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]
Ruta Nacional Primaria 36 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by the MOPT | ||||
Length | 92.80 km (57.66 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | ||||
South end | Panama 1001 | |||
Location | ||||
Provinces | Limón | |||
Highway system | ||||
National Road Network of Costa Rica
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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 which is 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 on both countries were moved to align with the new bridge, and the old railroad bridge was dismantled for the construction of 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 | ||
Matama | 10.55 | 6.56 | |||
Valle La Estrella | 33.95 | 21.09 | |||
Talamanca | Cahuita | 53.15 | 33.02 | ||
Bratsi | 60.95 | 37.87 | |||
Sixaola | 92.80 | 57.66 | Panama 1001 | Route ends in binational road bridge over Sixaola River | |
References
- "GeoPortal". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte de Costa Rica. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Castro, Johnny (8 October 2019). "Puente en frontera con Panamá registra un 56% de avance". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Puente binacional sobre el Río Sixaola" (in Spanish).