Uriah Butler Highway
| Uriah Butler Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) |
| Existed | 1958–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Champs Fleur |
| Valsayn | |
| South end | Chaguanas |
| Location | |
| Major cities | Chaguanas, San Juan |
| Highway system | |
The Uriah Butler Highway, sometimes referred to as UBH, is one of the major north–south highways on Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago.
It is named after Tubal Uriah Butler.
It runs from Champs Fleurs to Chaguanas where it meets the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway. It crosses the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway at Valsayn.
The highway was originally named the Princess Margaret Highway and was constructed in 1958. It was extended and renamed for labour leader Tubal Uriah Butler in 1988.
Exit List[]
The following table lists the major junctions along the Uriah Butler Highway. The entire route is located in Trinidad.
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs Fleur | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | Eastern Main Road | Northern Terminus | |
| 0.05 | 0.031 | 1 | Priority Bus Route | Access to Buses, Taxis, emergency vehicles and authorised private vehicles only | ||
| San Juan | 0.8 | 0.50 | 2 | Max Richards Drive | Exit via Roundabout. Access to UWI Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business and Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (Mt. Hope Hospital) | |
| Valsayn | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3 | Churchill Roosevelt Highway | Interchange with Churchill Roosevelt Highway (Port of Spain - Arima) | |
| Bamboo Village | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4 | Bamboo #1 Road | ||
| Caroni | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5 | Caroni Savannah Road | ||
| Chaguanas | 9.5 | 5.9 | 6 | Munroe Road | ||
| 12.5 | 7.8 | 7 | Endeavour Connector Road, Narsaloo Ramaya Marg Road, Soogrim Trace | |||
| 15.5 | 9.6 | 8 | Chaguanas Main Road, Southern Main Road | |||
| 15.6 | 9.7 | — | Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway | Southern terminus, freeway continues south into Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo as the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
| ||||||
References[]
- Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.
| Freeways & Major Highways | |
|---|---|
| Trunk Roads & Minor Highways | |
| Main Roads | |
  | This Trinidad and Tobago road article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Roads in Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad (island)
- North America road stubs
- Trinidad and Tobago stubs
- Trinidad and Tobago geography stubs