Puerto Rico Highway 143
Highway in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Highway 143 (PR-143) is a secondary highway that connects the town of Adjuntas to the town of Barranquitas. This roads extends from PR-123 to PR-162 along the Cordillera Central.[5]
Existed1953[4]–present
PR-10 in Saltillo
PR-503 in Consejo
PR-140 in San Patricio–Pica–Consejo
PR-139 in Jauca–Anón
PR-511 in Jauca–Anón
PR-149 in Ala de la Piedra–Villalba Arriba
PR-151 in Caonillas Arriba
PR-155 in Bermejales–Bauta Arriba–Pedro García
PR-723 in Helechal–Hayales
PR-152R in Helechal
 Highway 143 | ||||
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| Ruta 143 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 58.7 km[1][2][3] (36.5 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[4]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PR-123 in Saltillo | |||
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| East end |  PR-162 in Helechal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Adjuntas, Utuado, Ponce, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Orocovis, Villalba, Coamo, Barranquitas | |||
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Route description
Heading east from Adjuntas, PR-143 runs through the northern border of the municipality of Ponce, before reaching Orocovis and then Barranquitas.
A scene on PR-143 westbound in Barrio Anón, Ponce, Puerto Rico
A sign on westbound PR-143 in Barrio Ala de la Piedra, Orocovis, Puerto Rico, pointing out Ruta Panorámica near PR-149
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Tourist attractions
The road is a major part of Puerto Rico's Panoramic Route, being the major middle component of such route. It crosses Toro Negro State Forest, and leads to such landmarks as Cerro de Punta and Lago El Guineo lake.[6] The Orocovis-Villalba lookout and Cerro Maravilla as well as a number of local restaurants can be found along the way.
View of the southern coast of Puerto Rico from PR-143
North entrance of Camino El Bolo trail of Toro Negro State Forest at PR-143 in Orocovis
Route features
| No. | km | Feature | Direction | Notes |
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| 0 | 0.0 | PR-10 | North and South | To Ponce (SB) or to Adjuntas (NB) |
| 1 | 3.3 | PR-521 | North | To Jayuya |
| 2 | 3.9 | PR-503 (also to PR-505) | South | To Ponce |
| 3 | 7.3 | PR-140 | North | To Jayuya |
| 4 | 7.9 | San Patricio Elementary School | North | - |
| 5 | 11.6 | PR-139 | South | To Ponce |
| 6 | 12.4 | PR-511 | South | To Ponce (blocked by landslides as of 01/15) |
| 7 | 16.7 | Cerro de Punta | North | Tallest mountain in PR |
| 8 | 18.2 | Monte Jayuya | North | Radio/TV Towers |
| 9 | 21.2 | PR-577 | North | Cerro Maravilla |
| 10 | 28.1 | PR-149 | South | To Villalba |
| 11 | 28.5 | PR-149 and sign to Toro Negro State Forest | North | To Ciales |
| 12 | 32.4 | PR DRNA Toro Negro State Forest Office | North | - |
| 13 | 39.6 | Mirador Villaba-Orocovis (Scenic Lookout) | South | - |
Major intersections
| Municipality | Location | km [1][2][3] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Adjuntas | Saltillo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-123 – Adjuntas, Ponce | Western terminus of PR-143; western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Adjuntas | |||
| 0.5– 0.6 | 0.31– 0.37 |  PR-10 (Carretera Rigoberto "Pucho" Ramos Aquino) – Adjuntas, Ponce | ||||||
| Portugués | 3.4 | 2.1 |  PR-521 – Vegas Arriba | |||||
| Utuado | Consejo | 3.9 | 2.4 |   PR-503 south (Carretera David Medina Feliciano) – Ponce | ||||
| Ponce–Jayuya– Utuado municipal tripoint | San Patricio–Pica– Consejo tripoint | 7.4 | 4.6 |   PR-140 north – Jayuya | ||||
| Jayuya–Ponce municipal line | Jauca–Anón line | 11.8 | 7.3 |  PR-139 – Ponce | ||||
| 12.7 | 7.9 |  PR-511 – Ponce | Blocked by landslides as of January 2015 | |||||
| Ponce | Anón | 21.9 | 13.6 |  PR-577 – Cerro Maravilla | ||||
| Juana Díaz |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Orocovis–Villalba municipal line | Ala de la Piedra–Villalba Arriba line | 29.0 45.4[a] | 18.0 28.2 |  PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) – Villalba | Southern terminus of PR-149 concurrency | |||
| Orocovis | Ala de la Piedra | 44.8[a] 29.1 | 27.8 18.1 | PR-149 (Carretera José Joaquín Rodríguez Rodríguez) – Ciales, Jayuya | Northern terminus of PR-149 concurrency | |||
| Bauta Abajo | 34.0 | 21.1 |  PR-564 – Bauta Abajo | |||||
| 39.3 | 24.4 |  PR-590 – Bauta Abajo | ||||||
| Villalba | Caonillas Arriba | 41.5– 41.6 | 25.8– 25.8 |  PR-151 south – Villalba | ||||
| Orocovis–Coamo municipal line | Bermejales–Pedro García line | 46.4 | 28.8 |  PR-595 – Pedro García | ||||
| Bermejales–Bauta Arriba– Pedro García tripoint | 46.7 | 29.0 |  PR-155 – Coamo, Orocovis | |||||
| Coamo | Hayales | 51.1 | 31.8 |  PR-569 – Orocovis, Sabana | ||||
| Coamo–Barranquitas municipal line | Hayales–Palo Hincado line | 52.5 | 32.6 |  PR-720 – Palo Hincado | ||||
| Hayales–Helechal line | 54.1 | 33.6 |  PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica) – Aibonito, Pulguillas | Eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica concurrency; the Ruta Panorámica continues toward Aibonito | ||||
| Barranquitas | Helechal | 58.1 | 36.1 |  PR-152R north (Avenida Ingeniero José Zayas Green) – Barranquitas | ||||
| 58.7 | 36.5 | PR-162 – Barranquitas, Aibonito | Eastern terminus of PR-143 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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