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Puerto Rico Highway 820

{{Short description|Highway in Puerto Rico}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox road

|state=PR

|type=PR

|route=820

|alternate_name={{lang|es-pr|Carretera Marzán}}

|length_km=2.1

|length_ref=

|established=1953

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a={{jct|state=PR|Ter|677|Ter|678}} in Maricao

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{jct|state=PR|Ter|823}} in Río Lajas

|municipalities=Vega Alta, Toa Alta

|previous_type=Ter

|previous_route=819

|next_type=Ter

|next_route=821

}}

Puerto Rico Highway 820 (PR-820) is an east–west road between the municipalities of Toa Alta and Vega Alta in Puerto Rico. With a length of {{convert|2.1|km|sp=us}}, it extends from PR-823 in Río Lajas barrio to its intersection with PR-677 and PR-678 in Maricao barrio.

Route description

Puerto Rico Highway 820 is a rural road with a single lane per direction along its entire length. In Toa Alta, PR-820 leaves from PR-823, passing through Marzán neighborhood until the Vega Alta municipal limit. In Vega Alta, PR-820 has a short length from the Toa Alta municipal limit until its western terminus at PR-677 and PR-678 intersection. The entire length in Toa Alta is located in Río Lajas barrio, while in Vega Alta it is located entirely in Maricao barrio.

Carretera PR-820, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico (1).jpg|Western terminus at PR-677 and PR-678 intersection in Maricao, Vega Alta, looking east

Carretera PR-820, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico (2).jpg|Eastbound sign in Maricao, Vega Alta

Major intersections

Carretera PR-823, intersección con la carretera PR-820, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico (1).jpg|PR-823 east approaching PR-820 in Río Lajas, Toa Alta

Carretera PR-823, intersección con la carretera PR-820, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico (2).jpg|PR-823 east at PR-820 intersection in Río Lajas, Toa Alta

Carretera PR-677, intersección con las carreteras PR-678 y PR-820, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-677 east near PR-678 and PR-820 intersection in Maricao, Vega Alta

Carretera PR-678, intersección con las carreteras PR-677 y PR-820, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.jpg|PR-678 south at PR-677 and PR-820 intersection in Maricao, Vega Alta

{{PRinttop|length_ref=}}

{{PRint

|municipality=Vega Alta

|location=Maricao

|ctdab=Vega Alta

|km=2.1

|road={{jct|state=PR|Ter|677|Ter|678|name2=Carretera Pámpanos|city1=Vega Alta|location2=Maricao}}

|notes=Western terminus of PR-820

}}

{{PRint

|municipality=Toa Alta

|location=Río Lajas

|ctdab=Toa Alta

|km=0.0

|road={{jct|state=PR|Ter|823|to2=y|Sec|142|name2=Carretera José Antonio "Sonny" Rodríguez Ortiz|city1=Toa Alta|city2=Dorado|city3=Corozal}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of PR-820

}}

{{jctbtm}}

See also

{{Portal|Puerto Rico|U.S. Roads}}

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References

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{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/18.3757461,-66.3049736/18.3753728,-66.3189361/@18.3733109,-66.3141359,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-66.3109739!2d18.3708157!3s0x8c033e166726e08b:0x8e54bd67cb9bc48f!1m0!3e0|title=PR-820|access-date=August 17, 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Maricao Barrio second-order administrative division, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico |url=https://pr.geoview.info/maricao_barrio,7268624 |website=pr.geoview.info |access-date=31 July 2023}}

{{cite web |title=Vega Alta, Memoria Núm. 59 |year=1955 |url=https://rcm1.rcm.upr.edu/demografia/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2020/04/Memoria_59_Vega-Alta-1955.pdf |website=Puerto Rico Planning Board |language=es |access-date=May 11, 2021}}

{{cite map |author=National Geographic Maps |year=2011 |title=Puerto Rico |scale=1:125,000 |series=Adventure Map (Book 3107) |location=Evergreen, Colorado |publisher=National Geographic Maps |isbn=978-1566955188 |oclc=756511572}}

{{cite web |title=PR-820, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico |url=https://pr.geoview.info/pr820,22238089w |website=pr.geoview.info |access-date=31 July 2023}}

{{cite web |title=Río Lajas Barrio second-order administrative division, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico |url=https://pr.geoview.info/rio_lajas_barrio,7268914 |website=pr.geoview.info |access-date=31 July 2023}}

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External links

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