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Puerto Rico Highway 15

Highway in Puerto Rico

Field	Value
state	PR
type	PR
route	15
length_km	25.80
length_ref
established	1953
direction_a	South
terminus_a	in Guayama barrio-pueblo
direction_b	North
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	179}} in Caimital
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	712}} in Palmas
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	708}} in Jájome Alto
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	741}} in Jájome Alto–Culebras Bajo
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	7737}} in Culebras Bajo
* {{jct	state	PR	Ter	7715}} in Quebrada Arriba–Monte Llano
{{jct	state	PR	Urban	1}} in Monte Llano–Quebrada Arriba–Cayey barrio-pueblo
terminus_b	in Cayey barrio-pueblo
municipalities	Guayama, Cayey
previous_type	Urban
previous_route	14
next_type	Urban
next_route	16
embedded	{{Infobox NRHP
embed	yes
name	Carretera #4
location	Cayey and Guayama
coordinates
locmapin	Puerto Rico
built	19th-century
added	October 30, 2020
refnum	100005741

in Caimital
in Palmas
in Jájome Alto
in Jájome Alto–Culebras Bajo
in Culebras Bajo
in Quebrada Arriba–Monte Llano in Monte Llano–Quebrada Arriba–Cayey barrio-pueblo

Puerto Rico Highway 15 (PR-15), formerly Road No. 4 (Carretera #4), is a main highway connecting the municipalities of Guayama and Cayey in Puerto Rico. With a length of 25.80 km, it extends from PR-3 in downtown Guayama to PR-14 in downtown Cayey.

Route description

This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length due to its rural characteristics. In Guayama, PR-15 begins at PR-3 junction in the city center. Then, it leaves the urban area and heads to the north, where meets with PR-179 and crosses the Río Guamaní though the Cayey Bridge before climbing the Sierra de Cayey mountains. In this municipality, PR-15 makes its way though Caimital, Palmas and Guamaní barrios before entering Cayey.

In Cayey, PR-15 makes its way though Jájome Alto barrio after crossing the Guayama municipal limit in the Sierra de Cayey. From this point, the highway continues to the north towards the urban area. Between Jájome Alto and Culebras Bajo barrios, PR-15 meets with the Ruta Panorámica, of which is part from PR-741 intersection to PR-7737 junction. After that, the road goes down the mountains through Quebrada Arriba and Monte Llano barrios until its junction with PR-1, where PR-15 enters the city center for make its final length until PR-14 intersection.

Flamboyan en Carretera 15 en Cayey, Puerto Rico.jpg|Flamboyant on PR-15 in Cayey Carretera PR-15, Guayama, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-15 in Guayama, heading north

History

Originally, PR-15 was identified as Road No. 4, a spur route of the Carretera Central from Cayey to Guayama. As Road No. 4, Puerto Rico Highway 15 was built between 1886 and 1897, and changed its number to the current designation after the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works () that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. The entire length of PR-15 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Carretera PR-15, Cayey, Puerto Rico (1).jpg|PR-15 in Cayey, heading south Puente de Cayey 1 - Guayama Puerto Rico.jpg|Cayey Bridge over the Guamaní River in Guayama

Major intersections

References

"Carretera #4 (PR-15), Cayey/Guayama, Puerto Rico".
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works. "Datos de Transito 2000-2009".
"PR-15".
(1955). "Cayey, Memoria Núm. 42".
National Geographic Maps. (2011). "Puerto Rico". National Geographic Maps.
"PR-15, Cayey, Puerto Rico".
"PR-15, Guayama, Puerto Rico".
Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill. (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico".
"PR 15 over GUAMANI RIVER Guayama Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report".
"Adoptando trazado de la Ruta Panorámica". Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico.
"Leyes y Resoluciones Conjuntas Aprobadas para Asignar Nombre a Carreteras y Estructuras".

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