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Puerto Rico Highway 143 (PR-143) is a secondary highway that connects the town of Adjuntas to the town of Barranquitas.
Ruta 143 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 58.7 km[1][2][3] (36.5 mi) | |||
Existed | 1953[4]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ![]() | |||
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East end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | Adjuntas, Utuado, Ponce, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Orocovis, Villalba, Coamo, Barranquitas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Heading east from Adjuntas, PR-143 runs through the northern border of the municipality of Ponce, before reaching Orocovis and then Barranquitas.
The road is a major part of Puerto Rico's Panoramic Route, being the major middle component of such route. It crosses Toro Negro State Forest, and leads to such landmarks as Cerro de Punta and Lago El Guineo lake.[5] The Orocovis-Villalba lookout and Cerro Maravilla as well as a number of local restaurants can be found along the way.
No. | Kilometer Mark | Feature | Direction | Notes (about this "Feature") |
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0 | 0.0 | PR-10 | North and South | To Ponce (SB) or to Adjuntas (NB) |
1 | 3.3 | PR-521 | North | To Jayuya |
2 | 3.9 | PR-503 (also to PR-505) | South | To Ponce |
3 | 7.3 | PR-140 | North | To Jayuya |
4 | 7.9 | San Patricio Elementary School | North | - |
5 | 11.6 | PR-139 | South | To Ponce |
6 | 12.4 | PR-511 | South | To Ponce (blocked by landslides as of 01/15) |
7 | 16.7 | Cerro de Punta | North | Tallest mountain in PR |
8 | 18.2 | Monte Jayuya | North | Radio/TV Towers |
9 | 21.2 | PR-577 | North | Cerro Maravilla |
10 | 28.1 | PR-149 | South | To Villalba |
11 | 28.5 | PR-149 and sign to Toro Negro State Forest | North | To Ciales |
12 | 32.4 | PR DRNA Toro Negro State Forest Office | North | - |
13 | 39.6 | Mirador Villaba-Orocovis (Scenic Lookout) | South | - |
Municipality | Location | km [1][2][3] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Adjuntas | Saltillo | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Western terminus of PR-143; western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Adjuntas | |||
0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 | ![]() | ||||||
Portugués | 3.4 | 2.1 | ![]() | |||||
Utuado | Consejo | 3.9 | 2.4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Ponce–Jayuya– Utuado municipal tripoint | San Patricio–Pica– Consejo tripoint | 7.4 | 4.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Jayuya–Ponce municipal line | Jauca–Anón line | 11.8 | 7.3 | ![]() | ||||
12.7 | 7.9 | ![]() | Blocked by landslides as of January 2015 | |||||
Ponce | Anón | 21.9 | 13.6 | ![]() | ||||
Juana Díaz |
No major junctions | |||||||
Orocovis–Villalba municipal line | Ala de la Piedra–Villalba Arriba line | 29.0 45.4[lower-alpha 1] | 18.0 28.2 | ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-149 concurrency | |||
Orocovis | Ala de la Piedra | 44.8[lower-alpha 1] 29.1 | 27.8 18.1 | ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-149 concurrency | |||
Bauta Abajo | 34.0 | 21.1 | ![]() | |||||
39.3 | 24.4 | ![]() | ||||||
Villalba | Caonillas Arriba | 41.5– 41.6 | 25.8– 25.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Orocovis–Coamo municipal line | Bermejales–Pedro García line | 46.4 | 28.8 | ![]() | ||||
Bermejales–Bauta Arriba– Pedro García tripoint | 46.7 | 29.0 | ![]() | |||||
Coamo | Hayales | 51.1 | 31.8 | ![]() | ||||
Coamo–Barranquitas municipal line | Hayales–Palo Hincado line | 52.5 | 32.6 | ![]() | ||||
Hayales–Helechal line | 54.1 | 33.6 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito | ||||
Barranquitas | Helechal | 58.1 | 36.1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
58.7 | 36.5 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of PR-143 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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