Puerto Rico Highway 803

Highway in Puerto Rico

Major junctionsSouth end

PR-152 / PR-802 in Cedro ArribaMajor intersections

PR-805 in Palos Blancos
PR-808 in Palos Blancos

North end

PR-164 in Palmarejo LocationCountryUnited StatesTerritoryPuerto RicoMunicipalitiesNaranjito, Corozal Highway system

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PR-802

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PR-805

Puerto Rico Highway 803 (PR-803) is a north–south road that travels from eastern Corozal to southwestern Naranjito in Puerto Rico. With a length of 10.2 km (6.3 mi), it begins at PR-164 in Palmarejo barrio and ends at its junction with PR-152 and PR-802 in Cedro Arriba barrio.^[2]

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 803 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length. In Corozal, it begins at PR-164 intersection, crossing Palmarejo and Palos Blancos barrios until the Naranjito municipal limit. In Palos Blancos, PR-803 climbs the Corozal mountains and meets with PR-808 and PR-805 near the Monte Choca State Forest.^[3] In Naranjito, it has a shorter length than in Corozal, located entirely within Cedro Arriba barrio, beginning from the Corozal municipal limit to its southern terminus at PR-152 and PR-802 intersection.^[4]

Puerto Rico Highway 803 by municipality
Northern terminus at PR-164 junction in Palmarejo, Corozal, heading south
Southbound sign in Palmarejo, Corozal
Northbound sign in Cedro Arriba, Naranjito

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-803 was only known as Carretera de Palos Blancos. 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.^[5]

Major intersections

PR-164 west near PR-803 intersection in Palmarejo, Corozal
PR-803 north at PR-808 intersection in Palos Blancos, Corozal
PR-803 south near PR-805 intersection in Palos Blancos, Corozal
PR-803 south near PR-152 and PR-802 junction in Cedro Arriba, Naranjito

Municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Naranjito	Cedro Arriba	10.2	6.3	PR-152 / PR-802 – Naranjito, Barranquitas, Comerío, Maná	Southern terminus of PR-803
Corozal	Palos Blancos	8.0	5.0	PR-805 – Negros
	Palos Blancos	6.2	3.9	PR-808 – Cedro Abajo
	Palmarejo	0.0	0.0	PR-164 – Corozal, Naranjito	Northern terminus of PR-803
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b Google (29 February 2020). "PR-803" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
^ "PR-803, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "PR-803, Naranjito, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2023.