State Highway 4-112 (Cuba) Explained

Country:CUB
Province:Villa Clara, Cienfuegos
Carretera Esperanza-Cienfuegos
Alternate Name:4-112
Direction A:North
Direction B:South
Terminus A: Carretera Central (Esperanza)
Terminus B:Circuito Sur (Cienfuegos)
Junctions: Autopista A1
Provinces:Villa Clara, Cienfuegos
Municipalities:Ranchuelo, Cruces, Palmira, Cienfuegos
Translation:Esperanza-Cienfuegos Road
Map:4–112 Villa Clara – Cienfuegos.png
Map Notes:Road in blue from Esperanza to Cienfuegos
Length Km:53
Route:4-112
Photo Notes:4-112 in Cruces

The State Highway 4-112, also known as the Villa Clara-Cienfuegos Road, Esperanza-Cienfuegos Road, or simply the 112[1] is a Cuban north-south highway which links the village of Esperanza and the Carretera Central, with the Autopista A1 to the city of Cienfuegos and the Circuito Sur. The road is considered the interprovincial road of Cienfuegos Province, [2] with it being the only road to directly connect it to the Carretera Central.

History

The Camino Real of Cienfuegos – Santa Clara became the first road connecting the 2 cities, with the 4–112 being the same general, from Cienfuegos to Cruces to Villa Clara, route.[3] The first part of the road on the Avienda 26 de julio was the former Camino Real, which turned into the 4–112, and then continues onto the former Camino a Ranchuelo.[4]

Route

The 4-112 starts at the Carretera Central in Esperanza, nearby provincial capital, Santa Clara. It continues south, going over the Autopista Nacional, to Ranchuelo and Carlos Caraballo in Villa Clara Province. The road continues straight to the villages of Marta Abreu and Cruces in the municipality of Cruces, Espartaco and Palmira in the municipality of Palmira, and finally goes into the municipality of Cienfuegos and merges into the Circuito Sur (right) and Calle 37 (left).[5]

The road is dangerous to drive on, especially at night, with it being known as “impassable and that section [Cruces area] even more so”, said a forum member after an accident happened in the Cruces area of the highway.[6] At night, it’s common to find tractors, cars, and bicycles without any lights. [7]

In 2014, apart of the repair and maintenance in Villa Clara Province, the 4–112 had hundreds of tons of asphalt poured on several areas with poor conditions, with corrections of potholes happening throughout the province.[8]

Junction list

MunicipalityLocationkmmiDestinationNotes
RanchueloEsperanza00 CC (N–1) – Santa Clara
0.920.57Calle Barnadaone way
0.970.60Calle Maceo
1.210.75Calle Villuendas
Ranchuelo9.115.66 A1 – Santa Clara, La Habana
10.516.53Calle Leoncio Vidal – La Campa, San Juan de los Yeras
10.726.66Calle Camilo Cienfuegos
10.956.80Avenida de los Martiresunpaved
13.098.13Road to Virginia – Virginia
El Tamarindo14.298.88Road to Pedroso – Pedroso
15.239.46Road to Tarapaca – Tarapaca
16.1110.01Road to Ifraín Alfonso – Ifraín Alfonso, La Majagua, Horqueta
Carlos Caraballo19.8712.35Calle Batey Carlos Caraballo
CrucesMarta Abreu22.3313.88 4–92 – Lajas, Cartagena
Cruces25.4515.81Cruces–Potrerillo Road – Potrerillo, Cumanayagua
25.5615.88Calle Padre de las Casas
28.0517.43Road to Mal Tiempo – Mal Tiempo
28.2917.58 4–182 – Calle Central Ramón Balboa
29.0818.07Road to La Pedrera – La Pedrera
Paradero de Camarones31.3419.47Road to Camarones – San Fernando de Camarones
Espartaco36.3322.57Road to Espartaco Sugar Mill
PalmiraPalmira42.1326.18 4–172 – Caunao
42.4426.37Road to Ciego Montero – Arriete-Ciego Montero
45.9228.53Access to AZUMAT – AZUMAT factory
Cienfuegos49.7830.93Substation Road
Cienfuegos51.4931.99Calle 82
51.7832.17Calle 37
52.3132.50 CS (4–12)Road continues as Port Road

Notes and References

  1. Web site: cuba mapa .com - Villa Clara Province map . 2024-08-06 . www.cubamapa.com.
  2. Web site: Quintana Avila . Luis Angel . 2023-07-19 . Cruces .
  3. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Portal del Ciudadano del Municipio de Cruces - Un poco de historia . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240709221409/https://cruces.gob.cu/nuestra-region/region-cizq/un-poco-de-historia . 2024-07-09 .
  4. Web site: Cac . 30 March 2011 . Blog de Carlos Alberto Casanova (II): La Esperanza, atravesado por la carretera Central . 2024-07-21 . Blog de Carlos Alberto Casanova (II).
  5. Book: Censo, Cuba Dirección General del . Republica de Cuba: censo de 1943 . 1945 . P. Fernandez . 579 . es.
  6. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Camión cargado se vuelca en carretera de Cienfuegos . 2024-07-21 . CiberCuba . es.
  7. Web site: 2020-09-17 . Un fallecido y varios heridos por accidente en Cienfuegos . 2024-07-27 . CiberCuba . es.
  8. Web site: Freddy Pérez Cabrera . Ángel . 2014-10-29 . Mejora rehabilitación de carreteras en Villa Clara . . es.