Puerto Rico Highway 147 Explained

State:	PR
Type:	PR
Route:	147
Length Km:	2.1
Decommissioned:	y
Direction A:	West
Terminus A:	in Achiote–Naranjito barrio-pueblo
Junction:	in Achiote in Guadiana
Direction B:	East
Terminus B:	in Nuevo
Municipalities:	Naranjito
Previous Type:	Sec
Previous Route:	146
Next Type:	Sec
Next Route:	148

Puerto Rico Highway 147 (PR-147) is now the PR-5 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico.^[1]

History

The former PR-147 ran from its intersection with PR-164 to former east–west portion of PR-148 (current PR-5), as a bypass to the north part of downtown area.^[2] After extending the PR-5 number from Bayamón to Naranjito, the PR-147 numbering was decommissioned, leaving an unsigned portion between PR-5 and PR-164 in the east of downtown.^[3]

Notes and References

1. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
2. Web site: Datos de Transito 2000-2009 . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works . es . April 4, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401220153/act.dtop.pr.gov/index.php/download/traffic-data-report-2000-2009/?wpdmdl=528 . April 1, 2019.
3. Web site: PR-147, Naranjito, Puerto Rico . geoview.info . April 4, 2019.