The Nuevitas–Camagüey Road (5–445) is a two-lane road connecting the municipalities of Nuevitas and Camagüey in Cuba. It had a length of in 1947, although it was shortened due to the construction of the Circunvalación Norte of Camagüey, becoming about .
Characteristics The road was made to connect Nuevitas and other villages nearby with the rest of the country and have a way to trade sugar, as Nuevitas is the primary port for exports of it. The road has two sections, one going from Camagüey to the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, where the lanes are separated, and from the airport to Nuevitas, where they conjoin.
History Beginning the construction of the road proved to be tough. They had a lack of equipment to make the road, and they needed 32 dump trucks, five tankers, six rollers, two cranes, two graders, a bulldozer, a paver, and over 300 workers in order to finally finish the road.
Routes
MunicipalityLocation↓km↓DestinationNotesNuevitasNuevitas0Calle Albaiza/Calle Agramonte1.4Avenida Circunvalación10.5 5–I–23 (Circuito Norte)MinasEntronque de Lugerno25 5–541 (Carretera a Lugareño) / Carretera a Playa Santa Lucía – Lugareño, Playa Santa Lucia39.3Calle Camilo Cienfuegos (Carretera a Minas del Este) – MinasMinas42.7 5–521 (Calle Cisneros / Carretera a Minas del Oeste) – MinasCamagüey66 5–461 (Carretera Camagüey–Sierra de Cubitas) – Paso de Vilató, Sierra de Cubitas66.2 Ignacio Agramonte International Airport International Terminal67.1 Ignacio Agramonte International Airport National Terminal71.3Circunvalación NorteContinues as Avenida Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay
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