Autopista Havana–Mariel

The Autopista Havana–Mariel, also known as Carretera Panamericana,[1] is a Cuban motorway linking Havana to Mariel.[2] It is a toll-free road and has a length of 26 km (16 mi). Even though it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway Circuito Norte (CN).

Autopista La Habana–Mariel
(Carretera Panamericana)
Map of the Cuban motorway network
Route information
Length26 km (16 mi)
Major junctions
East endHavana
West endMariel
Location
Major citiesHavana, Playa Baracoa, Mariel
Highway system
Roads in Cuba
OSM map of the motorway (highlighted in blue) within the suburban western area of Havana. In the corner map the autopista is shown (blue) within the Havana motorway network (red)

Route

The motorway 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 3 km (1.9 mi) and, after 6 km (3.7 mi), 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 Marina Hemingway
(road to Havana city center and Mediodía Motorway)		0.0Havana 
Habana Santa Fe1.1Havana 
Habana ELAM4.5Havana 
Playa Baracoa
(to Bauta and A4 motorway)		6.4Artemisa 
Playa Baracoa Aeropuerto9.5Artemisa 
Roberto Negrín10.6Artemisa 
El Salado-Habana Libre
(to Caimito and Genético del Oeste)		11.4Artemisa 
Menelao Mora16.1Artemisa 
Boca Guajaibón18.9Artemisa 
Nuevo Mariel-Henequén22.6Artemisa 
Santa Barbara24.1Artemisa 
Mujica25.7Artemisa 
Mariel-La Boca
(road to Mariel town center and A4 motorway)		26.5Artemisa 

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Article on cubanet.org
  2. Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X

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