Roads in Cuba

The road network of Cuba consists of 60,858 kilometres (37,815 mi) of roads, of which 29,820 kilometres (18,530 mi) are paved and 31,038 kilometres (19,286 mi) are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also 654 kilometres (406 mi) of motorways (autopistas).

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

Motorways

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. The carriageway is 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 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 ca. (448 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 Beltway serving Havana, a branch serves the José Martí Airport
 A3 (Autopista Havana-Melena) Havana-Melena del Sur 32 km ...
 A4 (Autopista Este-Oeste) Havana-Artemisa-Pinar del Río 156 km Classified as part of the "Autopista Nacional"[3]
 Vía Blanca[4] Havana-Matanzas-Varadero-Cárdenas 150 km (138 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 Incorporates the San Pedro Highway Strip, designed to be usable as an aircraft runway
 Autopista Havana–Mariel Havana-Playa Baracoa-Mariel 26 km Part of the "Circuito Norte" (CN) highway
 Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona-La Fe 15 km 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. 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. (in Spanish) Autopista Nacional on EcuRed
  4. (in Spanish) Vía Blanca on EcuRed

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