National Route 36 (Costa Rica)

National Primary Route 36, or just Route 36 (Spanish: Ruta Nacional Primaria 36, or Ruta 36) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Limón province.[1]

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National Primary Route 36
Ruta nacional primaria 36
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length92.800 km (57.663 mi)
Major junctions
North end Route 32
Major intersections Route 241
Route 234
Route 256
Route 801
South endPanama 1001
Location
CountryCosta Rica
ProvincesLimón
Highway system
Route 35 Route 39

Description edit

In Limón province the route covers Limón canton (Limón, Valle La Estrella, Matama districts), Talamanca canton (Bratsi, Sixaola, Cahuita districts).

History edit

Binational Sixaola River Bridge edit

The Binational Sixaola River Bridge, located at the southeast end of Route 36, is a bridge over the Sixaola River, the national border between Costa Rica and Panamá.

The bridge is under construction as of October 2019 with a projected delivery date of March 2020[2] and being supervised by the United Nations Office for Project Services; it will span 260 meters, 16.4 meters wide, one lane in each way, with bicycle lanes and sidewalks. Migration checkpoints in both countries were moved to align with the new bridge, and the old railroad bridge was dismantled to construct the new road bridge.[3]

Junction list edit

The entire route is in Limón province.

Canton District km mi Destinations Notes
Limón Limón 0.00 0.00   Route 32
Matama 10.55 6.56   Route 241
Valle La Estrella 33.95 21.09   Route 234
Talamanca Cahuita 53.15 33.02   Route 256
Bratsi 60.95 37.87   Route 801
Sixaola 92.80 57.66 Panama 1001 Route ends in binational road bridge over Sixaola River

References edit

  1. ^ "GeoPortal". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte de Costa Rica. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ Castro, Johnny (8 October 2019). "Puente en frontera con Panamá registra un 56% de avance". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Puente binacional sobre el Río Sixaola" (in Spanish).