Highway 798 | ||||
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| Ruta 798 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
| Length | 4.6 km [1] [2] [3] (2.9 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | 
PR-1 in
Bairoa | |||
| North end |
PR-1 in
Quebrada Arenas | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
| Municipalities | Caguas, San Juan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 798 (PR-798) is a road located between the municipalities of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and San Juan, [4] and it corresponds to an original segment of the historic Carretera Central. [5] La Concepción Bridge is located on this route. [5]
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La Concepción Bridge (1899) -
Puerto Rico Highway 798 south in Río Cañas, Caguas
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Major intersections
| Municipality | Location | km [1] [2] [3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caguas | Bairoa | 4.6 | 2.9 |
PR-1 (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) –
Caguas,
Río Piedras | Southern terminus of PR-798; the Carretera Central continues toward Caguas |
| Río Cañas | 4.1 | 2.5 | 
PR-796 –
Bairoa | ||
| 3.2– 3.1 | 2.0– 1.9 |  To
PR-1 (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) –
Caguas,
Río Piedras | |||
| 2.8 28.9 [a] | 1.7 18.0 | 
PR-1 north (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) –
Río Piedras | Southern terminus of PR-1 concurrency; no access to PR-1 south; no access from PR-1 | ||
| 28.5
[a] 2.7 | 17.7 1.7 |
PR-1 (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) –
Caguas,
Río Piedras | Northern terminus of PR-1 concurrency | ||
| 1.5 | 0.93 | Puente La Concepción over the Río Cañas [6] | |||
| 0.9 | 0.56 | 
PR-799 –
Río Cañas | |||
| 0.6 | 0.37 |
PR-1 (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) –
Caguas,
Río Piedras | Right turn only; no left turn from PR-1; no access across PR-1 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.19 | 
PR-842 –
Caimito | |||
| 0.2 | 0.12 |  To
PR-1 (Carretera Miguel Hernández Rodríguez) /
PR-797 –
Caguas,
Río Piedras,
Aguas Buenas | |||
| San Juan | Quebrada Arenas | 0.0 | 0.0 |
PR-1 north (Carretera Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez) –
Río Piedras | Northern terminus of PR-798; no access to PR-1 south; no access from PR-1; the Carretera Central continues toward Guaynabo |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (February 29, 2020). "PR-798 north" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (February 29, 2020). "PR-798 central" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (February 29, 2020). "PR-798 south" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Puente No. 6 / Bridge #6; Ponton La Concepcion; La Concepcion Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Luis F. Pumarada O’Neill (1991). "Los Puentes Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 45–46. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
External links
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Media related to
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