Autopista A1 (Cuba)

The Autopista A1, also known as Autopista Nacional, is a Cuban motorway, partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo.[2] It is a toll-free road and its total length will be of about 900 km (560 mi). Along with the Autopista A4, linking Havana to Pinar del Río, it is classified as part of the whole Autopista Nacional route,[3] spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.

"Autopista Nacional" redirects here. For the other Cuban motorway part of the Autopista Nacional, see Autopista A4 (Cuba).

Autopista A1
Autopista Nacional
National Motorway
Map of the Cuban motorway network
View of the A1 in Havana
Route information
Length900 km (600 mi)
Existed1979–present
Major junctions
West endHavana
East endGuantánamo
Location
Major citiesHavana, San José de las Lajas, Güines, Jagüey Grande, Aguada de Pasajeros, Santa Clara, Placetas, Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus, Jatibonico, Ciego de Ávila, Florida, Camagüey, Guáimaro, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo,[1] Contramaestre, Palma Soriano, San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, La Maya, Guantánamo
Highway system
Roads in Cuba
The A1 in Havana, next to a baseball stadium
The rest area "Kilómetro 141", in Jagüey Grande

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" (Spanish: Período especial) developed.[3]

Route

The A1, the longest motorway of 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 are[4][2] 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.[3]

AUTOPISTA A1 (Autopista Nacional)
Exit↓km↓ProvinceNote
Habana Centro0.0Havana 
Habana San Miguel0.4Havana 
Habana Coyula2.1Havana 
Habana Carretera del Pitirre4.6Havana 
Primer Anillo (Havana Ringroad)
(link to Havana-Pinar and other motorways)		6.1Havana 
Habana Santa María del Rosario8.3Havana 
Habana Cotorro12.2Havana 
Tapaste-Pedro Pi18.5Mayabeque 
San José de las Lajas
(Jamaica - Universidad Agraria)		22.6Mayabeque 
Jaruco-Zenea
(to San José de las Lajas south)		28.2Mayabeque 
Catalina de Güines
(to Madruga and the Carretera Central)		31.2Mayabeque 
Güines42.8Mayabeque 
San Nicolás de Bari51.2Mayabeque 
Rest area "Paladar de Lisette" (eastbound)
    Rest area "Paladar de Daisy" (westbound)		54.1Mayabeque 
Rest area "La Cocina Criolla"59.8Mayabeque 
Vegas
(to San Nicolás)		63.0Mayabeque 
Nueva Paz71.0Mayabeque 
Rest area "Kilómetro 79"79.0Mayabeque 
Unión de Reyes91.0Matanzas 
Bolondrón104.0Matanzas 
Torriente-Pedro Betancourt127.0Matanzas 
Varadero-Crimea
(road to Varadero via Jovellanos and Cárdenas)		135.0Matanzas 
Rest area "Kilómetro 141"141.2Matanzas 
Jagüey Grande
(to the Ciénaga de Zapata)		141.2Matanzas 
Calimete164.0Matanzas 
Rest area "Policentro"171.8Cienfuegos 
Aguada de Pasajeros
(to Cienfuegos)		172.0Cienfuegos 
Las Cajas183.0Cienfuegos 
Turquino206.0Cienfuegos 
Cartagena-Rodas213.0Cienfuegos 
Piragua213.0Cienfuegos 
Lajas232.0Cienfuegos 
Ranchuelo
(to Cienfuegos)		249.0Villa Clara 
Santa Clara
( 6-km ringroad to Santa Clara city center)		261.0Villa Clara 
Santa Clara-Manicaragua270.0Villa Clara 
Báez-Guaracabulla296.0Villa Clara1 cgw.
Placetas-Fomento302.0Villa Clara1 cgw.
Cabaiguán-Placetas
(Carretera Central)		323.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Cabaiguán329.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Guayos332.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Sancti Spíritus-Yaguajay
( 10-km ringroad to Sancti Spíritus city center)		336.0Sancti Spíritus 
Zaza del Medio343.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Siguaney349.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Taguasco354.0Sancti Spíritus1 cgw.
Jatibonico (under construction)365.0Sancti Spíritus
Jatibonico–Camagüey–Holguín–Contramaestre section
(planned: listed possible future exits)
Majagua (planned) Ciego de Ávila
Jicotea (planned) Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila (planned)
(to Morón)		407 (ca.)Ciego de Ávila
Baraguá-Colorado (planned) Ciego de Ávila
Gaspar (planned) Ciego de Ávila
Céspedes (planned) Camagüey
Florida (planned) Camagüey
Camagüey Oeste (planned) Camagüey
Camagüey Este (planned)512 (ca.)Camagüey
Jimaguayú (planned) Camagüey
Siboney (planned) Camagüey
Sibanicú (planned) Camagüey
Cascorro (planned) Camagüey
Guáimaro (planned) Camagüey
Bartle-Jobabo (planned) Las Tunas
Las Tunas (planned)620 (ca.)Las Tunas
Calixto (planned) Las Tunas
Majibacoa (planned) Las Tunas
Buenaventura (planned) Holguín
Holguín-Maceo (planned, not finalized)
(possible ringroad to Holguín city center)		673 (ca.)Holguín
Cacocum (planned, not finalized) Holguín
Cauto Cristo (planned, not finalized) Granma
Bayamo-Babiney (planned, not finalized)
(to Manzanillo, possible ringroad to Bayamo city center)		713 (ca.)Granma
Jiguaní (planned, not finalized) Granma
Contramaestre–Palma–San Luis–Santiago section
Contramaestre (under construction)0.0
(738 ca.)		Santiago
Laguna Blanca (under construction)5.9Santiago
Oriente (under construction)18.2Santiago
Candonga (under construction)22.9Santiago
Palma Soriano-Dos Ríos29.2Santiago1 cgw.
Palma Soriano32.2
(770 ca.)		Santiago1 cgw.
Rest area39.1Santiago1 cgw.
San Luis44.6
(782 ca.)		Santiago 
Dos Caminos
(Carretera Central)		52.7Santiago 
to Guantánamo (planned)54.0
(792 ca.)		Santiago
El Cristo
(to Guantánamo and Alto Songo)		59.6Santiago 
Bonaito66.3Santiago 
Santiago Cubitas68.2Santiago 
Santiago Centro
( 2-km beltway to Santiago city center)		70.3
(808 ca.)		Santiago 
Santiago Universidad de Oriente71.5Santiago 
Santiago-El Caney72.7Santiago 
Santiago-Siboney75.0Santiago 
Santiago 30 de Noviembre76.7Santiago 
Santiago Chicharrones78.4Santiago 
Santiago Aeropuerto82.3
(820 ca.)		Santiago 
San Luis–La Maya–Guantánamo section
to Santiago / San Luis (planned)0.0
(792 ca.)		Santiago
Santa Cruz (planned)4.9Santiago
Alto Songo (under construction)8.4Santiago
La Maya (new) (under construction)14.4Santiago
La Maya20.7
(813 ca.)		Santiago1 cgw.
La Sabana25.0Santiago1 cgw.
Los Reynaldos28.6Santiago1 cgw.
La Perla34.8Santiago1 cgw.
Yerba de Guinea38.5SantiagoCC route
Costa Rica42.8GuantánamoCC route
Niceto Pérez47.7GuantánamoCC route
Guantánamo Oeste59.2Guantánamo 
Guantánamo61.5
(853 ca.)		Guantánamo 

See also

References
  1. A1 project through Granma and Holguín provinces is yet undefined
  2. Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  3. (in Spanish) Autopista Nacional on EcuRed
  4. Satellite images of Cuba at Google Maps

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