Puerto Rico Highway 823

Highway 823 marker
Highway 823
Ruta 823
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length7.2 km[1][2] (4.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end PR-677 / PR-679 in Espinosa
Major intersections
East end PR-165 in Galateo–Contorno
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesDorado, Toa Alta
Highway system
← PR-821→ PR-862

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

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]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 823
  • Heading east in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
    Heading east in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
  • Eastbound sign in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta
    Eastbound sign in Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta

History

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

  • PR-823 east at PR-820 intersection in Río Lajas, Toa Alta
    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-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-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
    PR-165 south approaching the eastern terminus of PR-823 in Contorno, Toa Alta
MunicipalityLocationkm[1][2]miDestinationsNotes
DoradoEspinosa7.24.5 PR-677 / PR-679 – Dorado, Vega AltaWestern terminus of PR-823
Toa AltaRío Lajas6.33.9 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 Arenas2.61.6 PR-806 – Corozal
Galateo–Contorno line0.00.0 PR-165 – Toa Alta, Naranjito, CorozalEastern terminus of PR-823
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ a b Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-142 rather than PR-823.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PR-823 east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "PR-823 west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 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. ^ "PR-823, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.