Puerto Rico Highway 679
Highway 679 | ||||
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| Ruta 679 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 2.7 km[1] (1.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   PR-677 / PR-823 in Espinosa | |||
| North end |  PR-2 in Maguayo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Dorado, Vega Alta | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 679 (PR-679) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Dorado and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico.[3] With a length of 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi),[1] it begins at its intersection with PR-677 and PR-823 in Espinosa barrio, and ends at its junction with PR-2 in Maguayo barrio.[4]
Route description[edit]
Puerto Rico Highway 679 is a rural road with a single lane per direction along its entire length. It has two segments in Dorado and another one in Vega Alta.[4] The first segment in Dorado is located in southwestern Espinosa barrio, extending from its southern terminus at PR-677 and PR-823 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit. In Vega Alta, PR-679 passes briefly through southeastern Espinosa barrio.[5] Then, PR-679 return to Dorado with its second segment through western Espinosa and southwestern Maguayo until its northern terminus at PR-2 junction.[6][7]
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Sign for PR-679 in Espinosa, Dorado, looking south -
PR-2 east near PR-679 intersection in Espinosa, Dorado -
PR-2 west at PR-679 intersection in Espinosa, Dorado
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History[edit]
Prior to its numerical designation, PR-679 was known as Carretera de Quebrada Arenas, a road that ran from PR-2 to Toa Alta through PR-679 and PR-823. 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.[2]
Major intersections[edit]
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Dorado | Espinosa | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-677 / PR-823 | Southern terminus of PR-679 and western terminus of PR-823; access to PR-142 and Toa Alta | |||
| Vega Alta |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Dorado | Maguayo | 2.7 | 1.7 | PR-2 – Vega Alta, Arecibo, Bayamón, San Juan | Northern terminus of PR-679 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Google (17 August 2020). "PR-679" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ a b "PR-679, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Espinosa Barrio second-order administrative division, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Espinosa Barrio second-order administrative division, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Maguayo Barrio second-order administrative division, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 679 at Wikimedia Commons
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