Carretera Central (Cuba)

*Carretera Central*
Carretera Central
Central Road
Route information
Length	1,250 km (780 mi)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	La Fé, Pinar del Río
East end	Baracoa, Guantánamo
Location
Country	Cuba
Major cities	Sandino, Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, San José de las Lajas, Matanzas, Colón, Santa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo
Highway system
	Roads in Cuba;

The Carretera Central (Central Road) is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.

Overview

Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration.^[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 sugar cane transportation and effective inter-province commuting.

The Carretera Central starts in the village of La Fé, 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 1,250 km (777 mi)^[3] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.