Uriah Butler Highway
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The Uriah Butler Highway, sometimes referred to as UBH, is one of the major north-south highways in Trinidad and Tobago
, named after Tubal Uriah Butler
. It runs from Champs Fleur 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.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, named after Tubal Uriah Butler
Tubal Uriah Butler
Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler , was a Grenadian-born Spiritual Baptist preacher and labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago...
. It runs from Champs Fleur to Chaguanas
Chaguanas
The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality 2000 census) and fastest-growing town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in Central Trinidad about south of Port of Spain. It grew in size due to its proximity to the Woodford Lodge sugar refinery. It remained a minor town until the 1980s when it...
where it meets the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway
Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway
The Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway is the major north-south highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It connects Chaguanas with San Fernando. It meets the Uriah Butler Highway at Chaguanas. The highway was named for Solomon Hochoy, the first Caribbean-born Governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first...
. It crosses the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway
Churchill-Roosevelt Highway
The Churchill–Roosevelt Highway is the major east-west highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It runs for from Barataria in the west to Wallerfield in the east where it ends in the former US Army base on Fort Read. It crosses the north-south Uriah Butler Highway at Valsayn...
at Valsayn
Valsayn
Valsayn is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located along the East-West Corridor in northern Trinidad between the Eastern Main Road, Uriah Butler Highway, Churchill-Roosevelt Highway and Curepe...
. 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
Tubal Uriah Butler
Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler , was a Grenadian-born Spiritual Baptist preacher and labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago...
in 1988.