Puerto Rico Highway 568

Puerto Rico Highway 568 is a road that travels from the municipality of Orocovis to Corozal in Puerto Rico. With a length of, it begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.

Route description

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. 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.

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:

Quebrada Grande in Corozal
Quebrada Riachuelo in Corozal
Río Botijas in Orocovis
Río Grande de Manatí in Corozal

History

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 that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 10 extended from PR-165 near Toa Alta to PR-14 in downtown Coamo. Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta; PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159; PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis; 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.

Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 5568 is a spur route located in Padilla, a barrio of the municipality of Corozal. With a length of, 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.