# Puerto Rico Highway 568

Puerto Rico Highway 568 (PR-568) is a road that travels from the municipality of Orocovis to Corozal in Puerto Rico. With a length of 30.1 km (18.7 mi), it begins at its intersection with PR-5155 in downtown Orocovis and ends at PR-159 in western Corozal.

## Route description

This highway consists of one lane per direction for its entire length due to its rural characteristics. In Orocovis, it begins at PR-5155 in the municipal center and continues to the north, passing through Orocovis, Botijas and Mata de Cañas barrios before entering Corozal. In Corozal, PR-568 continues to the north on its way through Magueyes, Palmarito, Negros, Cuchillas and Padilla barrios until its end at PR-159 on the Padilla–Cibuco line.
* Puerto Rico Highway 568 by municipality
* Northbound sign in Orocovis
* Curvy stretch in Orocovis
* Heading north in Padilla, Corozal

### Rivers crossed

Puerto Rico Highway 568 crosses the following rivers:
* Quebrada Grande (Salto Grande) in Corozal
* Quebrada Riachuelo in Corozal
* Río Botijas in Orocovis
* Río Grande de Manatí in Corozal

## History

The entire length of PR-568 is part of the old Road No. 10, a highway that led from Dorado to Coamo through Toa Alta, Corozal and Orocovis until the 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering, a process implemented by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) that increased the insular highway network to connect existing routes with different locations around Puerto Rico. Route 10 extended from PR-165 (old Road No. 2) near Toa Alta to PR-14 (former Road No. 1) in downtown Coamo. Its original way currently corresponds to PR-165, from PR-8865 in Dorado to PR-159 in Toa Alta; PR-159, from PR-165 in Toa Alta to PR-568 in Corozal, except in downtown area, where PR-891 replaces PR-159; PR-568, from PR-159 in Corozal to PR-5155 in Orocovis; PR-5155, from PR-568 north of downtown to PR-155 south of downtown, and PR-155, from PR-5155 in Orocovis to PR-14 in Coamo.

## Major intersections

* PR-568 north approaching PR-772 intersection in Botijas, Orocovis
* PR-568 south near PR-800 intersection in Palmarito, Corozal
* PR-801 west near PR-568 junction in Palmarito, Corozal
* PR-568 south at the southern terminus of PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal
| Municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Orocovis | Orocovis–Orocovis barrio-pueblo line | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-5155 – Orocovis | Southern terminus of PR-568 |
| Orocovis | Orocovis | 0.8 | 0.50 | PR-5555 (Desvío Juan Enrique "Quique" López Torres) to PR-155 – Morovis, Ciales, Coamo | |
| Orocovis | Botijas | 4.8 | 3.0 | PR-772 – Barranquitas, Botijas | |
| Corozal | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Orocovis | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Corozal | Palmarito | 15.2 | 9.4 | PR-800 – Palmarito | |
| Corozal | Palmarito | 15.2– 15.3 | 9.4– 9.5 | Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo | Puente del Riachuelo over the Quebrada Riachuelo |
| Corozal | Palmarito | 15.8 | 9.8 | PR-801 – Naranjito, Palmarito, Maná | |
| Corozal | Negros | 22.2 | 13.8 | PR-805 – Naranjito, Negros, Palos Blancos | |
| Corozal | Padilla | 25.0 | 15.5 | PR-618 – Morovis, Cuchillas | |
| Corozal | Padilla | 28.6– 28.7 | 17.8– 17.8 | PR-5568 – Padilla | |
| Corozal | Padilla–Cibuco line | 30.1 | 18.7 | PR-159 – Corozal, Morovis | Northern terminus of PR-568 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||

## Related route

Puerto Rico Highway 5568 (PR-5568) is a spur route located in Padilla, a barrio of the municipality of Corozal. With a length of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), it begins at PR-568 and ends at its junction with PR-159 and PR-647 near Unibón and Cienegueta barrios. PR-5568 is a rural road with one lane in each direction along its entire length and serves as access to several neighborhood in western Padilla. The entire route is located in Corozal.
* Sign for PR-5568 in Padilla, Corozal, heading north
* PR-5568 north approaching PR-159 and PR-647 junction in Padilla, Corozal
* PR-647 south approaching PR-159 and PR-5568 junction in Cienegueta, Vega Alta
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Padilla | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-568 – Corozal, Orocovis | Southern terminus of PR-5568 |
| Padilla–Cibuco line | 4.4 | 2.7 | PR-159 / PR-647 – Corozal, Morovis, Vega Alta | Northern terminus of PR-5568 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||