Puerto Rico Highway 164

Puerto Rico Highway 164 (PR-164) is the main road from Naranjito to Corozal in Puerto Rico.^[5] It begins at the intersection of PR-167 and PR-148 in eastern Naranjito, passing through downtown. Then it goes to Corozal from its junction with PR-5 and PR-152 until reaching PR-159 near downtown Corozal.^[6] This road is 16.4 km (10.2 mi) in length.

Highway 164
Ruta 164
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	16.4 km[1][2] (10.2 mi)
Existed	1953[3][4]–present
Major junctions
West end	PR-159 in Pueblo–Palmarejo
Major intersections	PR-803 in Palmarejo PR-811 in Lomas PR-165 in Lomas PR-884 in Achiote PR-810 in Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo PR-152 in Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo PR-5 in Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo PR-825 in Naranjito barrio-pueblo PR-815 in Nuevo PR-8126 in Nuevo
East end	PR-148 / PR-167 in Nuevo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Corozal, Naranjito
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-163 → PR-165

Route description

This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length between Naranjito and Corozal. In Naranjito, PR-164 travels from its intersection with PR-148 and PR-167 in Barrio Nuevo to the Corozal municipal limit, crossing through downtown Naranjito, Achiote and Lomas barrios on its way across this municipality.^[7] In Corozal, PR-164 travels from the Naranjito municipal limit to its western terminus at PR-159 junction, passing through Palmarejo and Barrio Pueblo.^[8] Among the most important intersections are PR-5, that goes to Bayamón; PR-152, that heads to Barranquitas; PR-159, the main highway between Morovis and Toa Alta; PR-165, which leads to Toa Alta, and PR-167, the main road between Comerío and Bayamón.

• Puerto Rico Highway 164 by municipality
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  Heading west in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
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  Southbound sign between Achiote and Naranjito barrio-pueblo
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  Eastbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 164 crosses the following rivers:

• Quebrada Anones in Naranjito^[9]
• Río Cañas in Naranjito^[10]
• Río Guadiana in Naranjito^[11]
• Río Mavilla in Corozal^[12]

History

The entire length of PR-164 is part of the eastern section of the old Road No. 20, a highway that led from Naranjito to Ciales through Corozal and Morovis until the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 20 was divided into two segments: the first one, from Naranjito to Corozal, and the second one, from Corozal to Ciales.^[13] The first section corresponds to the current PR-164 from PR-167 (old Road No. 9) to PR-159 (former Road No. 10),^[3] while the second one went to Morovis through PR-159,^[4] beginning at its junction with PR-568 (old Road No. 10) in western Corozal to continue to Ciales through PR-155, PR-633 and PR-6633 until its end at PR-6685 (former Road No. 11).^[14]

Major intersections

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  PR-167 south at PR-148 and PR-164 intersection in Barrio Nuevo, Naranjito
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  PR-159 east approaching PR-164 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
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  PR-164 east near the northern terminus of PR-803 in Palmarejo, Corozal
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  PR-164 east at PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Corozal	Pueblo–Palmarejo line	16.4	10.2	PR-159 – Corozal, Toa Alta	Western terminus of PR-164
	Palmarejo	13.7	8.5	PR-803 – Palos Blancos
Naranjito	Lomas	11.0	6.8	PR-8811 – Lomas
		10.9– 10.8	6.8– 6.7	PR-811 – Cedro Abajo
		9.8	6.1	PR-165 – Toa Alta
	Achiote	7.7	4.8	PR-884 – Achiote
	Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo line	6.4– 6.3[lower-alpha 1]	4.0– 3.9	PR-810 – Higuillales
				PR-152 south – Barranquitas	Southern terminus of PR-5 concurrency
				PR-5 south (Desvío Mariano Cotto) – Corozal, Barranquitas	Northern terminus of PR-5 concurrency
	Naranjito barrio-pueblo	6.1	3.8	To PR-5 (Desvío Mariano Cotto) / PR-Calle Marcelino Cruz Cosme – Bayamón
		5.9	3.7	PR-825 – Achiote
	Nuevo	4.9	3.0	PR-147 to PR-5 (Desvío Mariano Cotto) – Naranjito	Former highway
		2.9	1.8	PR-815 – Nuevo
		0.7	0.43	PR-8126 – Guadiana	Former PR-826
		0.0	0.0	PR-148 north / PR-167 to PR-826 – Naranjito, Bayamón, Comerío, Guadiana	Eastern terminus of PR-164
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

1. PR-164 kilometer markers are interrupted on Desvío Mariano Cotto.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "PR-164 east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. "PR-164 west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. "Naranjito, Memoria Núm. 53" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
4. "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
5. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
6. Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
7. "PR-164, Naranjito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
8. "PR-164, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
9. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over ANONES CREEK Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
10. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over CA%AS RIVER Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
11. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over GUADIANA RIVER Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
12. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 164 over MAVILLA RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
13. "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
14. "Morovis, Memoria Núm. 65" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

External links

• Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 164 at Wikimedia Commons