Southern Highway (Belize)

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 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]

In 2011, a project was initiated to extend the Southern Highway 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	Road to Toledo District – 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

1. "Southern Highway" (PDF). www.cisco.com.bz. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. "Hotels Near the Southern Highway in Belize City". USA Today. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
3. "The Last Link To Guatemala In Process Of Paving". 7 News Belize. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.