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{{Short description|Highway in Cuba}}
[[Image:Carretera Central-map.png|300px|right|thumb|Outline Map]]
{{Infobox road
[[Image:CCVC.JPG|thumb|300px|Carretera Central in [[Villa Clara]] province]]
| country = CUB
'''Carretera Central''' (Central Rd.) is an east-west highway spanning the length of the island of [[Cuba]].
| name = Carretera Central (CC)
| translation = Central Road
| lang = en
| marker_image = [[File:Carretera Central N-1 Cuba.png|100px]]
| map = Carretera Central map (Cuba).png
| map_notes =
| image =
| image_width =
| image_alt =
| image_notes =
| length_km = 1435
| established = 1927
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = [[File:1–2 Cuba.png|19px]] [[Highway 1–2 (Cuba)|1–2]] ([[La Fe (Sandino)|La Fe]])
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[File:CN Cuba.png |85px]] [[File:6–123 Cuba.png|19px]] [[Circuito Norte|CN]] / [[State Highway 6–123 (Cuba)|6–123]] ([[Baracoa]])
| cities = [[La Fé (Sandino)|La Fé]], [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]], [[Pinar del Río]], [[Artemisa]], [[Havana]], [[San José de las Lajas]], [[Matanzas]], [[Colón, Cuba|Colón]], [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]], [[Placetas]], [[Sancti Spíritus]], [[Ciego de Ávila]], [[Florida, Cuba|Florida]], [[Camagüey]], [[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]], [[Holguín]], [[Bayamo]], [[Palma Soriano]], [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Guantánamo]], [[Baracoa]]
| route = N–1
| junctions = [[File:Autopista A4 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista Artemisa]] to [[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4]]<br>
[[File:2–101_Cuba.png|19px]] [[File:2–200_Cuba.png|19px]] [[File:Autopista A4 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista del Mediodía]] to [[Autopista A4 (Cuba)|A4]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A2 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista A2 (Cuba)|A2]]<br>
[[File:2–400 Cuba.png|19px]] [[Vía Monumental|2–400]] and [[Calle 100 (Havana)|Calle 100]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]] ([[San José de las Lajas]])<br>
I–3 [[File:CN Cuba.png|85px]] [[Vía Blanca]]([[Circuito Norte|CN]]) <br>
[[Santa Clara Beltway]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]<br>
[[File:4–531_Cuba.png|19px]] [[File:4–66_Cuba.png|19px]] [[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista Sancti Spíritus]] to [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]<br>
[[Sancti Spíritus Beltway]]<br>
[[File:4–12_Cuba.png|19px]] [[Circuito Sur|CS]]<br>
[[Majá–Taguasco Road]]<br>
[[Ciego de Avila Beltway]]<br>
[[Camagüey Beltway]]<br>
[[Las Tunas Beltway]]<br>
[[File:Carretera Bayamo - Las Tunas 6-152 Cuba.png|19px]] [[Bayamo–Las Tunas Road|6–152]]<br>
[[Holguín Beltway]]<br>
[[Bayamo Beltway]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Road to Dos Ríos]] to [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Road of Songo]] to [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]]<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]] (Belleza)<br>
[[File:Autopista A1 Cuba.svg|19px]] [[Autopista A1 (Cuba)|A1]] (Niceto Pérez)
}}
The '''''Carretera Central''''' ('''CC'''), meaning "Central Road", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of [[Cuba]]. The route is numbered N–1, with it being split into 6 regions, being 1–N–1, 2–N–1, 3–N–1, 4–N–1, 5–N–1, and 6–N–1.


==History==
Formal construction began in 1927 during the [[Gerardo Machado]] administration.<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/highway.htm History of Cuba] - Carretera central article</ref> It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between [[Pinar del Rio]] and [[Oriente]]. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and [[Fulgencio Batista]]'s administrations. It facilitated faster [[sugar cane]] transportation and effective inter-province commuting.
Formal construction began in 1927 during the [[Gerardo Machado]] administration and its original layout of 1,139 [[Kilometre|km]] (707.7 [[Mile|mi]]) was completed in 1931.<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/highway.htm History of Cuba] - Carretera central article</ref> It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between [[Pinar del Río]] and [[Oriente Province|Oriente]]. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and [[Fulgencio Batista]]'s administrations. It facilitated faster transportation and effective inter-province commuting.


The road was originally signed N–1, with a prefix depending on the former province it was in, being 1–N–1 for [[Pinar del Río Province]], 2–N–1 for [[La Habana Province]], 3–N–1 for [[Matanzas Province]], 4–N–1 for [[Santa Clara Province]], 5–N–1 for [[Camagüey Province]], and 6–N–1 for [[Oriente Province]], although now the numbering system is largely unused, with most signs saying an abbreviated version of “Carretera Central”.
The Carretera Central starts in Pinar del Rio in western Cuba and links all major cities except [[Cienfuegos]] and [[Matanzas]]. It runs about {{km to mi|1250|abbr=yes|precision=0}}<ref>[http://www.juanperez.com/mapa.html Map and mile by mile description]</ref> to [[Baracoa]] in the eastern [[Guantanamo province]].


==Route==
===Description===
The ''Carretera Central'' starts in the village of [[La Fe (Sandino)|La Fe]], a hamlet of [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]], in the western province of Pinar del Río, and links all major cities and province capitals except [[Cienfuegos]].<ref name=MapaCu>Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, [[Havana]] 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}}</ref> It runs about {{convert|1435|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.juanperez.com/mapa.html Map and mile by mile description]</ref> to [[Baracoa]] in the eastern [[Guantánamo province]].


===Table===
<gallery>
The table below shows the route of the Carretera Central.<ref name=MapaCu/> Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.
Image:CCnearStoDomingo.JPG|Carretera Central near [[Santo Domingo, Cuba]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Image:CCStoDomingo.JPG|Through Santo Domingo, Cuba
!width="180px"| Settlement
Image:CCStaClara.JPG|Through [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]
!width="200px"| Municipality
Image:CCStaClara1.JPG|Through Santa Clara
!width="110px"| Province
|-
| [[La Fe (Sandino)|La Fe]]
| [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]]
| [[Pinar del Río Province|Pinar del Río]]
|-
| [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]]
| (Sandino)
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[San Julián (Sandino)|San Julián]]
| [[Sandino, Cuba|Sandino]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Isabel Rubio]]
| [[Guane]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Sábalo (Guane)|Sábalo]]
| [[Guane]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[San Juan y Martínez]]
| (San Juan y Martínez)
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Río Seco (San Juan y Martínez)|Río Seco]]
| [[San Juan y Martínez]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Santa María (San Luis)|Santa María]]
| [[San Luis, Pinar del Río|San Luis]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| '''[[Pinar del Río]]'''
| (Pinar del Río)
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Consolación del Sur]]
| (Consolación del Sur)
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Entronque de Herradura]]
| [[Consolación del Sur]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[San Diego de los Baños]]
| [[Los Palacios]]
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Los Palacios]]
| (Los Palacios)
| Pinar del Río
|-
| [[Santa Cruz de los Pinos]]
| [[San Cristóbal, Cuba|San Cristóbal]]
| [[Artemisa Province|Artemisa]]
|-
| [[San Cristóbal, Cuba|San Cristóbal]]
| (San Cristóbal)
| Artemisa
|-
| [[Candelaria, Cuba|Candelaria]]
| (Candelaria)
| Artemisa
|-
| [[Las Mangas]]
| [[Artemisa]]
| Artemisa
|-
| '''[[Artemisa]]'''
| (Artemisa)
| Artemisa
|-
| [[Guanajay]]
| (Guanajay)
| Artemisa
|-
| [[Caimito, Cuba|Caimito]]
| (Caimito)
| Artemisa
|-
| [[Bauta, Cuba|Bauta]]
| (Bauta)
| Artemisa
|-
| '''[[Havana]]'''
| The CC crosses the [[Municipalities of Havana|municipal boroughs]] of [[La Lisa]], [[Marianao]], [[Cerro, Havana|Cerro]], [[Centro Habana]], [[Regla]], [[San Miguel del Padrón]], [[Cotorro]]
| [[Havana]]
|-
| [[Jamaica, Mayabeque|Jamaica]]
| [[San José de las Lajas]]
| [[Mayabeque Province|Mayabeque]]
|-
| '''[[San José de las Lajas]]'''
| (San José de las Lajas)
| Mayabeque
|-
| [[Catalina de Güines]]
| [[Güines]]
| Mayabeque
|-
| [[Madruga]]
| (Madruga)
| Mayabeque
|-
| [[Ceiba Mocha]]
| [[Matanzas]]
| [[Matanzas Province|Matanzas]]
|-
| '''[[Matanzas]]'''
| (Matanzas)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Guanábana (Matanzas)|Guanábana]]
| [[Matanzas]]
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Limonar]]
| (Limonar)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Coliseo]]
| [[Jovellanos]]
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Jovellanos]]
| (Jovellanos)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Perico, Cuba|Perico]]
| (Perico)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Sergio González (Colón)|Sergio González]]
| [[Colón, Cuba|Colón]]
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Colón, Cuba|Colón]]
| (Colón)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Agüica]]
| [[Colón, Cuba|Colón]]
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Los Arabos]]
| (Los Arabos)
| Matanzas
|-
| [[San Pedro de Mayabón]]
| [[Los Arabos]]
| Matanzas
|-
| [[Cascajal]]
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| [[Villa Clara Province|Villa Clara]]
|-
| [[Mordazo]]
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Manacas]]
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[George Washington (Santo Domingo, Cuba)|George Washington]]
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| (Santo Domingo)
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Veintiseis de Julio]]
| [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Jicotea (Ranchuelo)|Jicotea]]
| [[Ranchuelo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Esperanza (Ranchuelo)|Esperanza]]
| [[Ranchuelo]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Antón Díaz (Santa Clara)|Antón Díaz]]
| [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| '''[[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]'''
| (Santa Clara)
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Manajanabo]]
| [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Falcón (Placetas)|Falcón]]
| [[Placetas]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Placetas]]
| (Placetas)
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Oyo de Agua (Placetas)|Oyo de Agua]]
| [[Placetas]]
| Villa Clara
|-
| [[Cabaiguán]]
| (Cabaiguán)
| [[Sancti Spíritus Province|Sancti Spíritus]]
|-
| [[Guayos]]
| [[Cabaiguán]]
| Sancti Spíritus
|-
| '''[[Sancti Spíritus]]'''
| (Sancti Spíritus)
| Sancti Spíritus
|-
| [[El Majá]]
| [[Jatibonico]]
| Sancti Spíritus
|-
| [[Jatibonico]]
| (Jatibonico)
| Sancti Spíritus
|-
| [[Majagua, Cuba|Majagua]]
| (Majagua)
| [[Ciego de Ávila Province|Ciego de Ávila]]
|-
| [[Guayacanes]]
| [[Majagua, Cuba|Majagua]]
| Ciego de Ávila
|-
| [[Jicotea (Ciego de Ávila)|Jicotea]]
| [[Ciego de Ávila]]
| Ciego de Ávila
|-
| '''[[Ciego de Ávila]]'''
| (Ciego de Ávila)
| Ciego de Ávila
|-
| [[Colorado (Baraguá)|Colorado]]
| [[Baraguá]]
| Ciego de Ávila
|-
| [[Gaspar, Cuba|Gaspar]]
| ([[Baraguá]])
| Ciego de Ávila
|-
| [[Piedrecitas]]
| [[Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba|Céspedes]]
| [[Camagüey Province|Camagüey]]
|-
| [[Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba|Céspedes]]
| (Céspedes)
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Florida, Cuba|Florida]]
| (Florida)
| Camagüey
|-
| [[La Vallita]]
| [[Florida, Cuba|Florida]]
| Camagüey
|-
| '''[[Camagüey]]'''
| (Camagüey)
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Vidot (Jimaguayú)|Vidot]]
| [[Jimaguayú]]
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Ignacio (Jimaguayú)|Ignacio]]
| [[Jimaguayú]]
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Siboney (Sibanicú)|Siboney]]
| [[Sibanicú]]
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Sibanicú]]
| (Sibanicú)
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Cascorro]]
| [[Guáimaro]]
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Martí (Guáimaro)|Martí]]
| [[Guáimaro]]
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Guáimaro]]
| (Guáimaro)
| Camagüey
|-
| [[Jobabito]]
| [[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]
| Las Tunas
|-
| [[Bartle (Las Tunas)|Bartle]]
| [[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]
| Las Tunas
|-
| '''[[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]'''
| (Las Tunas)
| Las Tunas
|-
| [[Calixto, Cuba|Calixto]]
| ([[Majibacoa]])
| Las Tunas
|-
| [[Gaston (Majibacoa)|Gaston]]
| [[Majibacoa]]
| Las Tunas
|-
| [[Las Parras]]
| [[Majibacoa]]
| Las Tunas
|-
| [[Buenaventura, Cuba|Buenaventura]]
| ([[Calixto García, Cuba|Calixto García]])
| [[Holguín Province|Holguín]]
|-
| [[Las Calabazas]]
| [[Calixto García, Cuba|Calixto García]]
| Holguín
|-
| [[Yareyal]]
| [[Holguín]]
| Holguín
|-
| '''[[Holguín]]'''
| (Holguín)
| Holguín
|-
| ''[[Frank País Airport]]''
| [[Holguín]]
| Holguín
|-
| [[Cacocum]]
| (Cacocum)
| Holguín
|-
| [[Limpio Chiquito]]
| [[Cacocum]]
| Holguín
|-
| [[Cauto Cristo]]
| (Cauto Cristo)
| [[Granma Province|Granma]]
|-
| [[Babiney]]
| [[Jiguaní]]
| Granma
|-
| '''[[Bayamo]]'''
| (Bayamo)
| Granma
|-
| [[Santa Rita (Jiguaní)|Santa Rita]]
| [[Jiguaní]]
| Granma
|-
| [[Jiguaní]]
| (Jiguaní)
| Granma
|-
| [[Baire (Contramaestre)|Baire]]
| [[Contramaestre]]
| [[Santiago de Cuba Province|Santiago de Cuba]]
|-
| [[Contramaestre]]
| (Contramaestre)
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Guaninao]]
| [[Contramaestre]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Palma Soriano]]
| (Palma Soriano)
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[La Clarita (Palma Soriano)|La Clarita]]
| [[Palma Soriano]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[El Cobre, Cuba|El Cobre]]
| [[Santiago de Cuba]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| '''[[Santiago de Cuba]]'''
| (Santiago de Cuba)
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[El Cristo (Santiago de Cuba)|El Cristo]]
| [[Santiago de Cuba]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Dos Caminos]]
| [[San Luis, Santiago de Cuba|San Luis]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Alto Songo]]
| [[Songo – La Maya|Songo-La Maya]]
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[La Maya, Cuba|La Maya]]
| ([[Songo – La Maya|Songo-La Maya]])
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Yerba de Guinea]]
| ([[Songo – La Maya|Songo-La Maya]])
| Santiago de Cuba
|-
| [[Niceto Pérez]]
| (Niceto Pérez)
| [[Guantánamo Province|Guantánamo]]
|-
| '''[[Guantánamo]]'''
| (Guantánamo)
| Guantánamo
|-
| ''[[Mariana Grajales Airport|Grajales Airport]]'' / [[Paraguay, Cuba|Paraguay]]
| [[Guantánamo]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Maqueicito]]
| [[Manuel Tames]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Yateritas]]
| [[San Antonio del Sur]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Tortuguilla]]
| [[San Antonio del Sur]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Baitiquiri]]
| [[San Antonio del Sur]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[San Antonio del Sur]]
| (San Antonio del Sur)
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Imías]]
| (Imías)
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Cajobabo]]
| [[Imías]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[La Farola]] (viaduct)
| [[Imías]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Sabanilla (Baracoa)|Sabanilla]]
| [[Baracoa]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Cabacú]]
| [[Baracoa]]
| Guantánamo
|-
| [[Baracoa]]
| (Baracoa)
| Guantánamo
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=4 widths=150>
File:CCnearStoDomingo.JPG|Carretera Central near [[Santo Domingo, Cuba|Santo Domingo]], Villa Clara province
File:CCStoDomingo.JPG|Through Santo Domingo, Villa Clara province
File:CCStaClara.JPG|Through [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]
File:CCStaClara1.JPG|Through Santa Clara
File:Carretera Central in Villa Clara Province.jpg|Carretera Central in [[Villa Clara Province|Villa Clara province]]
File:Traffic jam on Carretera.JPG|Traffic jam on Carretera
File:Political posters on Carretera Central (Cuba).jpg|Political poster on Carretera
File:Cuba LaFarola mountain street Pano.jpg|[[La Farola]] mountain pass between [[Imías]] and [[Baracoa]]
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Cuba|Roads}}
*[[Roads in Cuba]]
*[[Vía Blanca]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://guije.com/cosas/carretera/index.htm Carretera Central photos]
{{commonscat|Carretera Central (Cuba)|Carretera Central}}
*{{in lang|es}} [http://guije.com/cosas/carretera/index.htm Carretera Central photos]

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[[Category:Pinar del Río Province]]
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[[Category:Artemisa Province]]
[[Category:Transport in Havana]]
[[Category:Mayabeque Province]]
[[Category:Matanzas Province]]
[[Category:Villa Clara Province]]
[[Category:Sancti Spíritus Province]]
[[Category:Ciego de Ávila Province]]
[[Category:Camagüey Province]]
[[Category:Las Tunas Province]]
[[Category:Holguín Province]]
[[Category:Granma Province]]
[[Category:Santiago de Cuba Province]]
[[Category:Guantánamo Province]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 25 December 2024

Carretera Central (CC)
Central Road
Route information
Length1,435 km (892 mi)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
West end 1–2 (La Fe)
Major intersections Autopista Artemisa to A4

Autopista del Mediodía to A4
A2
2–400 and Calle 100
A1 (San José de las Lajas)
I–3 Vía Blanca(CN)
Santa Clara Beltway
A1
Autopista Sancti Spíritus to A1
Sancti Spíritus Beltway
CS
Majá–Taguasco Road
Ciego de Avila Beltway
Camagüey Beltway
Las Tunas Beltway
6–152
Holguín Beltway
Bayamo Beltway
Road to Dos Ríos to A1
Road of Songo to A1
A1 (Belleza)

A1 (Niceto Pérez)
East end CN / 6–123 (Baracoa)
Location
CountryCuba
Major citiesLa Fé, Sandino, Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, San José de las Lajas, Matanzas, Colón, Santa Clara, Placetas, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Florida, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Baracoa
Highway system

The Carretera Central (CC), meaning "Central Road", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba. The route is numbered N–1, with it being split into 6 regions, being 1–N–1, 2–N–1, 3–N–1, 4–N–1, 5–N–1, and 6–N–1.

History

[edit]

Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration and its original layout of 1,139 km (707.7 mi) was completed in 1931.[1] It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between Pinar del Río and Oriente. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and Fulgencio Batista's administrations. It facilitated faster transportation and effective inter-province commuting.

The road was originally signed N–1, with a prefix depending on the former province it was in, being 1–N–1 for Pinar del Río Province, 2–N–1 for La Habana Province, 3–N–1 for Matanzas Province, 4–N–1 for Santa Clara Province, 5–N–1 for Camagüey Province, and 6–N–1 for Oriente Province, although now the numbering system is largely unused, with most signs saying an abbreviated version of “Carretera Central”.

Route

[edit]

Description

[edit]

The Carretera Central starts in the village of La Fe, a hamlet of Sandino, in the western province of Pinar del Río, and links all major cities and province capitals except Cienfuegos.[2] It runs about 1,435 km (892 mi)[3] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.

Table

[edit]

The table below shows the route of the Carretera Central.[2] Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.

Settlement Municipality Province
La Fe Sandino Pinar del Río
Sandino (Sandino) Pinar del Río
San Julián Sandino Pinar del Río
Isabel Rubio Guane Pinar del Río
Sábalo Guane Pinar del Río
San Juan y Martínez (San Juan y Martínez) Pinar del Río
Río Seco San Juan y Martínez Pinar del Río
Santa María San Luis Pinar del Río
Pinar del Río (Pinar del Río) Pinar del Río
Consolación del Sur (Consolación del Sur) Pinar del Río
Entronque de Herradura Consolación del Sur Pinar del Río
San Diego de los Baños Los Palacios Pinar del Río
Los Palacios (Los Palacios) Pinar del Río
Santa Cruz de los Pinos San Cristóbal Artemisa
San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal) Artemisa
Candelaria (Candelaria) Artemisa
Las Mangas Artemisa Artemisa
Artemisa (Artemisa) Artemisa
Guanajay (Guanajay) Artemisa
Caimito (Caimito) Artemisa
Bauta (Bauta) Artemisa
Havana The CC crosses the municipal boroughs of La Lisa, Marianao, Cerro, Centro Habana, Regla, San Miguel del Padrón, Cotorro Havana
Jamaica San José de las Lajas Mayabeque
San José de las Lajas (San José de las Lajas) Mayabeque
Catalina de Güines Güines Mayabeque
Madruga (Madruga) Mayabeque
Ceiba Mocha Matanzas Matanzas
Matanzas (Matanzas) Matanzas
Guanábana Matanzas Matanzas
Limonar (Limonar) Matanzas
Coliseo Jovellanos Matanzas
Jovellanos (Jovellanos) Matanzas
Perico (Perico) Matanzas
Sergio González Colón Matanzas
Colón (Colón) Matanzas
Agüica Colón Matanzas
Los Arabos (Los Arabos) Matanzas
San Pedro de Mayabón Los Arabos Matanzas
Cascajal Santo Domingo Villa Clara
Mordazo Santo Domingo Villa Clara
Manacas Santo Domingo Villa Clara
George Washington Santo Domingo Villa Clara
Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo) Villa Clara
Veintiseis de Julio Santo Domingo Villa Clara
Jicotea Ranchuelo Villa Clara
Esperanza Ranchuelo Villa Clara
Antón Díaz Santa Clara Villa Clara
Santa Clara (Santa Clara) Villa Clara
Manajanabo Santa Clara Villa Clara
Falcón Placetas Villa Clara
Placetas (Placetas) Villa Clara
Oyo de Agua Placetas Villa Clara
Cabaiguán (Cabaiguán) Sancti Spíritus
Guayos Cabaiguán Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus (Sancti Spíritus) Sancti Spíritus
El Majá Jatibonico Sancti Spíritus
Jatibonico (Jatibonico) Sancti Spíritus
Majagua (Majagua) Ciego de Ávila
Guayacanes Majagua Ciego de Ávila
Jicotea Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila (Ciego de Ávila) Ciego de Ávila
Colorado Baraguá Ciego de Ávila
Gaspar (Baraguá) Ciego de Ávila
Piedrecitas Céspedes Camagüey
Céspedes (Céspedes) Camagüey
Florida (Florida) Camagüey
La Vallita Florida Camagüey
Camagüey (Camagüey) Camagüey
Vidot Jimaguayú Camagüey
Ignacio Jimaguayú Camagüey
Siboney Sibanicú Camagüey
Sibanicú (Sibanicú) Camagüey
Cascorro Guáimaro Camagüey
Martí Guáimaro Camagüey
Guáimaro (Guáimaro) Camagüey
Jobabito Las Tunas Las Tunas
Bartle Las Tunas Las Tunas
Las Tunas (Las Tunas) Las Tunas
Calixto (Majibacoa) Las Tunas
Gaston Majibacoa Las Tunas
Las Parras Majibacoa Las Tunas
Buenaventura (Calixto García) Holguín
Las Calabazas Calixto García Holguín
Yareyal Holguín Holguín
Holguín (Holguín) Holguín
Frank País Airport Holguín Holguín
Cacocum (Cacocum) Holguín
Limpio Chiquito Cacocum Holguín
Cauto Cristo (Cauto Cristo) Granma
Babiney Jiguaní Granma
Bayamo (Bayamo) Granma
Santa Rita Jiguaní Granma
Jiguaní (Jiguaní) Granma
Baire Contramaestre Santiago de Cuba
Contramaestre (Contramaestre) Santiago de Cuba
Guaninao Contramaestre Santiago de Cuba
Palma Soriano (Palma Soriano) Santiago de Cuba
La Clarita Palma Soriano Santiago de Cuba
El Cobre Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba (Santiago de Cuba) Santiago de Cuba
El Cristo Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba
Dos Caminos San Luis Santiago de Cuba
Alto Songo Songo-La Maya Santiago de Cuba
La Maya (Songo-La Maya) Santiago de Cuba
Yerba de Guinea (Songo-La Maya) Santiago de Cuba
Niceto Pérez (Niceto Pérez) Guantánamo
Guantánamo (Guantánamo) Guantánamo
Grajales Airport / Paraguay Guantánamo Guantánamo
Maqueicito Manuel Tames Guantánamo
Yateritas San Antonio del Sur Guantánamo
Tortuguilla San Antonio del Sur Guantánamo
Baitiquiri San Antonio del Sur Guantánamo
San Antonio del Sur (San Antonio del Sur) Guantánamo
Imías (Imías) Guantánamo
Cajobabo Imías Guantánamo
La Farola (viaduct) Imías Guantánamo
Sabanilla Baracoa Guantánamo
Cabacú Baracoa Guantánamo
Baracoa (Baracoa) Guantánamo
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ History of Cuba - Carretera central article
  2. ^ a b Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  3. ^ Map and mile by mile description
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