Puerto Rico Highway 505
Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) is a tertiary[2] state[3] highway in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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| Carretera La Guardarraya | ||||
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| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 16.4 km[1] (10.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PR-139 in Machuelo Arriba | |||
 PR-504 in Machuelo Arriba–Montes Llanos–Portugués | ||||
| North end |  PR-503 in San Patricio | |||
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| Municipalities | Ponce | |||
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Route description
PR-505 runs north to south, in a general SSE direction, and mostly alongside Bayagán River in barrio Machuelo Arriba. Its southern terminus is at its intersection with PR-14, near PR-10 and PR-139. The road connects Barrio San Patricio to the urban area of city of Ponce.
Communities nearby
The road and serves the communities of La Mocha, Montes Llanos, and Hogares Seguros, among others.[4] The community of "La Yuca" is also on PR-505, at km 11.3, in the jurisdiction of Barrio Machuelo Arriba.[5]
Major intersections
The entire route is located in Ponce.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Machuelo Arriba | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-139 – Ponce, Jayuya | Southern terminus of PR-505 | |
| Machuelo Arriba–Montes Llanos– Portugués tripoint | 7.2 | 4.5 | PR-504 – Ponce | ||
| San Patricio | 16.4 | 10.2 | PR-503 (Carretera David Medina Feliciano) – Adjuntas, Jayuya | Northern terminus of PR-505 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Gallery
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A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico.jpg.webp)
Río Bayagán running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico.jpg.webp)
PR-505 traveling Eastbound in Barrio San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico
References
- Google (1 March 2020). "PR-505" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- PRHTA Design Manual: Chapter 1, General Design Criteria. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. page 1-2. Accessed 9 May 2019.
- ¿Una avenida o zona de combate? Primera Hora. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- Remuven árbol que cayó en la carretera #505 de Ponce a Jayuya 22 August 2011. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map. Evergreen, CO: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
External links
Media related to Puerto Rico Highway 505 at Wikimedia Commons- Guía de Carreteras Principales, Expresos y Autopistas (in Spanish)
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