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 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

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.

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"
Vía Blanca 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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

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