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Autopista A1 (Cuba)

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"Autopista Nacional" redirects here. For the other Cuban motorway part of the Autopista Nacional, see Autopista A4 (Cuba).
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Autopista A1
Autopista Nacional
National Motorway
Map of the Cuban motorway network
AJM 020 Autopista Nacional.JPG
View of the A1 in Havana
Route information
Length900 km (560 mi)
Existed1979–present
Major junctions
West endCalle Central / Avenida Ciudamar (Havana)
Major intersections A2
2–400
CC (N–1, Mayabeque)
CS (4–12)
4–112
A1–1
CC (N–1, Sancti Spiritus)
4–66 / 4–531
Majá–Taguasco Road (to CC)
CC (N–1, Santiago)
6–371
Santiago Beltway
East end6–571 / West Beltway (Guantanamo)
Location
CountryCuba
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

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, spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.

History

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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.

Route

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The A1 in Havana, next to a baseball stadium
The rest area "Kilómetro 141", in Jagüey Grande
The A1 at Santiago de Cuba
The end of the A1 in Taguasco from above

The A1, the longest motorway on 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[3][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).

Sign used for the A1, seen in San Miguel del Padrón, Havana

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.

AUTOPISTA A1 (Autopista Nacional)
Exit ↓km↓ Province Note
Habana Centro 0.0 Havana  
Habana San Miguel 0.4 Havana  
Habana Coyula 2.1 Havana  
Habana Carretera del Pitirre 4.6 Havana  
Primer Anillo (Havana Ringroad)
(link to Havana-Pinar and other motorways)		 6.1 Havana  
Habana Santa María del Rosario 8.3 Havana  
Habana Cotorro 12.2 Havana  
Tapaste-Pedro Pi 18.5 Mayabeque  
San José de las Lajas
(Jamaica - Universidad Agraria)		 22.6 Mayabeque  
Jaruco-Zenea
(to San José de las Lajas south)		 28.2 Mayabeque  
Catalina de Güines
(to Madruga and the Carretera Central)		 31.2 Mayabeque  
Güines 42.8 Mayabeque  
San Nicolás de Bari 51.2 Mayabeque  
Rest area "Paladar de Lisette" (eastbound)
    Rest area "Paladar de Daisy" (westbound)		 54.1 Mayabeque  
Rest area "La Cocina Criolla" 59.8 Mayabeque  
Vegas
(to San Nicolás, on the Circuito Sur)		 63.0 Mayabeque  
Nueva Paz 71.0 Mayabeque  
Rest area "Kilómetro 79" 79.0 Mayabeque  
Unión de Reyes 91.0 Matanzas  
Bolondrón 104.0 Matanzas  
Torriente-Pedro Betancourt 127.0 Matanzas  
Varadero-Crimea
(road to Varadero via Jovellanos and Cárdenas)		 135.0 Matanzas  
Rest area "Kilómetro 141" 141.2 Matanzas  
Jagüey Grande
(to the Ciénaga de Zapata)		 141.2 Matanzas  
Calimete 164.0 Matanzas  
Rest area "Policentro" 171.8 Cienfuegos  
Aguada de Pasajeros
(to Cienfuegos and Circuito Sur)		 172.0 Cienfuegos  
Las Cajas 183.0 Cienfuegos  
Cinco de Septiembre-Turquino 206.0 Cienfuegos  
Cartagena-Rodas 213.0 Cienfuegos  
Piragua 213.0 Cienfuegos  
Lajas 232.0 Cienfuegos  
Ranchuelo
(to Cienfuegos)		 249.0 Villa Clara  
Santa Clara
( 6-km ringroad to Santa Clara city center)		 261.0 Villa Clara  
Santa Clara-Manicaragua 270.0 Villa Clara  
Báez-Guaracabulla 296.0 Villa Clara 1 cgw.
Placetas-Fomento 302.0 Villa Clara 1 cgw.
Cabaiguán-Placetas
(Carretera Central)		 323.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Cabaiguán 329.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Guayos 332.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Sancti Spíritus–Yaguajay
( 10-km motorway to Sancti Spíritus city center)		 336.0 Sancti Spíritus  
Zaza del Medio 343.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Siguaney 349.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Taguasco 354.0 Sancti Spíritus 1 cgw.
Jatibonico (under construction) 365.0 Sancti 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) 5.9 Santiago
Oriente (under construction) 18.2 Santiago
Candonga (under construction) 22.9 Santiago
Palma Soriano-Dos Ríos 29.2 Santiago 1 cgw.
Palma Soriano 32.2
(770 ca.)		 Santiago 1 cgw.
Rest area 39.1 Santiago 1 cgw.
San Luis 44.6
(782 ca.)		 Santiago  
Dos Caminos
(Carretera Central)		 52.7 Santiago  
to Guantánamo (planned) 54.0
(792 ca.)		 Santiago
El Cristo
(to Guantánamo and Alto Songo)		 59.6 Santiago  
Bonaito 66.3 Santiago  
Santiago Cubitas 68.2 Santiago  
Santiago Centro
( 2-km beltway to Santiago city center)		 70.3
(808 ca.)		 Santiago  
Santiago Universidad de Oriente 71.5 Santiago  
Santiago-El Caney 72.7 Santiago  
Santiago-Siboney 75.0 Santiago  
Santiago 30 de Noviembre 76.7 Santiago  
Santiago Chicharrones 78.4 Santiago  
Santiago Aeropuerto 82.3
(820 ca.)		 Santiago  
San Luis–La Maya–Guantánamo section
to Santiago / San Luis (planned) 0.0
(792 ca.)		 Santiago
Santa Cruz (planned) 4.9 Santiago
Alto Songo (under construction) 8.4 Santiago
La Maya (new) (under construction) 14.4 Santiago
La Maya 20.7
(813 ca.)		 Santiago 1 cgw.
La Sabana 25.0 Santiago 1 cgw.
Los Reynaldos 28.6 Santiago 1 cgw.
La Perla 34.8 Santiago 1 cgw.
Yerba de Guinea 38.5 Santiago CC route
Costa Rica 42.8 Guantánamo CC route
Niceto Pérez 47.7 Guantánamo CC route
Guantánamo Oeste 59.2 Guantánamo  
Guantánamo 61.5
(853 ca.)		 Guantánamo  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A1 project through Granma and Holguín provinces is yet undefined
  2. ^ a b Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  3. ^ Satellite images of Cuba at Google Maps
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