The Autopista A1, also known as Autopista Nacional, is a Cuban motorway, partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo.Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - It is a toll-free road and its total length will be about . Along with the Autopista A4, linking Havana to Pinar del Río, it is classified as part of the whole Autopista Nacional route, spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.
History The motorway, connected to the A4 via the Havana Ringroad (A2), was opened in 1979 from Havana to Santa Clara. Additional sections (2 in the Oriental region) were opened during the 1980s, but further work was interrupted in 1990 as the economic crisis of the "Special Period" () developed.
Route
The A1, the longest motorway on the island, is a dual carriageway with 6 lanes (8 from Havana to San José de las Lajas), and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. The operating sections areSatellite images of Cuba at Google Maps the Havana-Santa Clara-Sancti Spíritus-Taguasco (354 km, main section), Palma Soriano-Santiago de Cuba (53 km) and La Maya-Guantánamo (41 km, sharing the Carretera Central route for 9 km).
From the exit "Santa Clara-Manicaragua" to Taguasco, the A1 operates with a single carriageway, and from Taguasco to Jatibonico, it is under construction. Other sections under construction, both in Santiago de Cuba Province, are the one from Contramaestre to Palma Soriano, and the one from La Maya to the Palma-Santiago section, ending with the construction of a future interchange. The other section, passing through the provinces of Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín and Granma, has been planned.
AUTOPISTA A1 (Autopista Nacional)Exit↓km↓ProvinceNote Habana Centro0.0 Havana Habana San Miguel0.4 Havana Habana Coyula2.1 Havana Habana Carretera del Pitirre4.6 Havana Primer Anillo (Havana Ringroad)6.1 Havana Habana Santa María del Rosario8.3 Havana Habana Cotorro12.2 Havana Tapaste-Pedro Pi18.5 Mayabeque San José de las Lajas22.6 Mayabeque Jaruco-Zenea28.2 Mayabeque Catalina de Güines31.2 Mayabeque Güines42.8 Mayabeque San Nicolás de Bari51.2 Mayabeque Rest area "Paladar de Lisette" Rest area "Paladar de Daisy" 54.1 Mayabeque Rest area "La Cocina Criolla"59.8 Mayabeque Vegas63.0 Mayabeque Nueva Paz71.0 Mayabeque Rest area "Kilómetro 79"79.0 Mayabeque Unión de Reyes91.0 Matanzas Bolondrón104.0 Matanzas Torriente-Pedro Betancourt127.0 Matanzas Varadero-Crimea135.0 Matanzas Rest area "Kilómetro 141"141.2 Matanzas Jagüey Grande141.2 Matanzas Calimete164.0 Matanzas Rest area "Policentro"171.8 Cienfuegos Aguada de Pasajeros172.0 Cienfuegos Las Cajas183.0 Cienfuegos Cinco de Septiembre-Turquino206.0 Cienfuegos Cartagena-Rodas213.0 Cienfuegos Piragua213.0 Cienfuegos Lajas232.0 Cienfuegos Ranchuelo249.0 Villa Clara Santa Clara261.0 Villa Clara Santa Clara-Manicaragua270.0 Villa Clara Báez-Guaracabulla296.0 Villa Clara1 cgw. Placetas-Fomento302.0 Villa Clara1 cgw. Cabaiguán-Placetas323.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Cabaiguán329.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Guayos332.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Sancti Spíritus–Yaguajay336.0 Sancti Spíritus Zaza del Medio343.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Siguaney349.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Taguasco354.0 Sancti Spíritus1 cgw. Jatibonico 365.0 Sancti Spíritus Jatibonico–Camagüey–Holguín–Contramaestre section(planned: listed possible future exits) Majagua Ciego de Ávila Jicotea Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila 407 Ciego de Ávila Baraguá-Colorado Ciego de Ávila Gaspar Ciego de Ávila Céspedes Camagüey Florida Camagüey Camagüey Oeste Camagüey Camagüey Este 512 Camagüey Jimaguayú Camagüey Siboney Camagüey Sibanicú Camagüey Cascorro Camagüey Guáimaro Camagüey Bartle-Jobabo Las Tunas Las Tunas 620 Las Tunas Calixto Las Tunas Majibacoa Las Tunas Buenaventura Holguín Holguín-Maceo 673 Holguín Cacocum Holguín Cauto Cristo Granma Bayamo-Babiney 713 Granma Jiguaní Granma Contramaestre–Palma–San Luis–Santiago section Contramaestre 0.0Santiago Laguna Blanca 5.9Santiago Oriente 18.2Santiago Candonga 22.9Santiago Palma Soriano-Dos Ríos29.2Santiago1 cgw. Palma Soriano32.2Santiago1 cgw. Rest area39.1Santiago1 cgw. San Luis44.6Santiago Dos Caminos52.7Santiago to Guantánamo 54.0Santiago El Cristo59.6Santiago Bonaito66.3Santiago Santiago Cubitas68.2Santiago Santiago Centro70.3Santiago Santiago Universidad de Oriente71.5Santiago Santiago-El Caney72.7Santiago Santiago-Siboney75.0Santiago Santiago 30 de Noviembre76.7Santiago Santiago Chicharrones78.4Santiago Santiago Aeropuerto82.3Santiago San Luis–La Maya–Guantánamo section to Santiago / San Luis 0.0Santiago Santa Cruz 4.9 Santiago Alto Songo 8.4 Santiago La Maya (new) 14.4 Santiago La Maya20.7Santiago1 cgw. La Sabana25.0 Santiago1 cgw. Los Reynaldos28.6 Santiago1 cgw. La Perla34.8 Santiago1 cgw. Yerba de Guinea38.5 Santiago Costa Rica42.8 Guantánamo Niceto Pérez47.7 Guantánamo Guantánamo Oeste59.2 Guantánamo Guantánamo61.5Guantánamo
See also
Roads in Cuba Transport in Cuba Infrastructure of Cuba
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