National Route 36 (Costa Rica)

National Primary Route 36, or just Route 36 (Spanish: Ruta Nacional Primaria 36, or Ruta 36) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Limón province.^[1]

National Primary Route 36
Ruta nacional primaria 36
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length	92.800 km (57.663 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Route 32
Major intersections	Route 241 Route 234 Route 256 Route 801
South end	Panama 1001
Location
Country	Costa Rica
Provinces	Limón
Highway system
National Road Network of Costa Rica
← Route 35 → Route 39

Description

In Limón province the route covers Limón canton (Limón, Valle La Estrella, Matama districts), Talamanca canton (Bratsi, Sixaola, Cahuita districts).

History

Binational Sixaola River Bridge

The Binational Sixaola River Bridge, located at the southeast end of Route 36, is a bridge over the Sixaola River, the national border between Costa Rica and Panamá.

The bridge is under construction as of October 2019 with a projected delivery date of March 2020^[2] and being supervised by the United Nations Office for Project Services; it will span 260 meters, 16.4 meters wide, one lane in each way, with bicycle lanes and sidewalks. Migration checkpoints in both countries were moved to align with the new bridge, and the old railroad bridge was dismantled to construct the new road bridge.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Limón province.

Canton	District	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Limón	Limón	0.00	0.00	Route 32
	Matama	10.55	6.56	Route 241
	Valle La Estrella	33.95	21.09	Route 234
Talamanca	Cahuita	53.15	33.02	Route 256
	Bratsi	60.95	37.87	Route 801
	Sixaola	92.80	57.66	Panama 1001	Route ends in binational road bridge over Sixaola River

References

1. "GeoPortal". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte de Costa Rica. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. Castro, Johnny (8 October 2019). "Puente en frontera con Panamá registra un 56% de avance". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
3. "Puente binacional sobre el Río Sixaola" (in Spanish).