Puerto Rico Highway 344
Puerto Rico Highway 344 (PR-344) is a rural road located in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, beginning from near the small downtown of the municipality and ending in PR-348 near the border with San Germán in barrio Rosario. It has narrow lanes and after about five kilometers it turns to be one of the most dangerous highways in Puerto Rico, as it goes near a precipice with little or no safety barriers. The route serves as a route to Mayagüez via PR-348 which ends in Puerto Rico Alt Route 2 (Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances, or locally Calle Post).[3][4]
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Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 6.5 km[1] (4.0 mi) | |||
Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
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Municipalities | Hormigueros, Mayagüez | |||
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Major intersections
Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Hormigueros | Hormigueros barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus of PR-344 | |
Hormigueros | 1.0 | 0.62 | |||
Jagüitas | 5.1– 5.2 | 3.2– 3.2 | |||
Mayagüez | Rosario | 6.5 | 4.0 | Northern terminus of PR-344 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Related route
Location | Hormigueros |
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Length | 1.3 km[5] (0.81 mi) |
Puerto Rico Highway 3344 (PR-3344) is a spur route located in Hormigueros. It begins at PR-344 north of downtown and ends at its junction with PR-309 near PR-2.[6] The entire route is located in Hormigueros.
Location | km[5] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Hormigueros barrio-pueblo | 1.3 | 0.81 | Southern terminus of PR-3344 | ||
Hormigueros barrio-pueblo–Hormigueros line | 0.8 | 0.50 | |||
Hormigueros | 0.0 | 0.0 | Northern terminus of PR-3344 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- Google (28 February 2020). "PR-344" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Hormigueros, Memoria Núm. 46" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- Puerto Rico (fold out) (Map). National Geographic Adventure Map (Book 3107). 7 May 2011. ISBN 978-1566955188.
- "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 106.
- Google (22 March 2020). "PR-3344" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "PR-3344, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 22 March 2020.