Puerto Rico Highway 152


Puerto Rico Highway 152 is a rural road that travels from Barranquitas to Naranjito in central Puerto Rico. This road extends from PR-156 in downtown Barranquitas and ends at its junction with PR-5 and PR-164 near downtown Naranjito.

Route description

With a length of about, PR-152 begins at PR-156 junction located between downtown Barranquitas and [Quebradillas, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas] barrio. Then, the highway goes north, meeting with PR-152R, a spur route that serves as a bypass located north and west of downtown. Also in Quebradillas barrio, PR-152 intersects with PR-749, the main highway to Quebrada Grande barrio; PR-773, which leads to Barrancas barrio, and also meets with PR-7773 before entering Naranjito.
After entering Naranjito, the highway crossess through Cedro Arriba, Cedro Abajo, Anones and Achiote barrios before its northern terminus near downtown area. In this municipality, PR-152 intersects with PR-779, a highway that leads to Comerío; PR-802, the main highway to [Maná, Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal, Puerto Rico|Maná], a barrio in southern Corozal; PR-803, which leads to Corozal; PR-810, the main access to Higuillales, a neighborhood in Achiote barrio, and also intersects with PR-814, the main route to Anones barrio. PR-152 ends at PR-5 and PR-164 junction.

Locations served

The following are the municipalities, barrios and landmarks through which PR-152 passes from south to north:
MunicipalityBarriosLandmarks
BarranquitasBarranquitas barrio-pueblo, Quebradillas, Quebrada GrandeCaliente River
NaranjitoCedro Arriba, Cedro Abajo, Anones, Achiote, Naranjito barrio-puebloNaranjito Shopping Village, Mavilla River, El Mercado Plaza, Guadiana River, Mirador Las Lágrimas

Gastronomic route

From June 2019, PR-152 is the Gastronomic route of Naranjito, for having a large variety of restaurants and businesses along its route for chinchorreo—a term that loosely translates to "bar hopping". Chinchorreo is when people go from place to place along a route, stopping in for a bite to eat or a drink and these "gastronomic routes" have been established around the island of Puerto Rico to stimulate local tourism.

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 152R is a bypass road that branches off from PR-152 and ends at PR-143 in Helechal. It is officially designated as Avenida Ingeniero José Zayas Green.