Southern Highway (Belize)
In Belize, the Southern Highway takes up where the Hummingbird Highway ends and runs from Dangriga to Punta Gorda.[1] It is entirely paved, with the completion of a 10-mile segment between Golden Stream and Big Falls circa 2008–09. The Southern Highway provides important access to a number of Mayan ruins and natural areas. The ancient Mayan sites of Nim Li Punit and Lubaantun are each situated a few miles west of the highway in southern Belize. The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is several miles west of the highway in south-central Belize.[2]
| Southern Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 156.2 km (97.1 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Dangriga |
| To | Punta Gorda |
| Highway system | |
| Roads in Belize | |
Southern Highway just south of Deep River
In 2011, a project was initiated, and complete by 2015, to extend the Southern Highway 21.4 mi/34.5 km to Jalacte in southwestern Belize.[3]
Junction list
| Location | km | Mile | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stann Creek | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hummingbird Highway | Elevation, 21 m |
| 16.1 | 10.0 | Road into Commerce Bight | Elevation, 23 m | |
| 19.8 | 12.3 | Road into Hopkins | Elevation, 19 m | |
| 31.1 | 19.3 | Placencia Road –Placencia, Riversdale, Seine Bight | Elevation, 30 metres | |
| 70.5 | 43.8 | Turnoff to Monkey River Town | Elevation, 20 m | |
| Toledo | 124.6 | 77.4 | Turnoff to Silver Creek, San Miguel, San Pedro Columbia | Elevation, 29 m |
| 133.7 | 83.1 | Junction: road southeast to Toledo District – Punta Gorda; northwest along Jalacte road to Jimmy Cut, Pueblo Viejo, Blue Creek, Aguacate, Otoxha and Dolores | Elevation, 24 metres | |
| 138.6 | 86.1 | Machaca Forest Station | Elevation, 34 m | |
| 143.0 | 88.9 | Road to Piebra, Barranco, Conejo, Crique Sarco | Elevation, 15 m | |
| 148.3 | 92.1 | West access road – Punta Gorda | Elevation, 24 m | |
| 156.2 | 97.1 | West access road | Terminus of highway; elevation, 7 metres |
References
- "Southern Highway" (PDF). www.cisco.com.bz. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Hotels Near the Southern Highway in Belize City". USA Today. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "The Last Link To Guatemala In Process Of Paving". 7 News Belize. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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