Autopista Duarte

Carretera DR-1 in the Dominican Republic
Basic data
Operator:	Ministro de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones
Start of the street:	Santo Domingo ( 18 ° 29 ′  N , 69 ° 54 ′  W )
End of street:	Monte Cristi ( 19 ° 51 ′  N , 71 ° 39 ′  W )
Overall length:	270 km
Region :	Santo Domingo San Cristobal Monseñor Nouel La Vega Espaillat Santiago Valverde Monte Cristi
Course of the road Santo Domingo San Rafael del Yuma Villa Altagracia Piedra Blanca Villa Sonador DR-17 Pimentel (Provincia Duarte) - Piedra Blanca Bonao DR-12 Constanza DR-19 San Francisco de Macorís El Pino Concepción de la Vega DR-21 Sabaneta de Yasica Santiago de los Caballeros Villa Gonzáles Las Galeras - Villa Bisonó Bisonó Esperanza DR-18 Partido - Santiago de los Caballeros Maizal Laguna Salada Hatillo Palma La Guajaca Villa Elisa Villa Sinda Villa Vázquez El Vigiador DR-20 Mao - Palo Verde San Fernando de Monte Cristi  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Autopista Duarte DR-1 is a two-lane highway with a length of 270 kilometers in the Dominican Republic . It enables a fast connection from the capital Santo Domingo on the south coast to the second largest city Santiago de los Caballeros and ends in the city of San Fernando de Monte Cristi (province of Monte Cristi ) on the north coast.

course

South of La Vega

The DR-1 begins in the center of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. It leads out in a north-westerly direction of the city; in town it was named after John F. Kennedy . Outside the city it is known as the Autopista Duarte. The first major city is Bonao , the route leads past the northeastern outskirts. The next town is Concepción de la Vega , or La Vega for short, this is also bypassed to the northeast. In contrast, the route leads through the following city, Santiago de los Caballeros , the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. However, there is also a bypass here that can be used as an alternative. The route continues to Bisonó in a westerly direction. In San Fernando de Monte Cristi it ends in the town center.

history

The route is one of the oldest roads in the Dominican Republic. Construction of the original road began in 1917; it was completed in 1922. The multi-lane expansion was completed by 1997.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rodriguez, Ernesto Melo: Historia de las Carreteras en Republica Dominicana (The history of the streets in the Dominican Republic). El Rincon del Vago, accessed November 17, 2016 (Spanish).