Puerto Rico Highway 344 Explained

State:	PR
Type:	PR
Route:	344
Length Km:	6.5
Established:	1953^[1]
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	in Hormigueros barrio-pueblo
Junction:	in Hormigueros in Jagüitas
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	in Rosario
Municipalities:	Hormigueros, Mayagüez
Previous Type:	Sec
Previous Route:	339
Next Type:	Ter
Next Route:	365

Puerto Rico Highway 344 (PR-344) is a rural road in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, beginning from near the municipality's small downtown and ending at PR-348 near the border with San Germán in barrio Rosario. It has narrow lanes, and after about five kilometers becomes one of the most dangerous highways in Puerto Rico, as it goes near a precipice with little or no safety barriers. It serves as a route to Mayagüez via PR-348 which ends in Puerto Rico Alt Route 2 (Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances, or locally Calle Post).^{[2] [3]}

Major intersections

Related route

State:	PR
Type:	Ter
Route:	3344
Length Km:	1.3
Location:	Hormigueros

Puerto Rico Highway 3344 (PR-3344) is a spur route located in Hormigueros. It begins at PR-344 north of downtown and ends at its junction with PR-309 near PR-2.^[4]

See also

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hormigueros, Memoria Núm. 46 . 1955 . . es . August 3, 2020.
2. National Geographic Maps . 2011 . Puerto Rico . 1:125,000 . Adventure Map (Book 3107) . Evergreen, Colorado . National Geographic Maps . 978-1566955188 . 756511572.
3. Web site: Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT) . Transit Data (Datos de Transito) . DTOP PR . 106 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401220153/act.dtop.pr.gov/index.php/download/traffic-data-report-2000-2009/?wpdmdl=528 . April 1, 2019.
4. Web site: PR-3344, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico . geoview.info . March 22, 2020.