Highway 863 marker

Highway 863

Ruta 863
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length2.5 km[1] (1.6 mi)
Major junctions
West end PR-2 in Candelaria
Major intersections PR-819 in Candelaria
East end PR-862 in Mucarabones–Candelaria–Pájaros–Hato Tejas
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesToa Baja
Highway system
← PR-862→ PR-864

Puerto Rico Highway 863 (PR-863) is a road located in the municipality of Toa Baja in Puerto Rico. With a length of 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-2 in Candelaria barrio and ends at its junction with PR-862 on the Toa Baja–Toa Alta–Bayamón municipal tripoint.[2]

Route description

This highway has a single lane per direction in the entire length and provides access to several communities and neighborhood developments between Candelaria, Mucarabones and Hato Tejas barrios.[3] Located within Candelaria barrio, PR-863 extends to the south from PR-2 junction to PR-819 intersection. Then, it turns to the southeast through southeastern Candelaria until its terminus at PR-862 junction on the Toa Baja's southernmost point.[4]

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-863 was only known as Camino Frailes.[5] 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.

Major intersections

MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Toa BajaCandelaria0.00.0 PR-2 – Bayamón, AreciboWestern terminus of PR-863
0.6–
0.7		0.37–
0.43		 PR-819 – Toa Alta
Toa Alta–Toa Baja–
Bayamón municipal tripoint		Mucarabones–Candelaria–
Pájaros–Hato Tejas quadripoint		2.51.6 PR-862 – Toa Alta, BayamónEastern terminus of PR-863
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (29 February 2020). "PR-863" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ↑ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  3. ↑ "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 133. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "PR-863, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Toa Baja, Memoria Núm. 29" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 22 August 2023.


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