Puerto Rico Highway 505

Highway 505
Highway 505
Ruta 505
Carretera La Guardarraya
Route information
	Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	16.4 km (10.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end	PR-139 in Machuelo Arriba
	PR-504 in Machuelo Arriba–Montes Llanos–Portugués
North end	PR-503 in San Patricio
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Ponce
Highway system
	Roads in Puerto Rico; List;

Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) is a tertiary state highway in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This roads extends from PR-139 in Barrio Machuelo Arriba to PR-503 in Barrio San Patricio.

Route description

PR-505 runs north to south, in a general SSE direction, and mostly alongside Bayagán River in barrio Machuelo Arriba. Its southern terminus is at its intersection with PR-14, near PR-10 and PR-139. The road connects Barrio San Patricio to the urban area of city of Ponce.

A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Río Bayagán running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico
PR-505 traveling eastbound in Barrio San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Communities served

The road and serves the communities of La Mocha, Montes Llanos, and Hogares Seguros, among others. The community of "La Yuca" is also on PR-505, at km 11.3, in the jurisdiction of Barrio Machuelo Arriba.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Ponce.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Machuelo Arriba	0.0	0.0	PR-139 – Ponce, Jayuya	Southern terminus of PR-505
Machuelo Arriba–Montes Llanos– Portugués tripoint	7.2	4.5	PR-504 – Ponce
San Patricio	16.4	10.2	PR-503 (Carretera David Medina Feliciano) – Adjuntas, Jayuya	Northern terminus of PR-505
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1 2 "PR-505" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
↑ PRHTA Design Manual: Chapter 1, General Design Criteria. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. page 1-2. Accessed 9 May 2019.
↑ ¿Una avenida o zona de combate? Primera Hora. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
↑ Remuven árbol que cayó en la carretera #505 de Ponce a Jayuya 22 August 2011. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
↑ National Geographic Maps (2011). Puerto Rico (Map). 1:125,000. Adventure Map (Book 3107). Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps. ISBN 978-1566955188. OCLC 756511572.