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Puerto Rico Highway 143

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Highway 143
Ruta 143
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length58.7 km[1][2][3] (36.5 mi)
Existed1953[4]–present
Major junctions
West end PR-123 in Saltillo
Major intersections
East end PR-162 in Helechal
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesAdjuntas, Utuado, Ponce, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Orocovis, Villalba, Coamo, Barranquitas
Highway system
PR-142 PR-144

Puerto Rico Highway 143 (PR-143) is a secondary highway that connects the town of Adjuntas to the town of Barranquitas.

Route description

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Heading east from Adjuntas, PR-143 runs through the northern border of the municipality of Ponce, before reaching Orocovis and then Barranquitas.

Tourist attractions

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The road is a major part of Puerto Rico's Panoramic Route, being the major middle component of such route. It crosses Toro Negro State Forest, and leads to such landmarks as Cerro de Punta and Lago El Guineo lake.[5] The Orocovis-Villalba lookout and Cerro Maravilla as well as a number of local restaurants can be found along the way.

Route features

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No. Kilometer Mark Feature Direction Notes (about this "Feature")
0 0.0 PR-10 North and South To Ponce (SB) or to Adjuntas (NB)
1 3.3 PR-521 North To Jayuya
2 3.9 PR-503 (also to PR-505) South To Ponce
3 7.3 PR-140 North To Jayuya
4 7.9 San Patricio Elementary School North -
5 11.6 PR-139 South To Ponce
6 12.4 PR-511 South To Ponce (blocked by landslides as of 01/15)
7 16.7 Cerro de Punta North Tallest mountain in PR
8 18.2 Monte Jayuya North Radio/TV Towers
9 21.2 PR-577 North Cerro Maravilla
10 28.1 PR-149 South To Villalba
11 28.5 PR-149 and sign to Toro Negro State Forest North To Ciales
12 32.4 PR DRNA Toro Negro State Forest Office North -
13 39.6 Mirador Villaba-Orocovis (Scenic Lookout) South -

Major intersections

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MunicipalityLocationkm
[1][2][3]
miDestinationsNotes
AdjuntasSaltillo0.00.0 PR-123 – Adjuntas, PonceWestern terminus of PR-143; western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Adjuntas
0.5–
0.6
0.31–
0.37
PR-10 (Carretera Rigoberto "Pucho" Ramos Aquino) – Adjuntas, Ponce
Portugués3.42.1 PR-521 – Vegas Arriba
UtuadoConsejo3.92.4
PR-503 south (Carretera David Medina Feliciano) – Ponce
PonceJayuya
Utuado municipal tripoint
San PatricioPica
Consejo tripoint
7.44.6
PR-140 north – Jayuya
JayuyaPonce
municipal line
JaucaAnón line11.87.3 PR-139 – Ponce
12.77.9 PR-511 – PonceBlocked by landslides as of January 2015
PonceAnón21.913.6 PR-577 – Cerro Maravilla
Juana Díaz
No major junctions
OrocovisVillalba
municipal line
Ala de la PiedraVillalba Arriba line29.0
45.4[a]
18.0
28.2
PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) – VillalbaSouthern terminus of PR-149 concurrency
OrocovisAla de la Piedra44.8[a]
29.1
27.8
18.1
PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) – Ciales, JayuyaNorthern terminus of PR-149 concurrency
Bauta Abajo34.021.1 PR-564 – Bauta Abajo
39.324.4 PR-590 – Bauta Abajo
VillalbaCaonillas Arriba41.5–
41.6
25.8–
25.8

PR-151 south – Villalba
OrocovisCoamo
municipal line
BermejalesPedro García line46.428.8 PR-595 – Pedro García
BermejalesBauta Arriba
Pedro García tripoint
46.729.0 PR-155 – Coamo, Orocovis
CoamoHayales51.131.8 PR-569 – Orocovis, Sabana
CoamoBarranquitas
municipal line
HayalesPalo Hincado line52.532.6 PR-720 – Palo Hincado
HayalesHelechal line54.133.6 PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica) – Aibonito, PulguillasEastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito
BarranquitasHelechal58.136.1
PR-152R north (Avenida Ingeniero José Zayas Green) – Barranquitas
58.736.5 PR-162 – Barranquitas, AibonitoEastern terminus of PR-143
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  1. ^ a b Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-149 rather than PR-143.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PR-143 west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "PR-143 center" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "PR-143 east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. pp. 78–79. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
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