Puerto Rico Highway 129 (PR-129) is a northsouth (actually diagonal) highway in North-Central Puerto Rico, connecting the town of Lares with Arecibo. It crosses the northern karst country of the island. When traveling from the northern coast of Puerto Rico, PR-129 can be used to reach the Arecibo Observatory and the Camuy River Caverns Park.[4]

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Highway 129 marker Highway 129 marker

Highway 129

Ruta 129
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length43.2 km[1][2] (26.8 mi)
Existed1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-135 in Yahuecas
Major intersections
North end PR-2 in Arecibo barrio-pueblo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesAdjuntas, Utuado, Lares, Camuy, Hatillo, Arecibo
Highway system
PR-128 PR-130
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Route description

It is a four-lane, divided highway in Arecibo, and a super two highway[citation needed] in Hatillo, Camuy and Lares. It then merges with PR-111, being entirely unsigned throughout this section. It then heads south as a narrow, rural road, and ends at PR-135 near Adjuntas. Its speed limit is overall 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) through its highway section. It was originally a narrow, two lane road. Much of the original alignment is now PR-134.[5]

Major intersections

More information Municipality, Location ...
MunicipalityLocationkm[1][2]miDestinationsNotes
AdjuntasYahuecas43.226.8 PR-135 (Carretera Francisco L. Báez Cruz) Adjuntas, CastañerSouthern terminus of PR-129
YahuecasPortillo line40.525.2 PR-526 (Carretera Antonio Portalatín Betancourt) Tanamá
Utuado
No major junctions
LaresMirasolBuenos Aires line34.621.5 PR-415 Buenos Aires
30.519.0
To PR-128 / PR-Calle La Torre Lares, Yauco
Buenos Aires30.218.8 PR-415 Buenos Aires
Lares27.7
38.2[lower-alpha 1]
17.2
23.7

PR-111 east (Carretera Enrique Laguerre) Utuado
Eastern terminus of PR-111 concurrency
35.2[lower-alpha 1]
27.6
21.9
17.1

PR-111 west (Avenida Los Patriotas) Lares
Western terminus of PR-111 concurrency; diamond interchange
LaresLares barrio-pueblo line27.6–
27.5
17.1–
17.1
PR-1111 Lares
Piletas25.5–
25.4
15.8–
15.8
PR-453 Piletas
24.4–
24.3
15.2–
15.1
PR-4453 Piletas, Arce
Callejones21.913.6 PR-454 Callejones
CamuyQuebrada18.811.7 PR-455 Quebrada
HatilloBayaney17.6–
17.5
10.9–
10.9
PR-134 Bayaney
15.49.6 PR-134 Bayaney
15.3–
15.2
9.5–
9.4
PR-487 Buena Vista
Campo Alegre10.1–
10.0
6.3–
6.2
PR-134 Bayaney
9.05.6 PR-130 (Carretera Carlos Romero Barceló) Hatillo
7.34.5 PR-635 (Carretera Alcalde Frankie Hernández Jové) Dominguito
AreciboHato AbajoHato Arriba line3.72.3 PR-490 (Carretera Juan Antonio "Nito" Méndez) Buena Vista
Hato Abajo3.42.1 PR-492 – Quemados
3.01.9 PR-22 (Autopista José de Diego) Aguadilla, Mayagüez, Bayamón, San JuanPR-22 exits 77A and 77B; cloverleaf interchange
Hato AbajoArecibo barrio-pueblo line1.50.93 PR-651 (Avenida Esteban Padilla) Hato Arriba
1.10.68 PR-653 (Avenida Universidad) Hatillo
Arecibo barrio-pueblo0.00.0 PR-2 (Avenida Miramar) San Juan, MayagüezNorthern terminus of PR-129
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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  1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-111 rather than PR-129.

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