Puerto Rico Highway 162

Puerto Rico Highway 162 (PR-162) is a road that travels from Aibonito, Puerto Rico to Barranquitas.^[4] This highway begins at its intersection with PR-1 in Cuyón and ends at its junction with PR-156 in downtown Barranquitas.^[5]

• Puerto Rico Highway 162 by municipality
• 
  Northbound sign in Aibonito
• 
  Southbound sign in Helechal, Barranquitas

Highway 162
Ruta 162
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length	19.0 km[1][2] (11.8 mi)
Existed	1953[3]–present
Major junctions
South end	PR-1 in Cuyón
Major intersections	PR-718 in Pasto–Cuyón PR-722 / PR-7718 in Pasto–Robles PR-14 in Aibonito barrio-pueblo PR-725 in Aibonito barrio-pueblo PR-724 in Aibonito barrio-pueblo PR-14 in Pasto–Llanos–Asomante PR-725 in Asomante–Llanos PR-719 in Helechal PR-558 in Helechal PR-143 in Helechal
North end	PR-156 in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Municipalities	Aibonito, Barranquitas
Highway system
Roads in Puerto Rico List
← PR-161 → PR-163

Major intersections

• 
  PR-143 east near PR-162 junction in Helechal, Barranquitas
• 
  PR-162 south at PR-558 intersection in Helechal, Barranquitas
• 
  PR-162 north at PR-719 intersection in Helechal, Barranquitas

Municipality	Location	km[1][2]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Aibonito	Cuyón	0.0	0.0	PR-1 – Cayey, Salinas	Southern terminus of PR-162
		3.1	1.9	PR-716 – Cuyón
	Pasto–Cuyón line	4.9	3.0	PR-718 – Pasto
	Pasto–Robles line	6.4	4.0	PR-722 east (Ruta Panorámica) / PR-7718 west (Paseo Don Julio Francisco "Paco" Santos Vázquez) – Cayey, Coamo
	Aibonito barrio-pueblo	7.8	4.8	PR-721 – Aibonito
		8.5 50.3[a]	5.3 31.3	PR-14 east (Avenida San José) – Cayey	Eastern terminus of PR-14 concurrency; one-way street; eastbound access via Calle Gerónimo Martínez; the Carretera Central continues toward Cayey
	See PR-14
	Pasto–Llanos– Asomante tripoint	47.3[a] 8.6	29.4 5.3	PR-14 west (Carretera Central) – Coamo	Western terminus of PR-14 concurrency; the Carretera Central continues toward Coamo
	Asomante–Llanos line	12.3– 12.4	7.6– 7.7	PR-725 – Llanos
		12.8– 12.9	8.0– 8.0	PR-7062 – Asomante	Unsigned
Barranquitas	Helechal	15.3– 15.4	9.5– 9.6	PR-719 north (Vía Los Torcheros) – Barranquitas
		15.9	9.9	PR-558 – Pulguillas
		16.4	10.2	PR-143 – Adjuntas
	Barranquitas barrio-pueblo	19.0	11.8	PR-156 (Calle Antonio R. Barceló) – Orocovis, Comerío	Northern terminus of PR-162
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

1. Kilometer markers represent the distance along PR-14 rather than PR-162.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• U.S. Roads portal

• 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering