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Highway 505

Ruta 505

Carretera La Guardarraya

Route information

Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW

Length

16.4 km (10.2 mi)

Major junctions

South end

PR-139 in Machuelo Arriba

Major intersections

PR-504 in Machuelo Arriba–Montes Llanos–Portugués

North end

PR-503 in San Patricio

Location

Country

United States

Territory

Puerto Rico

Municipalities

Ponce

Highway system

Roads in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) is a tertiary state highway in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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.

A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Río Bayagán running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico
PR-505 traveling eastbound in Barrio San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Communities served

The road and serves the communities of La Mocha, Montes Llanos, and Hogares Seguros, among others. The community of "La Yuca" is also on PR-505, at km 11.3, in the jurisdiction of Barrio Machuelo Arriba.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Ponce.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
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

References

^ "PR-505" (Map). Google Maps. 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 (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.