Puerto Rico Highway 15
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Highway 15 | ||||
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| Ruta 15 (Spanish) | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 25.80 km[1] (16.03 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PR-3 in Guayama barrio-pueblo | |||
 PR-1 in Monte Llano–Quebrada Arriba–Cayey barrio-pueblo | ||||
| North end |  PR-14 in Cayey barrio-pueblo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Guayama, Cayey | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 15 (PR-15) is a main highway connecting Cayey and Guayama.[3] It takes longer though, than going south to Salinas through PR-52 and taking PR-53 to Guayama, due to it being a rural road.[1]
Flamboyant on PR-15 in Cayey
PR-15 in Cayey
PR-15 in Guayama
Cayey Bridge in Guayama
Major intersections
| Municipality | Location | km[4] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guayama | Guayama barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-3 – Guayama | Southern terminus of PR-15 |
| Caimital | 1.6– 1.7 | 0.99– 1.1 |    PR-179 to PR-748 – Guamaní, Carite | ||
| Río Guamaní | 1.7 | 1.1 | Puente de Cayey[5] | ||
| Palmas | 1.8 | 1.1 |   To PR-54 / Conector Dulces Sueños – Pozo Hondo | ||
| 6.4– 6.5 | 4.0– 4.0 |  PR-712 – Carmen | |||
| Cayey | Jájome Alto | 13.3 | 8.3 |  PR-708 – Jájome Bajo | |
| Jájome Alto–Culebras Bajo line | 18.5 | 11.5 |  PR-741 (Ruta Panorámica) – Culebras Alto | Southern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Guayama | |
| Culebras Bajo | 20.0 | 12.4 |  PR-7737 (Ruta Panorámica) – Sumido | Northern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito | |
| Quebrada Arriba–Monte Llano line | 24.8 | 15.4 |  PR-7715 – Cayey | ||
| Monte Llano–Quebrada Arriba– Cayey barrio-pueblo tripoint | 25.1 | 15.6 | PR-1 – Caguas, Salinas | ||
| Cayey barrio-pueblo | 25.80 | 16.03 | PR-14 – Cayey, Aibonito | Northern terminus of PR-15 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Cayey, Memoria Núm. 42" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved August 3, 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.
- ^ Google (February 28, 2020). "PR-15" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 79–80. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
External links
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 15 at Wikimedia Commons
