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Highway 568 marker
Highway 568
Ruta 568
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length30.1 km[1] (18.7 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-5155 in Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo
Major intersections
North end PR-159 in Padilla–Cibuco
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesOrocovis, Corozal
Highway system
← PR-567→ PR-577
← PR-5567PR-5568→ PR-6111

Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that travels from the municipality of Orocovis to Corozal in Puerto Rico. With a length of 30.1 km (18.7 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.[3]

Route description

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This highway consists of one lane per direction for its entire length due to its rural characteristics. In Orocovis, it begins at PR-5155 in the municipal center and continues to the north, passing through Orocovis, Botijas and Mata de Cañas barrios before entering Corozal.[4] In Corozal, PR-568 continues to the north on its way through Magueyes, Palmarito, Negros, Cuchillas and Padilla barrios until its end at PR-159 on the Padilla–Cibuco line.[5]

  • Puerto Rico Highway 568 by municipality
  • Northbound sign in Orocovis
    Northbound sign in Orocovis
  • Curvy stretch in Orocovis
    Curvy stretch in Orocovis
  • Heading north in Padilla, Corozal
    Heading north in Padilla, Corozal

Rivers crossed

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Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:

History

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The entire length of PR-568 is part of the old Road No. 10, a highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis until 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. Route 10 extended from PR-165 (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to PR-14 (former Road No. 1) in downtown Coamo.[10] Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta;[11] PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159;[2] PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis;[12] PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to PR-155 south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.[13]

Major intersections

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  • PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
    PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
  • PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
    PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
  • PR-801 west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal
    PR-801 west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal
  • PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
    PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
OrocovisOrocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line0.00.0 PR-5155 – OrocovisSouthern terminus of PR-568
Orocovis0.80.50
 PR-5555 (Desvío Juan Enrique "Quique" López Torres) to PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo
Botijas4.83.0 PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas
Corozal
 No major junctions
Orocovis
 No major junctions
CorozalPalmarito15.29.4 PR-800 – Palmarito
15.2–
15.3		9.4–
9.5		Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo[14]
15.89.8 PR-801 – Naranjito, Palmarito, Maná
Negros22.213.8 PR-805 – Naranjito, Negros, Palos Blancos
Padilla25.015.5 PR-618 – Morovis, Cuchillas
28.6–
28.7		17.8–
17.8		 PR-5568 – Padilla
Padilla–Cibuco line30.118.7 PR-159 – Corozal, MorovisNorthern terminus of PR-568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Highway 5568 marker
Highway 5568
LocationCorozal
Length4.4 km[15] (2.7 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla, a barrio of the municipality of Corozal.[3] With a length of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), it begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios. PR-5568 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length and serves as access to several neighborhood in western Padilla.[16] The entire route is located in Corozal. 

  • Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
    Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
  • PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
    PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
  • PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
    PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
Locationkm[15]miDestinationsNotes
Padilla0.00.0 PR-568 – Corozal, OrocovisSouthern terminus of PR-5568
Padilla–Cibuco line4.42.7 PR-159 / PR-647 – Corozal, Morovis, Vega AltaNorthern terminus of PR-5568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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-568, Orocovis, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE CREEK Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over RIACHUELO RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over BOTIJAS RIVER Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ Press, Detroit Free. "PR 568 over GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  14. ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 68. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ a b "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  16. ^ "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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