Highway 679 marker

Highway 679

Ruta 679
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length2.7 km[1] (1.7 mi)
Existed1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PR-677 / PR-823 in Espinosa
North end PR-2 in Maguayo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesDorado, Vega Alta
Highway system
← PR-647→ PR-690

Puerto Rico Highway 679 (PR-679) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Dorado and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico.[3] With a length of 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi),[1] it begins at its intersection with PR-677 and PR-823 in Espinosa barrio, and ends at its junction with PR-2 in Maguayo barrio.[4]

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 679 is a rural road with a single lane per direction along its entire length. It has two segments in Dorado and another one in Vega Alta.[4] The first segment in Dorado is located in southwestern Espinosa barrio, extending from its southern terminus at PR-677 and PR-823 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit. In Vega Alta, PR-679 passes briefly through southeastern Espinosa barrio.[5] Then, PR-679 return to Dorado with its second segment through western Espinosa and southwestern Maguayo until its northern terminus at PR-2 junction.[6][7]

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-679 was known as Carretera de Quebrada Arenas, a road that ran from PR-2 to Toa Alta through PR-679 and PR-823. The current numerical designation corresponds to the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico.[2]

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
DoradoEspinosa0.00.0 PR-677 / PR-823Southern terminus of PR-679 and western terminus of PR-823; access to PR-142 and Toa Alta
Vega Alta
 No major junctions
DoradoMaguayo2.71.7 PR-2 – Vega Alta, Arecibo, Bayamón, San JuanNorthern terminus of PR-679
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (17 August 2020). "PR-679" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Dorado, Memoria Núm. 58" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ↑ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  4. 1 2 "PR-679, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Espinosa Barrio second-order administrative division, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Espinosa Barrio second-order administrative division, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Maguayo Barrio second-order administrative division, Dorado, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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