Puerto Rico Highway 891

Puerto Rico Highway 891 (PR-891) is the road that goes to downtown Corozal, the administrative center of Corozal, Puerto Rico.[2] With a length of 1.8 km (1.1 mi), this road can be seen as the Alt 159, since it was the original alignment of PR-159 through the municipal center.[3]

Highway 891 marker

Highway 891

Ruta 891
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length1.8 km[1] (1.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end PR-159 in Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo
Major intersections PR-821 in Corozal barrio-pueblo
East end PR-159 in Pueblo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCorozal
Highway system
← PR-888→ PR-901

Route description

This highway consists of one lane in each direction for most of its length. PR-891 begins at its junction with PR-159 in western Barrio Pueblo. Then, it crossess the Río Corozal,[4] a tributary of the Río Cibuco, and enters the city center, where it meets with PR-821 and PR-807 around the town square.[5] After those intersections, PR-891 heads to the east, leaving the downtown area until its end at PR-159 in eastern Barrio Pueblo.[6]

  • Sign for PR-891 in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal, looking west
    Sign for PR-891 in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal, looking west
  • PR-159 west approaching PR-891 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
    PR-159 west approaching PR-891 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
  • PR-159 east at PR-891 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal
    PR-159 east at PR-891 intersection in Barrio Pueblo, Corozal

Component streets

Puerto Rico Highway 891 makes its way within the urban area through the following streets:

  • Calle Bou, from PR-159 to Calle Sixto Febus (Cervantes)[7]
  • Calle Sixto Febus (Cervantes), from Calle Bou to Calle Gándara[lower-alpha 1][8]
  • Calle Gándara, from Calle Sixto Febus (Cervantes) to Calle Urbano Ramírez (Toa Alta)
  • Calle Urbano Ramírez (Toa Alta), from Calle Gándara to PR-159[9]

History

Like a part of PR-159, the entire length of PR-891 is part of the old Road No. 10, a highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis until the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 10 extended from PR-165 (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to PR-14 (former Road No. 1) in downtown Coamo.[10] Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta;[11] PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159;[3] PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis;[12] PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to PR-155 south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.[13]

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Corozal. 

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Corozal barrio-pueblo–Pueblo line0.00.0 PR-159 – MorovisWestern terminus of PR-891
Corozal barrio-pueblo0.80.50 PR-821 (Calle San Ramón) – AbrasOne-way street; northbound access via Calle Colón
Pueblo1.81.1 PR-159 – Toa Alta, NaranjitoEastern terminus of PR-891
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes
  1. Since Calle Sixto Febus (Cervantes) moves from east to west as a one-way street, traffic from west to east must move through Calle San Manuel and Calle Gándara south of the town square.

References
  1. Google (29 February 2020). "PR-891" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Tránsito Promedio Diario (AADT)". Transit Data (Datos de Transito) (in Spanish). DTOP PR. p. 134. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  3. "Corozal, Memoria Núm. 61" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. Press, Detroit Free. "PR 891 over COROZAL RIVER Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico Bridge Inspection Report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
  6. "PR-891, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. "Calle Bou, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. "Calle Cervantes, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. "Calle Toa Alta, Corozal, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. "Revista de Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico, Febrero 1929". Colección Puertorriqueña UPR RP (in Spanish). 1929. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. "Toa Alta, Memoria Núm. 57" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. "Orocovis, Memoria Núm. 47" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1955. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. "Coamo, Memoria Núm. 33" (PDF). Puerto Rico Planning Board (in Spanish). 1953. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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