Puerto Rico Highway 647 Explained

State:PR
Type:PR
Route:647
Alternate Name:Spanish; Castilian: Carretera Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra
Length Km:12.8
Established:1953
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in PadillaCibuco
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Vega Alta barrio-pueblo
Municipalities:Corozal, Vega Alta
Previous Type:Ter
Previous Route:633
Next Type:Ter
Next Route:679

Puerto Rico Highway 647 (PR-647) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Corozal and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of 12.8km (08miles), it extends from its junction with PR-159 and PR-5568 on the CibucoPadilla line in western Corozal, passing through Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios until its end at PR-676 in downtown Vega Alta.

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 647 is mostly a rural road with one lane per direction for its entire length. In Corozal, it has a short length that extends from PR-159 and PR-5568 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit and is located entirely within Cibuco barrio. In Vega Alta, PR-647 has a long length, beginning from the Corozal municipal limit and ending at PR-676 in the city center. In this municipality, it crosses Cienegueta, Candelaria and Bajura barrios. PR-647 also crosses the Río Cibuco, and some portions of the Vega State Forest are located on this highway. On 17 March 2022, this road was renamed as Spanish; Castilian: Carretera [[Palmira Cabrera de Ibarra]] the in honor of the politician from Vega Alta.

History

Prior to its numerical designation, PR-647 was only known as Spanish; Castilian: Carretera de Candelaria. The current numerical designation corresponds to the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico.