Vía Blanca

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Vía Blanca
White Road
Map of the Cuban motorway network
Ponte de Bacunayagua.JPG
Bacunayagua Bridge
(Puente de Bacunayagua)
Route information
Length150 km (93 mi)
136 km (motorway)[2]
Existed1960[1]–present
Major junctions
West endHavana
East endCárdenas
Location
Major citiesHavana, Santa Cruz del Norte, Matanzas, Varadero, Cárdenas
Highway system
Roads in Cuba
Cuban map highlighting the Vía Blanca
A rest area in Guanabo, Havana
Passing through Boca de Jaruco oil field
A rest area in Santa Cruz del Norte
The Mirador de Bacunayagua over Bacunayagua Bridge
The motorway in Matanzas
The Canímar Bridge (Puente de Canímar) in Matanzas
The motorway in Boca de Camarioca
The motorway near Varadero
The motorway southwest of Varadero
A police patrol on the city beltway of Varadero (Autopista Sur)

Vía Blanca is a highway in northern Cuba, connecting the capital city of Havana and the city of Matanzas. A second section extends eastwards from Matanzas to the tourist town of Varadero and to Cárdenas. Even if it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway named "Circuito Norte" (CN).

History[]

The motorway, connected to the A2 (Havana Ring Road), was opened in 1960. Its construction begun in 1945 with the bridge of Bacunayagua,[3] on the Mayabeque/Matanzas province border. This is the highest Cuban bridge and was completed in 1960.

Route[]

Overview[]

It is mostly a four lane highway, with some divided sections. It runs east-west for 85 km between Havana and Matanzas, crossing the town of Santa Cruz del Norte, and an additional 53 km east to Varadero, at the northern tip of Peninsula de Hicacos (the section between Matanzas and Varadero is a toll road). Most of the highway runs along the Straits of Florida shoreline. This is one of the busiest highways in Cuba, as it joins the two tourist destinations of Havana and Varadero.

Description[]

Vía Blanca starts at the Ciudad Deportiva, on the south-western side of Havana, between Cerro and Diez de Octubre. It runs for 12 km through and Old Havana border, the harbour area, Regla and Guanabacoa, before crossing the Vía Monumental in Habana del Este. A brief section in Luyanó includes the route of the Carretera Central highway.

The motorway-type section (138 kilometres (86 mi)) starts in Havana, on a roundabout (Rotonda de Cojímar) before the Monumental, and ends north of Cárdenas. In Matanzas city center it crosses the seafront. It is a dual carriageway road, with four lanes for almost the entire route, but there are six lanes for a short section in east Havana. It has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. The exit at Varadero is the starting point of an 18-km long beltway, named Autopista Sur ("South Motorway"), that runs through the town.

The table below shows the exits of the motorway-type section of the Vía Blanca:

AUTOPISTA "VÍA BLANCA"
Exit ↓km↓ Province Note
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Redonda Cojímar 0.0 Havana  
AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Autopista A2 sign (Cuba).png Primer Anillo (Havana Beltway)
(Vía Monumental - link to other motorways)		 1.2 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Alamar 3.3 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Bacuranao-Celimar 7.0 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Tarará 10.7 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Mégano 11.6 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Santa María del Mar 12.4 Havana  
AB-Tank.svgAB-Rast.svg Rest area "Guanabo" 16.9 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Guanabo 17.0 Havana  
AB-Rast.svg Rest area 18.0 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana Peñas Altas-Veneciana
(to Guanabo East)		 19.6 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Habana 20.5 Havana  
AB-AS-grün.svg Playa del Muerto
(Boca de Jaruco Oil Field)		 26.2 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Boca de Jaruco 31.4 Mayabeque  
Android Emoji 1f3ed.svg Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz
(restricted access - employees only)		 39.2 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Santa Cruz del Norte 41.5 Mayabeque  
AB-Tank.svgAB-Rast.svg Rest area "Servicentro Vía Blanca" 42.7 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Santa Cruz del Norte-Jaruco
(Camilo Cienfuegos - to San José de las Lajas)		 42.8 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg 47.5 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Playa Jibacoa 50.3 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg 52.5 Mayabeque  
AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Quiosco Guarapiña Gil Alberto" 56.5 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Arcos de Canasí-
(to Playa Jibacoa)		 57.8 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Batey San Juan 60.3 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Puerto Escondido 64.2 Mayabeque  
AB-AS-grün.svg Bacunayagua 66.7 Mayabeque  
AB-Tank.svgAB-Rast.svg Mirador de Bacunayagua
(overlooking point of Bacunayagua Bridge)		 69.1 Mayabeque  
AB-Brücke.svg Puente de Bacunayagua 69.2 Mayabeque
Matanzas		  
AB-AS-grün.svg Bacunayagua Este 71.8 Matanzas[4]  
AB-AS-grün.svg Rincón Moderno 74.9 Matanzas  
AB-Rast.svg Rest area "Restaurante La Criolla" 77.9 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Valle del Yumurí
(San Roque - San Valentín)		 83.4 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Puerto 87.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Versalles 88.2 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Centro 89.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas La Playa 90.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Calle 129- 91.6 Matanzas CC route
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Peñas Altas 93.5 Matanzas CC route
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Reynold García 95.7 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Matanzas Universidad 97.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg 97.8 Matanzas  
AB-Brücke.svg Puente de Canímar 98.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg San Felipe 98.3 Matanzas  
Android Emoji 1f3eb.svg Escuela Militar Camilo Cienfuegos
(restricted access - FAR military school)		 39.2 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg El Mamey 99.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg 20 airtransportation inv.svg Carbonera-Aeropuerto J.G.Gómez
(to )		 106.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Boca de Camarioca-Camarioca 115.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Boca de Camarioca 116.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg 118.0 Matanzas  
AB-Maut-Grenze.svg Toll plaza 118.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero-Playa Caleta 121.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero
(AB-Kreuz-grün.svg 18-km beltway to Varadero town center)		 124.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Santa Marta 125.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Santa Marta Parque Industrial 127.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Guásimas- 129.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Cárdenas Cementerio 135.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Cárdenas Brisas del Mar
(Cárdenas City Hospital)		 136.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Cárdenas Centro 138.0 Matanzas  
Vía Blanca – Varadero City Beltway (Autopista Sur)
Exit ↓km↓ Province Note
AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Varadero–Vía Blanca (main route) 0.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Oeste 0.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Calle 17-Isla del Sur 1.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Calle 24 1.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Calle 30 2.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Calle 36-Terminal de Ómnibus 2.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Parque Central 3.3 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Parque Josone 4.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Avenida Primera 5.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Calle K 6.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Golf Club 8.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Plaza America 9.2 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Sol Elite Palmeras 10.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Bella Vista 10.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Ocean Vista 10.9 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Naviti Beach Club 11.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Arena Doradas/British Caribe 12.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Muthu Playa/Turquesa 12.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Delfinarium 13.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Camino Milián 13.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Aguas Azules 14.0 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Hicacos 14.3 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Varahicacos 15.6 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Memories 16.5 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Meliá Península 17.1 Matanzas  
AB-AS-grün.svg Varadero Meliá Marina 18.0 Matanzas  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cuban defenses
  2. ^ Vía Blanca on EcuRed (see infobox)
  3. ^ Cuban defenses – Via Blanca (Spanish)
  4. ^ Note: the village is in Mayabeque Province, the exit in Matanzas' one

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