The Beetham Highway is a major
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...
in
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
. It runs from downtown
Port of Spain where it meets
Wrightson Road
Wrightson Road links downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with the Audrey Jeffers Highway. It runs from the area of the Eric Williams Financial Complex to meet the Audrey Jeffers Highway near the Hasely Crawford Stadium
The Hasely Cra ...
to
Barataria (where it connects with the
Churchill-Roosevelt Highway). It was constructed between 1955 and 1956.
The highway was named for former
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
Sir Edward Betham Beetham. In January 2009, world boxing champion
Jiselle Salandy died after a
car crash at Beetham Highway.
Description
Route
The highway is fairly short, running for only 4.8 km from Barataria to Port of Spain. The highway runs alongside
Beetham Gardens, an economically depressed area that is the source of many incidents on the highway. It is bounded to the south by the Caroni Swamp and Beetham Landfill.
Features
The Beetham Highway is a six lane freeway with 2 notable grade separated interchanges at Barataria and St. Joseph Road, the latter of which serves as a direct connection to Independence Square. The other two intersections on the highway are at Central Market and Broadway.
Exit List
The following table lists the major junctions along the Beetham Highway. The entire route is located in Trinidad.
Incidents
On July 4, 2022, a large blockage occurred on the highway due to protests against a police related shooting that resulted in the deaths of three residents. The Eastern Main Road, Priority Bus Route and Lady Young Road were blocked concurrently.
Description
References
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Roads in Trinidad and Tobago
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