Autopista Havana–Mariel Explained

Country:CUB
Autopista La Habana–Mariel
(Carretera Panamericana)
Map:Autopistas de Cuba (network map).png
Map Notes:Map of the Cuban motorway network
Length Km:26
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Havana
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Mariel
Cities:Havana, Playa Baracoa, 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 26km (16miles). Even though it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway Circuito Norte (CN).

Route

The highway 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 and, after, 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
4.5 Havana 
Playa Baracoa
6.4 Artemisa 
9.5 Artemisa 
Roberto Negrín 10.6 Artemisa 
El Salado-Habana Libre
11.4 Artemisa 
16.1 Artemisa 
Boca Guajaibón 18.9 Artemisa 
Nuevo Mariel-Henequén 22.6 Artemisa 
Santa Barbara 24.1 Artemisa 
Mujica 25.7 Artemisa 
Mariel-La Boca
26.5 Artemisa 

See also

Notes and References

  1. Article on cubanet.org
  2. Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 -