Puerto Rico Highway 862 (PR-862) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Bayamón and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-861 in Pájaros barrio and ends at its junction with PR-864 in Hato Tejas area.[2]
 Highway 862 | ||||
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| Ruta 862 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 3.6 km[1] (2.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PR-861 in Pájaros | |||
 PR-863 in Pájaros–Hato Tejas–Candelaria–Mucarabones | ||||
| North end |  PR-864 in Hato Tejas | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Bayamón, Toa Alta, Toa Baja | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThis highway has a single lane per direction in the entire length and provides access to several communities and neighborhood developments between Pájaros, Mucarabones, Candelaria and Hato Tejas barrios.[3] In Bayamón, PR-862 has two segments separated by the one located within Toa Alta. The southern section in Bayamón is located in Pájaros barrio, extending from its southern terminus at PR-861 junction to the Toa Alta municipal limit. In Toa Alta, it has a short length though Mucarabones barrio, extending from the Bayamón municipal limit to its intersection with PR-863 on the Toa Alta–Toa Baja–Bayamón municipal tripoint. Then, PR-862 continues to the north through Hato Tejas barrio as the northern section in Bayamón until its end at PR-864.[4]
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Northern terminus at PR-864 junction in Hato Tejas, Bayamón, looking south -
Southbound sign in Hato Tejas, Bayamón
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History
editPrior to its numerical designation, PR-862 was only known as Camino Pájaros.[5] 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.
Major intersections
edit| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Bayamón | Pájaros | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-861 (Avenida Vista Alta) – Bayamón, Toa Alta | Southern terminus of PR-862 | |||
| Toa Alta |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Bayamón–Toa Baja– Toa Alta municipal tripoint | Pájaros–Hato Tejas– Candelaria–Mucarabones quadripoint | 1.3 | 0.81 | PR-863 – Toa Baja | ||||
| Bayamón | Hato Tejas | 3.6 | 2.2 | PR-864 – Bayamón | Northern terminus of PR-862 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "PR-862" (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.
- ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 133. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Carretera 862, Bayamón, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Bayamón, Memoria Núm. 24" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1952. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links
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