Philip Goldson Highway Explained

Country:BLZ
Philip Goldson Highway
Length Mi:95
Terminus A:Central American Boulevard, Belize City
Junction:Airport Road Junction, Burrell Boom Junction, Orange Walk South, Orange Walk North, Remate Bypass South, Remate Bypass North
Terminus B:Mexican border
Map Custom:yes
Alternate Name:Northern Highway
Districts:Belize, Orange Walk, Corozal

The Philip Goldson Highway in Belize joins Belize City through Orange Walk Town and Corozal Town with the Mexican border at the state of Quintana Roo. It is approximately 95miles long.

The highway was officially commissioned in 1968 as the Northern Highway. In 1979, 30miles of new highway brought the route much further to the west between Belize City and Orange Walk, and much closer to Crooked Tree, to which a causeway and road was built in 1984.[1] On 21 September 2012, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that it would be renamed the Philip Goldson Highway, named after a Belizean activist, editor and politician. The highway passes the international airport also named for Philip Goldson.

Junction list

DistrictmilekmDestinationNotes
Belize0.00.0Central American Boulevard to George Price Highway
Freetown Road – Belize City
Traffic circle
3.96.3Bridge over Belize River
7.411.9Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport
12.419.9Burrell Boom RoadExtends 19 km to join the George Price Highway
17.528.1Old Northern HighwayGives access to Altun Ha
29.747.8turnoff to Crooked Tree
Orange Walk48.077.2Old Northern Highway
52.1-55.083.8-88.5Orange Walk Town
Corozal78.8126.9Road into Corozal Town
87.0140.1junctionFrom junction, it is 1.3 km / 0.9 mi to the older Subtentiente Lopez bridge over Rio Hondo into Mexico. This bridge is used only for access from Mexico to the Corozal Free Zone by private vehicles and pedestrians.
From junction, it is 1.9 km / 1.2 mi to the new international bridge over the Rio Hondo. This bridge is used by private vehicles entering Belize proper, as well as commercial cargo transport and tourist vehicles.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Two highways renamed on Independence Day in honor of National Heroes. 20 May 2016. The San Pedro Sun. 29 September 2012. 11 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611062301/http://www.sanpedrosun.com/politics-and-government/2012/09/29/two-highways-renamed-on-independence-day-in-honor-of-national-heroes/. live.