The Autopista Havana–Mariel, also known as Carretera Panamericana, Article on cubanet.org is a Cuban motorway linking Havana to Mariel.Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - It is a toll-free road and has a length of . Even though it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway Circuito Norte (CN).
Route The highway is a dual carriageway with 4 lanes and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. Differently from other Cuban motorways in Cuban mainland, the Panamericana is the only one not directly linked to the network.
The autopista starts in Santa Fe, a suburban ward of western Havana, and continues through Artemisa Province, by the Atlantic Coastline. It crosses the municipal territories of Bauta, Caimito, and ends north of Mariel, near La Boca, in front of Mariel Bay.
The road that continues towards south, the "Circuito Norte", reaches Mariel after and, after , the A4 exit "Mariel-Nodarse", on the "ZEDM beltway" (Port of Mariel-Guanajay). This beltway, together with the A4 main route Guanajay-Havana, represents an alternative motorway road to the Panamericana, between Mariel and the Cuban capital.
AUTOPISTA HAVANA–MARIEL (Carretera Panamericana)Exit↓km↓ProvinceNote Habana ELAM 4.5 Havana Playa Baracoa 6.4 Artemisa Playa Baracoa Aeropuerto 9.5 Artemisa Roberto Negrín 10.6 Artemisa El Salado-Habana Libre 11.4 Artemisa Menelao Mora 16.1 Artemisa Boca Guajaibón 18.9 Artemisa Nuevo Mariel-Henequén 22.6 Artemisa Santa Barbara 24.1 Artemisa Mujica 25.7 Artemisa Mariel-La Boca26.5 Artemisa
See also
Infrastructure of Cuba Roads in Cuba Transport in Cuba
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