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[[File:CCStaClara.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The [[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]] through [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]]]
[[File:CCStaClara.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The [[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]] through [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]]]
[[File:Ponte de Bacunayagua.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Vía Blanca]] at the bridge of [[Bacunayagua]]]]
[[File:Ponte de Bacunayagua.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Vía Blanca]] at the bridge of [[Bacunayagua]]]]
[[File:Autopistas de Cuba (network map).png|thumb|right|250px|Map showing the Cuban motorway network]]
[[File:Autopistas de Cuba (network map).png|thumb|right|250px|Map showing the Cuban motorway network]]
The '''road network of [[Cuba]]''' consists of {{convert|60,858|km}} of roads, of which {{convert|29,820|km}} are [[pavement (material)|paved]] and {{convert|31,038|km}} are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also {{convert|654|km}} of [[motorway]]s (''autopistas'').
The '''road network of [[Cuba]]''' consists of {{cvt|60,858|km}} of roads, of which over {{cvt|29,850|km}} are [[pavement (material)|paved]] and {{cvt|31,038|km}} are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also {{cvt|654|km}} of [[motorway]]s (''autopistas'').


==Motorways==
==Motorways==
===Overview===
===Overview===
Cuba counts 8 toll-free expressways named ''Autopistas'', 7 of them centralized in the city of [[Havana]] and connected to each other by the Havana Ring Road, with the exception of the motorway to [[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]. The carriageway is [[Dual carriageway|divided]] and the lanes in each direction go from 2 to 4. Maximum speed limit is 100 km/h. In the [[Isla de la Juventud]], the [[dual carriageway]] from [[Nueva Gerona]] to [[Santa Fe, Isle of Youth|La Fe]] is classified as motorway.<ref name=a/>
Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named ''Autopistas'', seven of them centralized in the city of [[Havana]] and connected to each other by the Havana Ring Road, with the exception of the motorway to [[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]. The carriageway is [[Dual carriageway|divided]] and the lanes in each direction go from two to four. Maximum speed limit is {{cvt|120|km/h}}. In the [[Isla de la Juventud]], the [[dual carriageway]] from [[Nueva Gerona]] to [[Santa Fe, Isle of Youth|La Fe]] is classified as a motorway.<ref name=a/>


The principal motorways A1 and A4, running from the west to the east of the island and partly unbuilt (most of A1 sections), are the only one numbered and shortened with "A".<ref name=a>Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, [[Havana]] 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}}</ref> As well as the [[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]] covers the entire island, they are projected to perform the same function as motorways.
The principal motorways A1 and A4, running from the west to the east of the island and partly unbuilt (most of A1 sections), are the only one numbered and shortened with "A".<ref name=a>Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, [[Havana]] 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}}</ref> As well as the [[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]] covers the entire island, they are projected to perform the same function as motorways.
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!width="270px"| Notes
|-
|-
| <center>[[File:Autopista A1 sign (Cuba).png|30px]]</center>
| [[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|center|30px]]
| [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1 (Autopista Nacional)]]
| [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1 (Autopista Nacional)]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Jagüey Grande]]-[[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]-[[Sancti Spíritus]]-[[Ciego de Ávila]]-[[Camagüey]]-[[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]-[[Holguín]]-[[Bayamo]]<ref group=note>A1 project through [[Granma Province|Granma]] and [[Holguín Province|Holguín]] provinces is yet undefined</ref>-[[Santiago de Cuba]]-[[Guantánamo]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Jagüey Grande]]-[[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]-[[Sancti Spíritus]]-[[Ciego de Ávila]]-[[Camagüey]]-[[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]-[[Holguín]]-[[Bayamo]]<ref group=note>A1 project through [[Granma Province|Granma]] and [[Holguín Province|Holguín]] provinces is yet undefined</ref>-[[Santiago de Cuba]]-[[Guantánamo]]
| 900 km ca. (448 operating)
| {{cvt|900|km}} ({{ca|{{cvt|448|km}} operating}})
| Operating sections are:<ref>[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=cuba&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x88cd49070f7a4cb5:0x798cf7529110a41a,Cuba&gl=uk&ei=2cYHUo7XEam54ATM7oCQCw&ved=0CKcBELYD Satellite images of Cuba] at [[Google Maps]]</ref><ref name=a/>
| Operating sections are:<ref>[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=cuba&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x88cd49070f7a4cb5:0x798cf7529110a41a,Cuba&gl=uk&ei=2cYHUo7XEam54ATM7oCQCw&ved=0CKcBELYD Satellite images of Cuba] at [[Google Maps]]</ref><ref name=a/>
*Havana-Santa Clara-Sancti Spíritus-[[Taguasco]] (354 km, main section)<ref group=note>passing through the provinces of [[Mayabeque Province|Mayabeque]], [[Matanzas Province|Matanzas]], [[Cienfuegos Province|Cienfuegos]], [[Villa Clara Province|Villa Clara]] and [[Sancti Spíritus Province|Sancti Spíritus]]</ref>
*Havana-Santa Clara-Sancti Spíritus-[[Taguasco]] ({{cvt|354|km}}, main section)<ref group=note>passing through the provinces of [[Mayabeque Province|Mayabeque]], [[Matanzas Province|Matanzas]], [[Cienfuegos Province|Cienfuegos]], [[Villa Clara Province|Villa Clara]] and [[Sancti Spíritus Province|Sancti Spíritus]]</ref>
*[[Palma Soriano]]-Santiago (53 km)
*[[Palma Soriano]]-Santiago, {{cvt|53|km}}
*[[La Maya, Cuba|La Maya]]-Guantánamo (41 km)
*[[La Maya, Cuba|La Maya]]-Guantánamo, {{cvt|41|km}}
Other sections are under construction and planned.<ref name=EcuRedA1>{{es icon}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Autopista_Nacional Autopista Nacional] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
Other sections are under construction and planned.
|-
|-
| <center>[[File:Autopista A2 sign (Cuba).png|30px]]</center>
|[[File:Autopista A1–1 Cuba.png|center|30x30px]]
| [[Autopista A2 (Cuba)|A2 (Havana Ring Road)]] <br> (Primer Anillo de La Habana)
|[[Autopista A1-1|Autopista A1-1 (Autopista Santa Clara)]]
|[[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]-[[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]
|
|
|-
| [[File:Autopista A2 Cuba.svg|center|30px]]
| [[Autopista A2 (Cuba)|A2 (Havana Ring Road)]] <br /> (Primer Anillo de La Habana)
| [[Havana]] (from [[Marianao]] to the [[Havana Harbor|Harbor]])
| [[Havana]] (from [[Marianao]] to the [[Havana Harbor|Harbor]])
| 36 km
| {{cvt|36|km}}
| [[Beltway]] serving Havana, a branch serves the [[José Martí International Airport|José Martí Airport]]
| [[Beltway]] serving Havana, a branch serves the [[José Martí International Airport|José Martí Airport]]
|-
|-
| <center>[[File:Autopista A3 sign (Cuba).png|30px]]</center>
| [[File:Autopista A3 Cuba.svg|center|30px]]
| [[Autopista A3 (Cuba)|A3 (Autopista Havana-Melena)]]
| [[Autopista A3 (Cuba)|A3 (Autopista Havana-Melena)]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Melena del Sur]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Melena del Sur]]
| 32 km
| {{cvt|32|km}}
| ...
| ...
|-
|-
| <center>[[File:Autopista A4 sign (Cuba).png|30px]]</center>
| [[File:Autopista A4 Cuba.svg|center|30px]]
| [[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4 (Autopista Este-Oeste)]]
| [[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4 (Autopista Este-Oeste)]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Artemisa]]-[[Pinar del Río]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Artemisa]]-[[Pinar del Río]]
| 156 km
| {{cvt|156|km}}
| Classified as part of the "Autopista Nacional"<ref name=EcuRedA1/>
| Classified as part of the "Autopista Nacional"
|-
|-
|[[File:Autopista A4–1 Cuba.png|center|30x30px]]
| <center>[[File:Escudo de armas en blanco.svg|20px]]</center>
|[[Autopista A4-1|A4-1 (Autopista ZEDM)]]
| [[Vía Blanca]]<ref name=VB>{{es icon}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Vía_Blanca Vía Blanca] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
|[[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4]]-[[Port of Mariel]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Matanzas]]-[[Varadero]]
|
| 145 km
|
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway<br>Toll road from Matanzas to Varadero
|-
|-
|
| <center>[[File:Escudo de armas en blanco.svg|20px]]</center>
| [[Vía Blanca]] (I-3)
| [[Autopista del Mediodía]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Matanzas]]-[[Varadero]]-[[Cárdenas, Cuba|Cárdenas]]
| {{cvt|150|km}} ({{cvt|138|km}} as motorway)
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway<br />Toll road from Matanzas to Varadero
|-
| [[File:2–101 Cuba.png|30px]] [[File:2–200 Cuba.png|30px]]
| [[Autopista del Mediodía]] (2-101)
| [[Havana]]-[[San Antonio de los Baños]]
| [[Havana]]-[[San Antonio de los Baños]]
| 17 km
| {{cvt|18|km}}
| Incorporates the San Pedro Highway Strip, designed to be usable as an aircraft runway
| Incorporates the San Pedro Highway Strip, designed to be usable as an aircraft runway
|-
|-
|
| <center>[[File:Escudo de armas en blanco.svg|20px]]</center>
| [[Autopista Havana-Mariel]]
| [[Autopista Havana–Mariel]]
| ([[Havana]])-[[Guanajay]]-[[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Playa Baracoa]]-[[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]
| 33 km
| {{cvt|26|km}}
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
|-
|-
|
| <center>[[File:Escudo de armas en blanco.svg|20px]]</center>
| [[Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud]]
| [[Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud]]
| [[Nueva Gerona]]-[[Santa Fe, Isle of Youth|La Fe]]
| [[Nueva Gerona]]-[[Santa Fe, Isle of Youth|La Fe]]
| 20 km
| {{cvt|15|km}}
| Located in the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isle of Youth]]
| Located in the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isle of Youth]]
|-
|[[File:4–66 Cuba.png|34x34px]]
|[[Autopista Sancti Spiritus]] (4-66)
|[[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]-[[Sancti Spíritus]]
|{{cvt|11|km}}
|
|-
|
|[[Autopista Artemisa]]
|[[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4]]-[[Artemisa]]
|
|
|}
|}


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Cuba has a complex network of single carriageway highways, most of them numbered, named ''Carreteras'' or ''Circuitos''. Some of the most prominent are:
Cuba has a complex network of single carriageway highways, most of them numbered, named ''Carreteras'' or ''Circuitos''. Some of the most prominent are:


*'''[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]''' ('''CC''', ''Central Road'', code N-1), the most important one, is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba from the municipality of [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]], in [[Pinar del Río Province]], to the one of [[Baracoa]], in [[Guantánamo Province]], for a total length of 1,435&nbsp;km.
*'''[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]''' ('''CC''', ''Central Road'', code N–1, 1,435&nbsp;km), the most important one, is a west–east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba from the municipality of [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]], in [[Pinar del Río Province]], to the one of [[Baracoa]], in [[Guantánamo Province]], for a total length of 1,435&nbsp;km.
*'''[[Circuito Norte]]''' ('''CN''' - ''Northern Road'', code I–3, 1,222&nbsp;km): it runs from [[Mantua, Cuba|Mantua]] ([[Pinar del Río Province]]) to [[Baracoa]] ([[Guantánamo Province]]) crossing the northern coast of Cuba, through [[Viñales]] municipal territory, [[Bahía Honda, Cuba|Bahía Honda]], [[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]], [[Havana]], [[Varadero]], [[Matanzas]], [[Cárdenas, Cuba|Cárdenas]], [[Sagua la Grande]], [[Caibarién]], [[Yaguajay]], [[Morón, Cuba|Morón]], [[Nuevitas]], [[Puerto Padre]], [[Holguín]], [[Mayarí]], [[Sagua de Tánamo]] and [[Moa, Cuba|Moa]]. The [[Vía Blanca]] and the [[Autopista Havana–Mariel|Panamericana]], both classified as motorways,{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} are part of it.<ref name=a/>

*'''[[Circuito Norte]]''' ('''CN''' - ''Northern Road'', 1,222&nbsp;km): it runs from [[Mantua, Cuba|Mantua]] ([[Pinar del Río Province]]) to [[Baracoa]] ([[Guantánamo Province]]) crossing the northern coast of Cuba, through [[Viñales]], [[Bahía Honda, Cuba|Bahía Honda]], [[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]], [[Havana]], [[Varadero]], [[Matanzas]], [[Cárdenas, Cuba|Cárdenas]], [[Sagua la Grande]], [[Caibarién]], [[Yaguajay]], [[Morón, Cuba|Morón]], [[Nuevitas]], [[Puerto Padre]], [[Holguín]], [[Mayarí]], [[Sagua de Tánamo]] and [[Moa, Cuba|Moa]]. The [[Vía Blanca]] and the [[Autopista Havana-Mariel|Havana-Mariel]], both classified as motorways,<ref name=VB/> are part of it.<ref name=a/>
*'''[[Circuito Sur]]''' ('''CS''', ''Southern Road'', code I–2, 491&nbsp;km): it runs from [[Artemisa]] to [[Sancti Spíritus]], through [[Güira de Melena]], [[Batabanó, Cuba|Batabanó]], [[Güines]], [[Jagüey Grande]], [[Aguada de Pasajeros]], [[Cienfuegos]] and [[Trinidad, Cuba|Trinidad]].<ref name=a/>
*'''[[Circuito Sur de Oriente]]''' ('''CSO''', ''Southeastern Road'', code 6–4 and 6–20, 347&nbsp;km): it runs from [[Bayamo]] to [[Santiago de Cuba]] through [[Manzanillo, Cuba|Manzanillo]], [[Niquero]], [[Pilón, Cuba|Pilón]] and [[Chivirico]].

Other more minor state highways are numbered east to west per pre-1970s province, with the numbering system largely going unupdated and unused also after the 70s. The numbers are 1 for [[Pinar del Río Province]], 2 for [[La Habana Province]], 3 for [[Matanzas Province]], 4 for [[Las Villas Province]], 5 for [[Camagüey Province]], and 6 for [[Oriente Province]], with each province having secondary numbers for each road, also going from east to west 1-999. More major highways use the letter “I” as a prefix infront of the secondary number, such as the [[Circuito Norte]] (I–3), using 1–I–3, 2–I–3, 3–I–3, 4–I–3, 5–I–3, and 6–I–3. State highways in Cuba include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenStreetMap |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=8/21.632/-79.398 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Circuito Sur]]''' ('''CS''', ''Southern Road'', 491&nbsp;km): it runs from [[Artemisa]] to [[Sancti Spíritus]], through [[Güira de Melena]], [[Batabanó, Cuba|Batabanó]], [[Güines]], [[Colón, Cuba|Colón]], [[Aguada de Pasajeros]], [[Cienfuegos]] and [[Trinidad, Cuba|Trinidad]].<ref name=a/>
{{Expand list|date=September 2024}}
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
! width="250px" |Common name
! width="175px" |Number
! width="270px" |Notes
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]] / [[Carretera Panamericana (Pinar del Río)|Carretera Panamericana]]
|1–N–1
|
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]]
|1–I–3
|
|-
|Road of Guane / [[Guane–Mantua Road]] / Road to <bdi>Arroyos de Mantua</bdi>
|[[File:1–1 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]1–1
|Includes section of the [[Circuito Norte|CN]]
|-
|[[Road to Manuel Lazo]]
|[[File:1–2 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]1–2
|
|-
|[[Road to Cortés]] / [[Manuel Lazo–Cortés Road]] / [[Road to María La Gorda]]
|[[File:1–22 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]1–22
|
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]
|2–N–1
|
|-
|[[Circuito Sur]]
|2–I–2
|
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]]
|2–I–3
|
|-
|Carretera 101 / Avenida 23
|[[File:2–101 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]2–101
|Includes part of the [[Autopista del Mediodía|Mediodía]]
|-
|Road to San Antonio de Los Baños
|[[File:2–200 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]2–200
|Includes part of the [[Autopista del Mediodía|Mediodía]]
|-
|[[Vía Monumental]]
|[[File:2–400 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]2–400
|Includes part of the [[Autopista A2 (Cuba)|A2]] and [[Circuito Norte|CN]]
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]
|3–N–1
|
|-
|[[Circuito Sur]]
|3–I–2
|
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]]
|3–I–3
|
|-
|Jagüey Grande–Playa Larga Road / Playa Larga–Playa Girón Road
|3–I–16
|
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]
|4–N–3
|
|-
|[[Circuito Sur]]
|4–I–2
|
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]]
|4–I–3
|
|-
|Playa Girón–San Blas Road / Road of Covadonga
|4–I–16
|
|-
|San Blas–Yaguaramas Road
|4–I–22
|
|-
|Road of Sagua
|4–4–2
|
|-
|[[Autopista Sancti Spiritus]]
|[[File:4–66 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]4–66
|
|-
|[[Villa Clara–Cienfuegos Road]]
|[[File:4–112 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]4–112
|
|-
|[[Road of Malezas]] / Santa Clara–Encrucijada Road
|[[File:4–311 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]4–311
|
|-
|[[Santa Clara–Caibarién Road]] / Road of Camajuaní
|[[File:4–321 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]4–321
|Includes part of the [[Circuito Norte|CN]]
|-
|[[Sancti Spíritus–Yaguajay Road]]
|[[File:4–531 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]4–531
|
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]
|5–N–1
|
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]] / Road of Brasil
|5–I–23
|
|-
|[[Nuevitas–Camagüey Road]]
|[[File:Carretera Nuevitas–Camagüey 5–445 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]5–445
|
|-
|[[Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central]]
|6–N–1
|
|-
|[[Road to Niquero]]
|[[File:6–4 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]6–4
|Fully part of [[Circuito Sur de Oriente|CSO]]
|-
|[[Gramma Road]]
|[[File:6–20 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]6–20
|Fully part of [[Circuito Sur de Oriente|CSO]]
|-
|[[Circuito Norte]]
|6–123
|
|-
|[[Bayamo–Las Tunas Road]]
|[[File:Carretera Bayamo - Las Tunas 6-152 Cuba.png|left|21x21px]]6–152
|
|-
|[[Road of La Tinta|Road of <bdi>La Tinta</bdi>]]
|6–922
|
|-
|[[Road to Maisí]]
|N–102–C<ref group=note>N means "Nacional" (national), with C not having a clear meaning (possibly central but unconfirmed)</ref>
|
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Cuba|Roads}}
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*[[Vehicle registration plates of Cuba|License plates of Cuba]]
*[[Vehicle registration plates of Cuba|License plates of Cuba]]
*[[Yank tank]]
*[[Cocotaxi]]
*[[Cocotaxi]]
*[[Havana MetroBus]]
*[[Havana MetroBus]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Portal|Cuba|Roads}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 18 October 2024

The Carretera Central through Santa Clara
Vía Blanca at the bridge of Bacunayagua
Map showing the Cuban motorway network

The road network of Cuba consists of 60,858 km (37,815 mi) of roads, of which over 29,850 km (18,550 mi) are paved and 31,038 km (19,286 mi) are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also 654 km (406 mi) of motorways (autopistas).

Motorways

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Overview

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Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named Autopistas, seven of them centralized in the city of Havana and connected to each other by the Havana Ring Road, with the exception of the motorway to Mariel. The carriageway is divided and the lanes in each direction go from two to four. Maximum speed limit is 120 km/h (75 mph). In the Isla de la Juventud, the dual carriageway from Nueva Gerona to La Fe is classified as a motorway.[1]

The principal motorways A1 and A4, running from the west to the east of the island and partly unbuilt (most of A1 sections), are the only one numbered and shortened with "A".[1] As well as the Carretera Central covers the entire island, they are projected to perform the same function as motorways.

The route from Matanzas to Varadero of the Vía Blanca is the only toll road between Cuban motorways. The other autopistas have short routes and run from Havana to its suburban towns in Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces.

List of motorways

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Sign Autopista[1] Route Length Notes
A1 (Autopista Nacional) Havana-Jagüey Grande-Santa Clara-Sancti Spíritus-Ciego de Ávila-Camagüey-Las Tunas-Holguín-Bayamo[note 1]-Santiago de Cuba-Guantánamo 900 km (560 mi) (c. 448 km (278 mi) operating) Operating sections are:[2][1]

Other sections are under construction and planned.

Autopista A1-1 (Autopista Santa Clara) A1-Santa Clara
A2 (Havana Ring Road)
(Primer Anillo de La Habana) 		Havana (from Marianao to the Harbor) 36 km (22 mi) Beltway serving Havana, a branch serves the José Martí Airport
A3 (Autopista Havana-Melena) Havana-Melena del Sur 32 km (20 mi) ...
A4 (Autopista Este-Oeste) Havana-Artemisa-Pinar del Río 156 km (97 mi) Classified as part of the "Autopista Nacional"
A4-1 (Autopista ZEDM) A4-Port of Mariel
Vía Blanca (I-3) Havana-Matanzas-Varadero-Cárdenas 150 km (93 mi) (138 km (86 mi) as motorway) Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
Toll road from Matanzas to Varadero
Autopista del Mediodía (2-101) Havana-San Antonio de los Baños 18 km (11 mi) Incorporates the San Pedro Highway Strip, designed to be usable as an aircraft runway
Autopista Havana–Mariel Havana-Playa Baracoa-Mariel 26 km (16 mi) Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona-La Fe 15 km (9.3 mi) Located in the Isle of Youth
Autopista Sancti Spiritus (4-66) A1-Sancti Spíritus 11 km (6.8 mi)
Autopista Artemisa A4-Artemisa

State highways

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Cuba has a complex network of single carriageway highways, most of them numbered, named Carreteras or Circuitos. Some of the most prominent are:

Other more minor state highways are numbered east to west per pre-1970s province, with the numbering system largely going unupdated and unused also after the 70s. The numbers are 1 for Pinar del Río Province, 2 for La Habana Province, 3 for Matanzas Province, 4 for Las Villas Province, 5 for Camagüey Province, and 6 for Oriente Province, with each province having secondary numbers for each road, also going from east to west 1-999. More major highways use the letter “I” as a prefix infront of the secondary number, such as the Circuito Norte (I–3), using 1–I–3, 2–I–3, 3–I–3, 4–I–3, 5–I–3, and 6–I–3. State highways in Cuba include:[3]

Common name Number Notes
Carretera Central / Carretera Panamericana 1–N–1
Circuito Norte 1–I–3
Road of Guane / Guane–Mantua Road / Road to Arroyos de Mantua
1–1 		Includes section of the CN
Road to Manuel Lazo
1–2
Road to Cortés / Manuel Lazo–Cortés Road / Road to María La Gorda
1–22
Carretera Central 2–N–1
Circuito Sur 2–I–2
Circuito Norte 2–I–3
Carretera 101 / Avenida 23
2–101 		Includes part of the Mediodía
Road to San Antonio de Los Baños
2–200 		Includes part of the Mediodía
Vía Monumental
2–400 		Includes part of the A2 and CN
Carretera Central 3–N–1
Circuito Sur 3–I–2
Circuito Norte 3–I–3
Jagüey Grande–Playa Larga Road / Playa Larga–Playa Girón Road 3–I–16
Carretera Central 4–N–3
Circuito Sur 4–I–2
Circuito Norte 4–I–3
Playa Girón–San Blas Road / Road of Covadonga 4–I–16
San Blas–Yaguaramas Road 4–I–22
Road of Sagua 4–4–2
Autopista Sancti Spiritus
4–66
Villa Clara–Cienfuegos Road
4–112
Road of Malezas / Santa Clara–Encrucijada Road
4–311
Santa Clara–Caibarién Road / Road of Camajuaní
4–321 		Includes part of the CN
Sancti Spíritus–Yaguajay Road
4–531
Carretera Central 5–N–1
Circuito Norte / Road of Brasil 5–I–23
Nuevitas–Camagüey Road
5–445
Carretera Central 6–N–1
Road to Niquero
6–4 		Fully part of CSO
Gramma Road
6–20 		Fully part of CSO
Circuito Norte 6–123
Bayamo–Las Tunas Road
6–152
Road of La Tinta 6–922
Road to Maisí N–102–C[note 3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A1 project through Granma and Holguín provinces is yet undefined
  2. ^ passing through the provinces of Mayabeque, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus
  3. ^ N means "Nacional" (national), with C not having a clear meaning (possibly central but unconfirmed)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  2. ^ Satellite images of Cuba at Google Maps
  3. ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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