Puerto Rico Highway 164

Highway 164 marker Highway 164 marker
Highway 164
Ruta 164
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length16.4 km[1][2] (10.2 mi)
Existed1953[3][4]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-159 in Pueblo–Palmarejo
Major intersections
East end PR-148 / PR-167 in Nuevo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCorozal, Naranjito
Highway system
← PR-163→ PR-165

Puerto Rico Highway 164 (PR-164) is the main road from Naranjito to Corozal in Puerto Rico.[5] It begins at the intersection of PR-167 and PR-148 in eastern Naranjito, passing through downtown. Then it goes to Corozal from its junction with PR-5 and PR-152 until reaching PR-159 near downtown Corozal.[6] This road is 16.4 km (10.2 mi) in length.

Route description

This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length between Naranjito and Corozal. In Naranjito, PR-164 travels from its intersection with PR-148 and PR-167 in Barrio Nuevo to the Corozal municipal limit, crossing through downtown Naranjito, Achiote and Lomas barrios on its way across this municipality.[7] In Corozal, PR-164 travels from the Naranjito municipal limit to its western terminus at PR-159 junction, passing through Palmarejo and Barrio Pueblo.[8] Among the most important intersections are PR-5, that goes to Bayamón; PR-152, that heads to Barranquitas; PR-159, the main highway between Morovis and Toa Alta; PR-165, which leads to Toa Alta, and PR-167, the main road between Comerío and Bayamón.

  • Puerto Rico Highway 164 by municipality
  • Heading west in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
    Heading west in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
  • Southbound sign between Achiote and Naranjito barrio-pueblo
    Southbound sign between Achiote and Naranjito barrio-pueblo
  • Eastbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal
    Eastbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 164 crosses the following rivers:

History

The entire length of PR-164 is part of the eastern section of the old Road No. 20, a highway that led from Naranjito to Ciales through Corozal and Morovis until 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. Route 20 was divided into two segments: the first one, from Naranjito to Corozal, and the second one, from Corozal to Ciales.[13] The first section corresponds to the current PR-164 from PR-167 (old Road No. 9) to PR-159 (former Road No. 10),[3] while the second one went to Morovis through PR-159,[4] beginning at its junction with PR-568 (old Road No. 10) in western Corozal to continue to Ciales through PR-155, PR-633 and PR-6633 until its end at PR-6685 (former Road No. 11).[14]

Major intersections

  • PR-167 south at PR-148 and PR-164 intersection in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
    PR-167 south at PR-148 and PR-164 intersection in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
  • PR-159 east approaching PR-164 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
    PR-159 east approaching PR-164 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
  • PR-164 east near the northern terminus of PR-803 in Palmarejo, Corozal
    PR-164 east near the northern terminus of PR-803 in Palmarejo, Corozal
  • PR-164 east at PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal
    PR-164 east at PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal
MunicipalityLocationkm[1][2]miDestinationsNotes
CorozalPueblo–Palmarejo line16.410.2 PR-159 – Corozal, Toa AltaWestern terminus of PR-164
Palmarejo13.78.5 PR-803 – Palos Blancos
NaranjitoLomas11.06.8 PR-8811 – Lomas
10.9–
10.8		6.8–
6.7		 PR-811 – Cedro Abajo
9.86.1 PR-165 – Toa Alta
Achiote7.74.8 PR-884 – Achiote
Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo line6.4–
6.3[a]		4.0–
3.9		 PR-810 – Higuillales

 PR-152 south – Barranquitas		Southern terminus of PR-5 concurrency

 PR-5 south (Desvío Mariano Cotto) – Corozal, Barranquitas		Northern terminus of PR-5 concurrency
Naranjito barrio-pueblo6.13.8
 To PR-5 (Desvío Mariano Cotto) / PR-Calle Marcelino Cruz Cosme – Bayamón
5.93.7 PR-825 – Achiote
Nuevo4.93.0
 PR-147 to PR-5 (Desvío Mariano Cotto) – Naranjito		Former highway
2.91.8 PR-815 – Nuevo
0.70.43 PR-8126 – GuadianaFormer PR-826
0.00.0

 PR-148 north / PR-167 to PR-826 – Naranjito, Bayamón, Comerío, Guadiana		Eastern terminus of PR-164
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ PR-164 kilometer markers are interrupted on Desvío Mariano Cotto.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PR-164 east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "PR-164 west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  6. ^ Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ "PR-164, Naranjito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ "PR-164, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over ANONES CREEK Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over CA%AS RIVER Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over GUADIANA RIVER Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over MAVILLA RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Morovis, Memoria Núm. 65" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 6 August 2023.