Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway
Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway | |
|---|---|
| Southern Highway | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 97.97 mi (157.67 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Dangriga |
| Dangriga Junction, Placencia Roundabout, Independence Junction, The Dump | |
| To | Punta Gorda |
| Location | |
| Country | Belize |
| Districts | Stann Creek, Toledo |
| Highway system | |
In Belize, the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway takes up where the Hummingbird Highway ends and runs from Dangriga to Punta Gorda.[1] It is entirely paved, with the completion of a 10-mile segment between Golden Stream and Big Falls circa 2008–09. The TV Ramos Highway provides important access to a number of Mayan ruins and natural areas. The ancient Mayan sites of Nim Li Punit and Lubaantun are each situated a few miles west of the highway in southern Belize. The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is several miles west of the highway in south-central Belize.[2]
In 2011, a project was initiated, and complete by 2015, to extend the Southern Highway 21.4 mi/34.5 km to Jalacte in southwestern Belize.[3]
On September 30, 2020 the Southern Highway was renamed to Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway. It was named after Thomas Vincent Ramos, the creator of Garifuna Settlement Day.[4]
Junction list
| District | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stann Creek | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hummingbird Highway | |
| Silk Grass | 10.0 | 16.1 | Road into Commerce Bight | ||
| | 12.3 | 19.8 | Hopkins Road – Hopkins | ||
| Santa Cruz | 19.3 | 31.1 | Placencia Road –Placencia, Riversdale, Seine Bight | ||
| | 43.8 | 70.5 | Monkey River Road – Monkey River Town | ||
| Toledo | Hicattee | 77.4 | 124.6 | Turnoff to Silver Creek, San Miguel, San Pedro Columbia | |
| Dump | 83.1 | 133.7 | Jalacte Road – Jimmy Cut, Pueblo Viejo, Blue Creek, Aguacate, Otoxha and Dolores | ||
| Jacinto Ville | 88.9 | 143.1 | Barranco Road – Piebra, Barranco, Conejo, Crique Sarco | ||
| Eldrigeville | 92.1 | 148.2 | West access road – Punta Gorda | ||
| Punta Gorda | 97.1 | 156.3 | West access road | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ "Southern Highway" (PDF). www.cisco.com.bz. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Hotels Near the Southern Highway in Belize City". USA Today. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "The Last Link To Guatemala In Process Of Paving". 7 News Belize. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Southern Highway named Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway". Amandala. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2023-02-25.