50-654: Blanco Bridge or Bridge 152 ( Puente Blanco in Spanish) was built in 1924, on Puerto Rico Highway 10 at km 48.1 in Arenas , a barrio of Utuado in Puerto Rico. PR-10 at this location connects the towns / municipalities of Utuado and Adjuntas . It's named Puente Blanco (white bridge) because it was painted white for decades. The concrete bridge rises 33 feet over the Pellejas River between Adjuntas and Utuado. The total length of
100-501: A farm-to-market road . When the PR-10 road started construction in the mid-1970s, the then Ponce-Arecibo Road, which used to be signed PR-10, was resigned PR-123 and the new road was signed PR-10. Today, PR-10 signs refer to the new road, whereas PR-123 signs refer to the old road. The old road is roughly parallel to the new PR-10. The exception to this is in the area between the towns of Adjuntas and Utuado , where construction of PR-10
150-476: A 24-hour closure of the highway. It was the second time that heavy rains had caused rocks to fall onto the highway in a period of a few months. Meanwhile, northbound traffic was detoured to PR-515 and southbound traffic was detoured to PR-123 , the old PR10-signed road. As a result, the Puerto Rico DTOP is assessing whether the area would be a candidate for the installation of metal nets that would minimize
200-480: A Taíno Indian found in an excavation. Nearby, there's a monument to Chief Hayuya , cacique of the region. In the outskirts of the city, tourists can visit the Cerro de Punta , highest peak in the island of Puerto Rico, as well as the other mountains mentioned ( Tres Picachos , for example). The Toro Negro State Forest can also be reached through the city. Jayuya is home to the first aerostat in Puerto Rico and one of
250-573: A barrio referred to as "el pueblo" . Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions ) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called sectores ( sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial , among others. Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing
300-637: A certain amount of social exclusion . A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Jayuya: Gripiñas, Puerto Plata, Saliente, Salientito, Las Arenas, Comunidad Mario Canals (Sector El Salto), Comunidad Márquez, Hoyo Frío, Sector El Nudo, Santa Clara, Sector San Felipe , and Sector Las Casitas in Vista Alegre . As in most municipalities located in
350-587: A municipality with a population of more than 9,000. In 1950, the town was the setting of the Jayuya Uprising , in which Nationalists started a revolt against the Government of the United States led by Blanca Canales , a social worker, and her cousins, Elio and Doris Torresola. Canales led the group into the main town square and gave a speech, declaring Puerto Rico an independent republic . The police station
400-456: A shield with a three tower crown above, which is standard for municipalities. Inside the shield, centered at the top, a crown representing Chief Hayuya 's monarchy. In the center a green band with a white border representing the Tres Picachos (Three Peaks) mountains. The green color symbolizes the countryside and the town's matron, La Virgen de la Monserrate . At the bottom of the shield, is
450-464: A temporary terminus, requiring motorists to detour on the narrower PR-5516. After a short run south on PR-5516, a road signed PR-5518 continues the detour to PR-123, old PR-10, . The detour route continues north until it meets the new limited access PR-10. PR-123/PR-10 is a curvy road that leads to Utuado, the next town before the new PR-10's terminus in Arecibo. At this point the road traverses some of
500-433: Is LEED certified, for having a green-building design. The Metropolitan University, a private institution, has a campus in the municipality's downtown area. The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms. The flag is rectangular in shape and derives its symbolism from the coat of arms. It symbolizes the spirit of people proud of their Taíno heritage and their hospitality. Jayuya's coat of arms consists of
550-456: Is a major highway in Puerto Rico . The primary state road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities. Construction on the modern PR-10, a new 68.26-kilometer (42.41 mi) highway, began in 1974. The highway is being built parallel to the old PR-10; that road is now signed PR-123 . Most of the new PR-10
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#1733085200517600-444: Is an interchange with PR-505 which leads to downtown Ponce and barrio San Patricio . Further west it meets PR-503 in barrio Portugués , which leads south to downtown Ponce, north to barrio San Patricio, and to barrio Consejo in southern Jayuya . This interchange also connects to PR-504 , which leads to downtown Ponce and to the northern areas of barrio Portugués . The road then enters barrio Portugués Urbano where it intersects
650-488: Is being signed PR-123. The new highway was anticipated to be completed by 2015 at a cost of $ 500 million, however remains incomplete at the present moment. When the new PR-10 highway is completed, travel time between Ponce and Arecibo will be significantly reduced. The new PR-10 provides a second safe route to cross the island from north to south, in addition to PR-52 . Except for a 1.65-kilometer (1.03 mi) stretch of road between km 13.45 and km 15.10, where
700-495: Is not yet complete and traffic is detoured to use the PR-123. In that area PR-10 signs identify the old road. Prior to 1974, the full length of the old road was, in fact, signed PR-10. This route signing can still be seen in some old street maps of the city of Ponce. PR-10 is an alternate route to PR-123. Navigating the old Ponce-Arecibo road was very tedious as the road was engineered to run from mountainside to mountainside, following
750-400: Is now complete, with an approximately 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) stretch still remaining to be finished. In its current state it is a freeway only in the completed portions, which consists of over three-fourths of the highway. In May 2010, Autoridad de Carreteras estimated the road would be completed in 2015, at a cost of $ 500 million. Upon completion, the highway is expected to become one of
800-607: Is spread over 10 barrios and Jayuya Pueblo (the downtown and administrative center of the city). It is the principal city of the Jayuya Micropolitan Statistical Area . Named after the Taíno tribal leader, Hayuya , Jayuya is known for its skilled wood carvers . Among its monuments are the statue of Nemesio Canales and the bust of Hayuya, both by the Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista . The town of Jayuya
850-466: Is usually mentioned as the obligatory municipality to visit when visiting the center of the island of Puerto Rico . There are several landmarks for tourists to consider like the Nemesio Canales Museum at his historic home and El Cemí Museum, both located in the same area on a small valley to the west of the downtown district . Also, the Taíno tomb in the city's downtown has the remains of
900-600: The Popular Democratic Party , were elected as district senators. There are 34 bridges in Jayuya. As all other municipalities in the island, Jayuya is part of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. It has several elementary schools distributed throughout the city's barrios. However, there's currently only one public high school, Josefina León Zayas High School, located in the city's downtown. The high school
950-529: The Toro Negro State Forest is located within the municipality of Jayuya. Rivers like Río Naranjito and Río Yunes , as well as the Río Grande de Jayuya and its various affluents, flow through this municipality. Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Jayuya is subdivided into barrios . The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in the center of the municipality, in
1000-463: The bridge is 20.5 meters and its width is 4.9 meters. The bridge designer was Rafael Nevares and Martín Aparicio was the builder. The bridge which cost $ 23,796 was important for these inland coffee municipalities. The bridge was added to the US National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995. The bridge met the requirements for its design and craftsmanship as well as for its significance to
1050-519: The center of the island of Puerto Rico, in a valley in the middle of the Cordillera Central . Due to this location, its terrain is mostly rough and steep. Some of the highest mountains of the island are located in this region, including Monte Jayuya , Cerro Rosa , Tres Picachos and the highest mountain of the island, Cerro Punta , at 4,389 ft (1,338 m). The town's total area is estimated at 39.4 square miles (102.05 km ) . Part of
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#17330852005171100-531: The construction of bridges. PR-10 has its southern terminus at PR-5506 , near PR-1 , at the entrance to Mercedita International Airport . The first four miles runs northwesterly, bypassing the City of Ponce to the north.. The road crosses barrio Sabanetas , intersecting PR-52 , leading to Mayagüez and San Juan . The road also crosses barrio Machuelo Abajo , and an interchange with PR-14 , which goes to downtown Ponce and Coamo . In barrio Machuelo Arriba , there
1150-407: The contours of the mountains, and along the natural definitions of the course of rivers, to reach its destination. Driving was rather hazardous, especially for trucks. One of the reasons to build a new road was the expected use by large trucks which the old road could not accommodate. Also, as traffic on the old road increased in the 1950s and 1960s, that road started to show its limits. To ameliorate
1200-437: The design phase (" etapa de diseño "), and known as phases II, III, and IV (synonymous with former phases 7, 8, and 9), would cost $ 31.8M, $ 31.3M, and 34.5M, respectively, to build for a total cost-to-build of $ 97.6 million. The new road runs mostly parallel to PR-123, and for the area that is still under construction, motorists must use a stretch of PR-123 before reaching PR-10 again. The incomplete stretch will link Adjuntas to
1250-494: The historical period between 1924 - 1944 in Puerto Rico when coffee production was an important part of its economy. The bridge helped improve exchange and communication between nearby communities working in coffee production. This article about a property in Puerto Rico on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . PR-10 Puerto Rico Highway 10 ( PR-10 )
1300-550: The idea. The plan had its roots in a so-called Plan 2020 , the result of a study by a group of U.S. consultants eyeing economic regeneration for Puerto Rico at the expense of the environment. The frequent rain and high humidity as well as the mountainous terrain of the area traversed by PR-10 make for a road building challenge for road engineers who have come to the use of recycled ground vehicular rubber tires as an innovative solution. The government calls PR-10 "Puerto Rico's first green road" for its use of recycled car tires to build
1350-421: The main limited access highway on Puerto Rico's northern coast. A little over a mile later, PR-10 terminates at an intersection with PR-2 . The history of PR-10 is closely linked to PR-123 (the old Ponce-to-Adjuntas Road) which predates it. PR-123 dates to the late 19th century when it was built under the colonial government of Spain to connect the coffee-growing town of Adjuntas to the port city of Ponce as
1400-717: The mountain region, the climate is mostly cool with temperatures in the 80 to 70 °F (27 to 21 °C) range. However, they are known to go as low as 50 or 60 °F (10 or 16 °C) during some winters. Jayuya celebrates its patron saint festival in September. The Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. The festival has featured live performances by well-known artists such as Victor Manuelle . Other festivals and events celebrated in Jayuya include: Due to its location, Jayuya
1450-441: The mountain town of Utuado . It takes about half hour travel on PR-123 to reach the new PR-10 road, and about one hour and 20 minutes to travel the full length of the road from Ponce to Arecibo. Before the building of the new PR-10 highway, just the stretch from Utuado to Arecibo used to take one hour to travel; it now takes 15 minutes. On 8 November 2010, large rocks fell on a section of the new PR-10 in barrio Tibes leading to
1500-412: The mountains and enters Puerto Rico's northern coastal valleys. It intersects again with PR-123 acerca de San Pedro. Shortly after, the road becomes a divided highway. Further north, the road intersects PR-651 connecting to Hatillo , and PR-652, which accesses the 6barrios along the southern edge of the City of Arecibo, and leads to the former Arecibo Observatory . There is an interchange with PR-22 ,
1550-514: The municipality of Adjuntas via Adjuntas' barrio Portugués, where the headwaters of Ponce's Río Portugués is located. As the road goes from Adjuntas' barrio Portugués to barrio Saltillo, it intersects with Puerto Rico's Panoramic Route , PR-143 , which leads to downtown Adjuntas and Barranquitas . As it continues north bypassing the town of Adjuntas, PR-10 intersects with PR-521 leading to downtown Adjuntas and to PR-143. The newer freeway alignment briefly continues north but comes to an abrupt end at
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1600-527: The northern terminus of PR-9 , which leads to PR-2 in Ponce's barrio Canas . At this point PR-10 turns sharply north and heads into the mountains of barrio Tibes . Halfway through Tibes it intersects PR-503 . It runs briefly through barrio San Patricio before entering barrio Guaraguao . As it enters barrio Guaraguao, the road intersects with PR-515, which leads to PR-123, the old road between Ponce and Arecibo. Continuing on its northerly course, PR-10 then enters
1650-466: The possibility of further erosion. The building of the new PR-10 was an issue of contention based on environmental reasons related to the effect on the virgin Cordillera Central. When a group of American corporations attempted to lease land from the Government of Puerto Rico to exploit nickel, copper and cobalt mines, a grassroots effort by Puerto Rican townspeople had the government turn away from
1700-409: The region. Livestock is another part of the city's economy. In the middle of the 20th century, several manufacturing industries established in Jayuya, aiming to revitalize the economy as well as provide work for the residents. Some of the companies currently in the city are Baxter Healthcare and Abbott Laboratories . A bridge used by these companies for the delivery of their materials to their plants
1750-504: The road is being built to promote other types of socio-economic developments, such as those associated with the Port of the Americas . PR-10 was inaugurated in the year 2000. The new Puerto Rico Highway 10 is being built in three segments and, as of November 2010, only the middle segment remained to be built. The first segment, the road from Utuado to Arecibo was built at a cost of $ 120 million;
1800-471: The road is only two lanes wide, the road is either a three- or four-lane highway. The road is listed as part of the National Highway System . Jayuya, Puerto Rico Jayuya ( Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈʝuʝa] ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce ; east of Utuado ; and west of Ciales . Jayuya
1850-473: The second segment, the road from Ponce to Adjuntas, was built at a cost of $ 80 million. The remaining segment, from Adjuntas to Utuado, is partly complete. Due to the complexities of road-building in the remaining segment, this last segment is being built in nine phases. The first phase, consisting of 1.24 km of roadway, was completed at a cost of $ 7.9 million and opened to the public on 21 August 2009. Phases 2 and 3 were already also under construction at
1900-469: The situation, in 1974 the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works started planning for the construction this road to connect the cities of Ponce and Arecibo. While one of the main reasons to build the new PR-10 was to facilitate the movement of trucks in the mineral exploitation of the area, such exploitation met with considerable opposition from environmental advocates and today
1950-417: The surface of the road. No plans have been disclosed to close the old PR-123 after the new PR-10 construction project is complete, and PR-123 will likely serve mostly as a local route. Today, the old highway is signed as PR-123 in those stretches of the road where the newer PR-10 parallels it. As new stretches of the PR-10 road are completed and opened to traffic, the corresponding stretch of the old PR-10 road
2000-402: The surrounding mountain tops. After its initial completion, the road was described as "(being) of first class construction throughout, and present(ing) a panorama of magnificent scenery, rivaling the views of any of the famed roads of Europe." When completed, the reconstructed highway will significantly reduce travel time. Due to the rugged terrain, several sections of the new highway required
2050-471: The tallest peaks of the Cordillera Central. The older road has views of the nearby mountains, but probably not as good as the views from the new PR-10, . This is due to removing trees along the new road for shoulders, thus making for a clearer view. PR-10 continues north, intersecting PR-135, which leads west to Lake Guayo, located between Adjuntas and Lares. It continues north for approximately 15 miles before reaching another section of new PR-10, just prior to
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2100-498: The time that the beginning of phase 4 was announced on 25 August 2010. Phase 4 will cost of $ 8.7 million. At that juncture, phase 5 was being readied for bidding. The last four phases were under engineering design in August 2010. The total cost of these last five phases (phases 5 through 9) is projected to be $ 179 million. During a 2013 presentation by the Puerto Rico DTOP , the last three Utuado-to-Adjuntas phases that were at that point in
2150-608: The town of Lares , in the lower Central Karst Zone, and east to downtown Utuado and on to Caonillas Lake west of Utuado. The roads continues north where it intersects the old road to Arecibo, PR-123. Further north the road also intersects PR-621 which leads to PR-146 and Dos Bocas Lake, a major source of hydroelectricity. Traversing the Central Karst Zone, PR-10 follows a course parallel to Rio Grande de Arecibo. A connecting road, PR-6626 accesses PR-626, which leads to various rural Arecibo barrios. Continuing north, PR-10 descends from
2200-665: The town of Utuado. In this stretch, construction of the realigned PR-10 is visible, alternating between the left and right sides of PR-123, as it carves through the mountains. The headwaters of Río Grande de Arecibo is near here, and the river -is visible mostly to the east of PR-123. PR-123 intersects with PR-524, which leads west to Jayuya. About one-half mile south of the town of Utuado, PR-123 intersects with PR-603, which connects to another section of realigned PR-10. This section7 bypasses downtown Utuado and heads towards Arecibo. PR-10 runs alongside Río Grande de Arecibo for several miles. The road intersects with PR-111 which leads west to
2250-402: The two major roads on the island that cross the Cordillera Central mountain range. The first section of the road was inaugurated in the year 2000. After "more than 40 years" since the project was initiated, as of 22 January 2017, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) remained to be completed. PR-10 runs generally north-south over the scenic mountains of the Cordillera Central with magnificent views of
2300-402: The world's largest. It is located in barrio Mameyes, at 3,200 feet above sea level. When the aerostat lifts, it reaches 3,500 feet where it has a panoramic view of 360 degrees. Coffee production can be seen at Hacienda San Pedro located in Jayuya. Jayuya's economy has always depended greatly on agriculture. Products like coffee, tomato, and other vegetables are produced and distributed in
2350-522: Was destroyed by Hurricane Maria . Work was set to begin on the bridge in 2019. Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico , Jayuya is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is Jorge González Otero , from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). González was elected at the 1996 general election . The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district V , which is represented by two senators. In 2012, Ramón Ruiz and Martín Vargas Morales , from
2400-405: Was founded in 1911, but history traces non-indigenous settlers living in the region as far back as 1878. At that time, a small community was established there, separated from the larger cities of the coasts with little to no communication. Near the end of the 19th century, the town focused on the production of coffee, which greatly boosted the local economy. In 1911, the town was officially declared
2450-556: Was later attacked, telephone lines cut, and the post office burned to the ground. One police officer was killed and three others wounded in these attacks. The group held the town for three days, until it was bombed by U.S. planes supporting a ground attack by the Puerto Rico National Guard . Even though an extensive part of the town was destroyed, the news of the American bombing was not reported outside of Puerto Rico. Instead, it
2500-404: Was reported by the American media stateside as an incident between Puerto Ricans. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, the people of Jayuya had to resort to collecting spring water. Immediately following the hurricane, rescue and restoration efforts began by community members who gathered at the local high school. Most wooden structures were destroyed. Jayuya is located in
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