR-862
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PR-862" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  3. ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 133. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Carretera 862, Bayamón, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Bayamón, Memoria Núm. 24" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1952. Retrieved 22 August 2023.


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