Puerto Rico Highway 823
Highway 823 | ||||
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| Ruta 823 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 7.2 km[1][2] (4.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   PR-677 / PR-679 in Espinosa | |||
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| East end |  PR-165 in Galateo–Contorno | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Dorado, Toa Alta | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 823 (PR-823) is a rural road located between the municipalities of Dorado and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of 7.2 kilometers (4.5 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-165 on the Contorno–Galateo line in Toa Alta, and ends at its junction with PR-677 and PR-679 in Espinosa barrio in Dorado.[3]
Route description[edit]
Due to its rural characteristics, PR-823 has a single lane per direction in the entire length. In Dorado, it has a short length that extends from its intersection with PR-677 and PR-679 in Espinosa barrio to the Río Lajas, that serves as the municipal limit for Dorado and Toa Alta. In Toa Alta, PR-823 goes to the south through Río Lajas barrio from the Dorado municipal limit to PR-820, where it turns to the east. After PR-820 intersection, PR-823 meets with PR-142, with which it concurs for approximately one kilometer (0.62 mi) in a southerly direction. Then, it continues to the east, passing through Quebrada Arenas barrio, where it intersects with PR-806 before crossing the Quebrada Arenas River. After the river, PR-823 serves as the boundary for Contorno and Galateo barrios until its eastern terminus at PR-165 junction.[4]
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Heading east in Río Lajas, Toa Alta -
Eastbound sign in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta
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History[edit]
Prior to its numerical designation, PR-823 was known as Carretera del Güinche and Carretera de Quebrada Arenas. 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.[5][6]
Major intersections[edit]
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PR-823 east at PR-820 intersection in Río Lajas, Toa Alta -
PR-142 south near the northern terminus of PR-823 concurrency in Río Lajas, Toa Alta -
PR-806 north near PR-823 junction in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta -
PR-165 south approaching the eastern terminus of PR-823 in Contorno, Toa Alta
| Municipality | Location | km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dorado | Espinosa | 7.2 | 4.5 | PR-677 / PR-679 – Dorado, Vega Alta | Western terminus of PR-823 |
| Toa Alta | Río Lajas | 6.3 | 3.9 |  PR-820 (Carretera Marzán) – Marzán | |
| 6.1 4.0[a] | 3.8 2.5 |   PR-142 north (Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz) – Dorado | Northern terminus of PR-142 concurrency | ||
| 4.95[a] 6.0 | 3.08 3.7 |  PR-142 south (Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz) – Corozal | Southern terminus of PR-142 concurrency | ||
| Quebrada Arenas | 2.6 | 1.6 |  PR-806 – Corozal | ||
| Galateo–Contorno line | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-165 – Toa Alta, Naranjito, Corozal | Eastern terminus of PR-823 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Google (17 August 2020). "PR-823 east" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b Google (17 August 2020). "PR-823 west" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ "PR-823, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 823 at Wikimedia Commons
