Puerto Rico Highway 647

Puerto Rico Highway 647 (PR-647) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Corozal and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico.^[4] With a length of 12.8 km (8.0 mi), it extends from its junction with PR-159 and PR-5568 on the Cibuco–Padilla line in western Corozal,^[5] passing through Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios until its end at PR-676 in downtown Vega Alta.^[6]

Highway 647
Ruta 647
Carretera Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra[1]
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	12.8 km[2] (8.0 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-159 / PR-5568 in Padilla–Cibuco
Major intersections	PR-677 in Candelaria PR-620 in Candelaria
North end	PR-676 in Vega Alta barrio-pueblo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Corozal, Vega Alta
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-633 → PR-679

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 647 is mostly a rural road with one lane per direction for its entire length. In Corozal, it has a short length that extends from PR-159 and PR-5568 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit and is located entirely within Cibuco barrio.^[5] In Vega Alta, PR-647 has a long length, beginning from the Corozal municipal limit and ending at PR-676 in the city center. In this municipality, it crosses Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios. PR-647 also crosses the Río Cibuco,^[7] and some portions of the Vega State Forest are located on this highway.^[8] On 17 March 2022, this road was renamed as Carretera Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra the in honor of the politician from Vega Alta.^[1]

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  Sign for PR-647 in Cibuco, Corozal, heading north
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  PR-647 south near PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
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  PR-5568 north near PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-647 was only known as Carretera de Candelaria. The current numerical designation corresponds to 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.^[3]

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km[2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Corozal	Padilla–Cibuco line	0.0	0.0	PR-159 / PR-5568 – Corozal, Morovis, Padilla	Southern terminus of PR-647
Vega Alta	Candelaria	10.8	6.7	PR-677 – Maricao
		10.9	6.8	PR-620 – Candelaria
	Vega Alta barrio-pueblo	12.8	8.0	PR-676 – Vega Alta, Vega Baja	Northern terminus of PR-647
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "R. C. del S. 254" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senado de Puerto Rico. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. "PR-647" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
3. "Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
4. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
5. "PR-647, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
6. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 119. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
7. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 647 over CIBUCO RIVER Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
8. "PR-647, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

External links

• Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 647 at Wikimedia Commons