Roads in Belize

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Dirt road in Xuantunich, Belize circa 1975

The road network in Belize consists of over 1,900 miles (3,000 km) of roads, of which approximately 357 miles (575 km) is paved.[1]

History

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In 1888 steps were taken to declare all the old cattle and truck passes, which had been habitually used as public thoroughfares, public highways, in the meaning of the Act, in order to prevent their beings gradually obliterated and effaced ; and that, in the event of roads being made in these directions, they should serve as rights of way for the construction of the roads. The Road Board was created by Act 27 Vict. cap. 17, which was passed "to provide for the making and maintaining of roads throughout the colony." This Act was framed especially with the object of constructing the Western Road, and powers were conferred on the Commissioners to levy tolls, &c., in connection with ferries and toll-houses.[2]

Highways

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Map
  Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway
  Hummingbird Highway
  Coastal Highway
  George Price Highway
  Philip Goldson Highway
Primary Highways
Name Constructed Paved Length From To
Philip Goldson Hwy 95 mi Belize City Mexican border
George Price Hwy 78 mi Belize City Guatemalan Border
Hummingbird Hwy 55 mi Dangriga Belmopan
Coastal Plain Hwy 36 mi Dangriga La Democracia
Thomas Vincent Ramos Hwy 97 mi Dangriga Punta Gorda
Secondary Highways
Name Constructed Paved Length From To
Remate Bypass 11 mi San Pedro Chan Chen
Sarteneja Rd 27 mi Corozal Sarteneja
San Victor Rd 6 mi San Narciso San Victor
San Antonio Rd 12 mi Orange Walk Santa Cruz
San Felipe Rd 18 mi Yo Creek San Felipe
Blue Creek Rd 27 mi San Felipe Blue Creek
Old Northern Hwy 41 mi Sand Hill Carmelita
Burrell Boom Rd 1950s[3] 2003[3] 12 mi Hattieville Gentleville
John Smith Rd 5 mi Western Paradise PGIA

References

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  1. ^ "Belize". The CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ Bristowe, Lindsay William; Wright, Philip B. (1800). The Handbook of British Honduras . University of Michigan. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and Sons.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b "Wayback Machine" (PDF). documents1.worldbank.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
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