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Highway 568

Ruta 568

Route information

Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW

Length

30.1 km (18.7 mi)

Existed

1953–present

Major junctions

South end

PR-5155 in Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo

Major intersections

PR-5555 in Orocovis
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

Country

United States

Territory

Puerto Rico

Municipalities

Orocovis, Corozal

Highway system

Roads in Puerto Rico

List

←

PR-567

→

PR-577

←

PR-5567

PR-5568

→

PR-6111

Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that travels from the municipality of Orocovis to Corozal in Puerto Rico. With a length of 30.1 km (18.7 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.

Route description

This highway consists of one lane per direction for its entire length due to its rural characteristics. In Orocovis, it begins at PR-5155 in the municipal center and continues to the north, passing through Orocovis, Botijas and Mata de Cañas barrios before entering Corozal. In Corozal, PR-568 continues to the north on its way through Magueyes, Palmarito, Negros, Cuchillas and Padilla barrios until its end at PR-159 on the Padilla–Cibuco line.

Puerto Rico Highway 568 by municipality
Northbound sign in Orocovis
Curvy stretch in Orocovis
Heading north in Padilla, Corozal

Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:

Quebrada Grande (Salto Grande) in Corozal
Quebrada Riachuelo in Corozal
Río Botijas in Orocovis
Río Grande de Manatí in Corozal

History

The entire length of PR-568 is part of the old Road No. 10, a highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis until 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. Route 10 extended from PR-165 (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to PR-14 (former Road No. 1) in downtown Coamo. Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta; PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159; PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis; PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to PR-155 south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.

Major intersections

PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
PR-801 west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal
PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal

Municipality	Location	km	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	PR-5555 (Desvío Juan Enrique "Quique" López Torres) to PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo
	Botijas	4.8	3.0	PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas
Corozal	No major junctions
Orocovis	No major junctions
Corozal	Palmarito	15.2	9.4	PR-800 – Palmarito
		15.2– 15.3	9.4– 9.5	Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo
		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
	Padilla	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 (2.7 mi)

Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla, a barrio of the municipality of Corozal. With a length of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), it begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios. PR-5568 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length and serves as access to several neighborhood in western Padilla. The entire route is located in Corozal.

Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta

Location	km	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