Puerto Rico Highway 568

Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that traverls from Orocovis to Corozal, Puerto Rico.[3] It begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.[4][5]

Highway 568
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	30.1 km[1] (18.7 mi)
Existed	1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-5155 in Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo
	PR-772 in Botijas PR-800 in Palmarito PR-801 in Palmarito PR-805 in Negros PR-618 in Padilla PR-5568 in Padilla
North end	PR-159 in Padilla–Cibuco
Location
Municipalities	Orocovis, Corozal
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List ← PR-567 PR-577 →

Major intersections

Curvy stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 568

Municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Orocovis	Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line	0.0	0.0	PR-5155 – Orocovis	Southern terminus of PR-568
	Orocovis	0.8	0.50	To PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo
	Botijas	4.8	3.0	PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas
Corozal	Palmarito	15.2	9.4	PR-800 – Palmarito
		15.2– 15.3	9.4– 9.5	Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo[6]
		15.8	9.8	PR-801 – Naranjito, Palmarito, Maná
	Negros	22.2	13.8	PR-805 – Naranjito, Negros, Palos Blancos
	Padilla	25.0	15.5	PR-618 – Morovis, Cuchillas
		28.6– 28.7	17.8– 17.8	PR-5568 – Padilla
	Padilla–Cibuco line	30.1	18.7	PR-159 – Corozal, Morovis	Northern terminus of PR-568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related route

Highway 5568
Location	Corozal
Length	4.4 km[7] (2.7 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla barrio. It begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios.[3][8] The entire route is located in Corozal. 

Location	km[7]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Padilla	0.0	0.0	PR-568 – Corozal, Orocovis	Southern terminus of PR-5568
Padilla–Cibuco line	4.4	2.7	PR-159 / PR-647 – Corozal, Morovis, Vega Alta	Northern terminus of PR-5568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of highways numbered 568

References

1. Google (29 February 2020). "PR-568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
2. "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
4. "PR-568, Orocovis, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
5. "PR-568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
6. Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 68. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
7. Google (29 February 2020). "PR-5568" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
8. "PR-5568, Corozal, Puerto Rico". geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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