Mexican Federal Highway 90 Explained

Country:MEX
Type:FH
Route:90
Maint:Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
Length Km:335.7
Section1:East segment
Length Km1:217.6
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:East
Terminus A1: in Irapuato, Guanajuato
Direction B1:West
Terminus B1: near Zapotlanejo, Jalisco
Section2:West segment
Length Km2:118.1
Length Ref2:[2]
Direction A2:East
Terminus A2: in Ameca, Jalisco
Direction B2:West
Terminus B2: in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Previous Type:FH
Previous Route:87
Next Type:FH
Next Route:93

Federal Highway 90 (Carretera Federal 90) connects Irapuato, Guanajuato to Zapotlanejo, Jalisco near Guadalajara.[3] Federal Highway 90 has two main segments.

The first segment runs westward from Zapotlanejo, Jalisco eastward to Irapuato, Guanajuato and connects to Guadalajara via Mexican Federal Highway 80.[4] The total length of the highway segment is 217.6 km (135.2 mi).[5] The second segment runs westward from Mascota, Jalisco eastward to Ameca, Jalisco. The total length of the highway segment is 118.1 km (73.4 mi).[6] Federal Highway 90 connects to Puerto Vallarta via Jalisco State Highway 70.[7] [8]

The highway is under the management of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico and custody is under the responsibility of "The Federal Road Police" (a part of the Federal Preventive Police, PFP). The road runs through the center of Mexico from west to east.

The road connects the following cities from west to east: Zapotlanejo, Ocotlán, Degollado, La Piedad, Pénjamo, Abasolo, and Irapuato.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 9. 2012-02-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  2. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 4. 2012-02-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  3. http://dgp.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Atlas/turis2008.pdf Mapa Nacional de Comunicaciones y Transportes
  4. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 3. 2012-02-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  5. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 4. 2012-02-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  6. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 9. 2012-02-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  7. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Jalisco. PDF. 2011. es. 2–3. 2012-02-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175846/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/14_JALISCO.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  8. Web site: El Universal - Estado. Cerrarán lunes y martes carretera Estatal 70 de Jalisco (State Route 70 will close Sunday and Monday). 2008. es. 2012-02-10.