Ruta 679 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 2.7 km [1] (1.7 mi) | |||
Existed | 1953 [2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | Dorado, Vega Alta | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 679 (PR-679) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Dorado and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico. [3] With a length of 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi), [1] it begins at its intersection with PR-677 and PR-823 in Espinosa barrio, and ends at its junction with PR-2 in Maguayo barrio. [4]
Puerto Rico Highway 679 is a rural road with a single lane per direction along its entire length. It has two segments in Dorado and another one in Vega Alta. [4] The first segment in Dorado is located in southwestern Espinosa barrio, extending from its southern terminus at PR-677 and PR-823 intersection to the Vega Alta municipal limit. In Vega Alta, PR-679 passes briefly through southeastern Espinosa barrio. [5] Then, PR-679 return to Dorado with its second segment through western Espinosa and southwestern Maguayo until its northern terminus at PR-2 junction. [6] [7]
Prior to its numerical designation, PR-679 was known as Carretera de Quebrada Arenas, a road that ran from PR-2 to Toa Alta through PR-679 and PR-823. 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: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. [2]
Municipality | Location | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Dorado | Espinosa | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-679 and western terminus of PR-823; access to PR-142 and Toa Alta | |||
Vega Alta |
No major junctions | |||||||
Dorado | Maguayo | 2.7 | 1.7 | ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-679 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |