Carretera Central (Cuba)
| Carretera Central (CC) | |
|---|---|
| Central Road | |
 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 1,435 km (892 mi) |
| Existed | 1927–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | La Fé (Pinar del Río Province) |
| East end | Baracoa (Guantánamo Province) |
| Location | |
| Major cities | La 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 | |
| Roads in Cuba | |
The Carretera Central (CC), meaning "Central Road", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.
History[]
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 transportation and effective inter-province commuting.
Route[]
Description[]
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 1,250 km (777 mi)[3] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.
Table[]
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 |
| Sandino | Pinar del Río | |
| Guane | Pinar del Río | |
| Guane | Pinar del Río | |
| San Juan y Martínez | (San Juan y Martínez) | Pinar del Río |
| San Juan y Martínez | 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 |
| Los Palacios | Pinar del Río | |
| Los Palacios | (Los Palacios) | Pinar del Río |
| San Cristóbal | Artemisa | |
| San Cristóbal | (San Cristóbal) | Artemisa |
| Candelaria | (Candelaria) | Artemisa |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Matanzas | Matanzas | |
| Matanzas | (Matanzas) | Matanzas |
| Matanzas | Matanzas | |
| Limonar | (Limonar) | Matanzas |
| Jovellanos | Matanzas | |
| Jovellanos | (Jovellanos) | Matanzas |
| Perico | (Perico) | Matanzas |
| Colón | Matanzas | |
| Colón | (Colón) | Matanzas |
| Colón | Matanzas | |
| Los Arabos | (Los Arabos) | Matanzas |
| Los Arabos | Matanzas | |
| Cascajal | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | |
| Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | |
| Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | |
| Santo Domingo | (Santo Domingo) | Villa Clara |
| Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | |
| Ranchuelo | Villa Clara | |
| Esperanza | Ranchuelo | Villa Clara |
| Santa Clara | Villa Clara | |
| Santa Clara | (Santa Clara) | Villa Clara |
| Placetas | Villa Clara | |
| Falcón | Placetas | Villa Clara |
| Placetas | (Placetas) | Villa Clara |
| Placetas | Villa Clara | |
| Cabaiguán | (Cabaiguán) | Sancti Spíritus |
| Guayos | Cabaiguán | Sancti Spíritus |
| Sancti Spíritus | (Sancti Spíritus) | Sancti Spíritus |
| Jatibonico | Sancti Spíritus | |
| Jatibonico | (Jatibonico) | Sancti Spíritus |
| Majagua | (Majagua) | Ciego de Ávila |
| Guayacanes | Majagua | Ciego de Ávila |
| Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | |
| Ciego de Ávila | (Ciego de Ávila) | Ciego de Ávila |
| Baraguá | Ciego de Ávila | |
| Gaspar | (Baraguá) | Ciego de Ávila |
| Céspedes | Camagüey | |
| Céspedes | (Céspedes) | Camagüey |
| Florida | (Florida) | Camagüey |
| Florida | Camagüey | |
| Camagüey | (Camagüey) | Camagüey |
| Jimaguayú | Camagüey | |
| Jimaguayú | Camagüey | |
| Sibanicú | Camagüey | |
| Sibanicú | (Sibanicú) | Camagüey |
| Guáimaro | Camagüey | |
| Guáimaro | Camagüey | |
| Guáimaro | (Guáimaro) | Camagüey |
| Las Tunas | Las Tunas | |
| Las Tunas | Las Tunas | |
| Las Tunas | (Las Tunas) | Las Tunas |
| Calixto | (Majibacoa) | Las Tunas |
| Majibacoa | Las Tunas | |
| Majibacoa | Las Tunas | |
| Buenaventura | (Calixto García) | Holguín |
| Calixto García | Holguín | |
| Holguín | Holguín | |
| Holguín | (Holguín) | Holguín |
| Frank País Airport | Holguín | Holguín |
| Cacocum | (Cacocum) | Holguín |
| Cacocum | Holguín | |
| Cauto Cristo | (Cauto Cristo) | Granma |
| Jiguaní | Granma | |
| Bayamo | (Bayamo) | Granma |
| Jiguaní | Granma | |
| Jiguaní | (Jiguaní) | Granma |
| Baire | Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba |
| Contramaestre | (Contramaestre) | Santiago de Cuba |
| Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Palma Soriano | (Palma Soriano) | Santiago de Cuba |
| 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 |
| (Songo-La Maya) | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Niceto Pérez | (Niceto Pérez) | Guantánamo |
| Guantánamo | (Guantánamo) | Guantánamo |
| Grajales Airport / Paraguay | Guantánamo | Guantánamo |
| Manuel Tames | Guantánamo | |
| San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo | |
| San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo | |
| San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo | |
| San Antonio del Sur | (San Antonio del Sur) | Guantánamo |
| Imías | (Imías) | Guantánamo |
| Imías | Guantánamo | |
| (viaduct) | Imías | Guantánamo |
| Baracoa | Guantánamo | |
| Baracoa | Guantánamo | |
| Baracoa | (Baracoa) | Guantánamo |
Gallery[]
Carretera Central near Santo Domingo, Villa Clara province
Through Santo Domingo, Villa Clara province
Through Santa Clara
Through Santa Clara
Carretera Central in Villa Clara province
Traffic jam on Carretera
Political poster on Carretera
See also[]
References[]
- ^ History of Cuba - Carretera central article
- ^ a b Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
- ^ Map and mile by mile description
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carretera Central. |
- (in Spanish) Carretera Central photos
- (in Spanish) Carretera Central on EcuRed
Coordinates: 22°02′32″N 84°16′18″W / 22.04222°N 84.27167°W
- Roads in Cuba
- Pinar del Río Province
- Artemisa Province
- Transport in Havana
- Mayabeque Province
- Matanzas Province
- Villa Clara Province
- Sancti Spíritus Province
- Ciego de Ávila Province
- Camagüey Province
- Las Tunas Province
- Holguín Province
- Granma Province
- Santiago de Cuba Province
- Guantánamo Province