Puerto Rico Highway 129 (PR-129) is a north–south (actually diagonal) highway in North-Central Puerto Rico, connecting the town of Lares with Arecibo. It crosses the northern karst country of the island. When traveling from the northern coast of Puerto Rico, PR-129 can be used to reach the Arecibo Observatory and the Camuy River Caverns Park.[4]
  Highway 129 | ||||
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| Ruta 129 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 43.2 km[1][2] (26.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PR-135 in Yahuecas | |||
| North end |  PR-2 in Arecibo barrio-pueblo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Adjuntas, Utuado, Lares, Camuy, Hatillo, Arecibo | |||
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Route description
editIt is a four-lane, divided highway in Arecibo, and a super two highway[citation needed] in Hatillo, Camuy and Lares. It then merges with PR-111, being entirely unsigned throughout this section. It then heads south as a narrow, rural road, and ends at PR-135 near Adjuntas. Its speed limit is overall 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) through its highway section. It was originally a narrow, two lane road. Much of the original alignment is now PR-134.[5]
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PR-129 north near the interchange with PR-22 in Hato Abajo, Arecibo -
Sign for Arecibo Observatory from PR-129 north -
PR-111 and PR-129 junction in Lares
Major intersections
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PR-134 junction sign in Bayaney, Hatillo -
PR-453 junction sign in Lares, Puerto Rico -
On PR-453 in Piletas approaching PR-129
| Municipality | Location | km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Adjuntas | Yahuecas | 43.2 | 26.8 | PR-135 (Carretera Francisco L. Báez Cruz) – Adjuntas, Castañer | Southern terminus of PR-129 | |||
| Yahuecas–Portillo line | 40.5 | 25.2 |  PR-526 (Carretera Antonio Portalatín Betancourt) – Tanamá | |||||
| Utuado |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Lares | Mirasol–Buenos Aires line | 34.6 | 21.5 |  PR-415 – Buenos Aires | ||||
| 30.5 | 19.0 |   To PR-128 / PR-Calle La Torre – Lares, Yauco | ||||||
| Buenos Aires | 30.2 | 18.8 | PR-415 – Buenos Aires | |||||
| Lares | 27.7 38.2[a] | 17.2 23.7 |   PR-111 east (Carretera Enrique Laguerre) – Utuado | Eastern terminus of PR-111 concurrency | ||||
| 35.2[a] 27.6 | 21.9 17.1 |  PR-111 west (Avenida Los Patriotas) – Lares | Western terminus of PR-111 concurrency; diamond interchange | |||||
| Lares–Lares barrio-pueblo line | 27.6– 27.5 | 17.1– 17.1 |  PR-1111 – Lares | |||||
| Piletas | 25.5– 25.4 | 15.8– 15.8 |  PR-453 – Piletas | |||||
| 24.4– 24.3 | 15.2– 15.1 |  PR-4453 – Piletas, Arce | ||||||
| Callejones | 21.9 | 13.6 |  PR-454 – Callejones | |||||
| Camuy | Quebrada | 18.8 | 11.7 |  PR-455 – Quebrada | ||||
| Hatillo | Bayaney | 17.6– 17.5 | 10.9– 10.9 |  PR-134 – Bayaney | ||||
| 15.4 | 9.6 | PR-134 – Bayaney | ||||||
| 15.3– 15.2 | 9.5– 9.4 |  PR-487 – Buena Vista | ||||||
| Campo Alegre | 10.1– 10.0 | 6.3– 6.2 | PR-134 – Bayaney | |||||
| 9.0 | 5.6 |  PR-130 (Carretera Carlos Romero Barceló) – Hatillo | ||||||
| 7.3 | 4.5 |  PR-635 (Carretera Alcalde Frankie Hernández Jové) – Dominguito | ||||||
| Arecibo | Hato Abajo–Hato Arriba line | 3.7 | 2.3 |  PR-490 (Carretera Juan Antonio "Nito" Méndez) – Buena Vista | ||||
| Hato Abajo | 3.4 | 2.1 |  PR-492 – Quemados | |||||
| 3.0 | 1.9 |  PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) – Aguadilla, Mayagüez, Bayamón, San Juan | PR-22 exits 77A and 77B; cloverleaf interchange | |||||
| Hato Abajo–Arecibo barrio-pueblo line | 1.5 | 0.93 |  PR-651 (Avenida Esteban Padilla) – Hato Arriba | |||||
| 1.1 | 0.68 |  PR-653 (Avenida Universidad) – Hatillo | ||||||
| Arecibo barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-2 (Avenida Miramar) – San Juan, Mayagüez | Northern terminus of PR-129 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "PR-129 north" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b "PR-129 south" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Hatillo, Memoria Núm. 63" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1954. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 174–175. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
External links
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