Beetham Highway

The Beetham Highway is a major highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It runs from Barataria (where it connects with the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway) into downtown Port of Spain where it meets Wrightson Road. It was constructed between 1955 and 1956.

Beetham Highway
Route information
Length8 km (5 mi)
Existed1956–present
Major junctions
East endBarataria
West endDowntown Port of Spain
Location
Major citiesPort of Spain
Highway system
Transport in Trinidad and Tobago

The highway was named for former Governor Sir Edward Betham Beetham. On January 2009, world boxing champion Jiselle Salandy died after a car crash at Beetham Highway.

References

  • Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.


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