Puerto Rico Highway 344
Highway in Puerto Rico
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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).[3][4]
PR-345 in Hormigueros barrio-pueblo
PR-3344 in Hormigueros
PR-338 in Jagüitas
Highway 344 | ||||
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| Ruta 344 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 6.5 km[1] (4.0 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | PR-345 in Hormigueros barrio-pueblo | |||
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| North end |  PR-348 in Rosario | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Hormigueros, Mayagüez | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Major intersections
| Municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hormigueros | Hormigueros barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-345 (Calle Julio Pérez Irizarry) – Hormigueros | Southern terminus of PR-344 |
| Hormigueros | 1.0 | 0.62 |  PR-3344 (Avenida Primero de Abril) – Hormigueros | ||
| Jagüitas | 5.1– 5.2 | 3.2– 3.2 |  PR-338 – Lavadero | ||
| Mayagüez | Rosario | 6.5 | 4.0 | PR-348 – Mayagüez, Rosario | Northern terminus of PR-344 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Related route
 Highway 3344 | |
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| Location | Hormigueros |
| Length | 1.3 km[5] (0.81 mi) |
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.[6] The entire route is located in Hormigueros.
| Location | km[5] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hormigueros barrio-pueblo | 1.3 | 0.81 |      PR-309 to PR-2 (Expreso Eugenio María de Hostos) / PR-319 – Hormigueros, Mayagüez, San Germán | Southern terminus of PR-3344 | |
| Hormigueros barrio-pueblo–Hormigueros line | 0.8 | 0.50 | PR-345 (Calle Julio Pérez Irizarry) – Hormigueros | ||
| Hormigueros | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PR-344 – Hormigueros, Rosario | Northern terminus of PR-3344 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
