Puerto Rico Highway 803
 Highway 803 | ||||
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| Ruta 803 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 10.2 km[1] (6.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   PR-152 / PR-802 in Cedro Arriba | |||
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| North end |  PR-164 in Palmarejo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Naranjito, Corozal | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 803 (PR-803) is a north–south road that travels from eastern Corozal to southwestern Naranjito in Puerto Rico. With a length of 10.2 km (6.3 mi), it begins at PR-164 in Palmarejo barrio and ends at its junction with PR-152 and PR-802 in Cedro Arriba barrio.[2]
Route description
[edit]Puerto Rico Highway 803 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length. In Corozal, it begins at PR-164 intersection, crossing Palmarejo and Palos Blancos barrios until the Naranjito municipal limit. In Palos Blancos, PR-803 climbs the Corozal mountains and meets with PR-808 and PR-805 near the Monte Choca State Forest.[3] In Naranjito, it has a shorter length than in Corozal, located entirely within Cedro Arriba barrio, beginning from the Corozal municipal limit to its southern terminus at PR-152 and PR-802 intersection.[4]
- Puerto Rico Highway 803 by municipality
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Northern terminus at PR-164 junction in Palmarejo, Corozal, heading south -
Southbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal -
Northbound sign in Cedro Arriba, Naranjito
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History
[edit]Prior to its numerical designation, PR-803 was only known as Carretera de Palos Blancos. 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]
Major intersections
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PR-164 west near PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal -
PR-803 north at PR-808 intersection in Palos Blancos, Corozal -
PR-803 south near PR-805 intersection in Palos Blancos, Corozal -
PR-803 south near PR-152 and PR-802 junction in Cedro Arriba, Naranjito
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| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Naranjito | Cedro Arriba | 10.2 | 6.3 | PR-152 / PR-802 – Naranjito, Barranquitas, Comerío, Maná | Southern terminus of PR-803 |
| Corozal | Palos Blancos | 8.0 | 5.0 |  PR-805 – Negros | |
| 6.2 | 3.9 |  PR-808 – Cedro Abajo | |||
| Palmarejo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-164 – Corozal, Naranjito | Northern terminus of PR-803 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "PR-803" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 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-803, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "PR-803, Naranjito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links
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Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 803 at Wikimedia Commons
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