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[[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 over {{convert|29,850|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|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/>


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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| [[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>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Autopista_Nacional Autopista Nacional] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
Other sections are under construction and planned.<ref name=EcuRedA1>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Autopista_Nacional Autopista Nacional] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
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| [[Autopista A2 (Cuba)|A2 (Havana Ring Road)]] <br> (Primer Anillo de La Habana)
| [[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]]
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|-
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| [[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}}
| ...
| ...
|-
|-
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| [[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"<ref name=EcuRedA1/>
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| [[Vía Blanca]]<ref name=VB>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Vía_Blanca Vía Blanca] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
| [[Vía Blanca]]<ref name=VB>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Vía_Blanca Vía Blanca] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
| [[Havana]]-[[Matanzas]]-[[Varadero]]-[[Cárdenas, Cuba|Cárdenas]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Matanzas]]-[[Varadero]]-[[Cárdenas, Cuba|Cárdenas]]
| 150 km (138 as motorway)
| {{cvt|150|km}} ({{cvt|138|km}} as motorway)
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway<br>Toll road from Matanzas to Varadero
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway<br>Toll road from Matanzas to Varadero
|-
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| [[Autopista del Mediodía]]
| [[Autopista del Mediodía]]
| [[Havana]]-[[San Antonio de los Baños]]
| [[Havana]]-[[San Antonio de los Baños]]
| 18 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
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| [[Autopista Havana–Mariel]]
| [[Autopista Havana–Mariel]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Playa Baracoa]]-[[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]
| [[Havana]]-[[Playa Baracoa]]-[[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]]
| 26 km
| {{cvt|26|km}}
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
| Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
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| [[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]]
| 15 km
| {{cvt|15|km}}
| Located in the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isle of Youth]]
| Located in the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isle of Youth]]
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Revision as of 15:08, 23 February 2021

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

Overview

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 100 km/h (62 mph). In the Isla de la Juventud, the dual carriageway from Nueva Gerona to La Fe is classified as 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

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.[3]

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"[3]
Vía Blanca[4] 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 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

State highways

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

See also

Notes

  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

References

  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. ^ a b (in Spanish) Autopista Nacional on EcuRed
  4. ^ a b (in Spanish) Vía Blanca on EcuRed

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