Carretera Central (Cuba)

Carretera Central (CC)
Central Road
Route information
Length	1,435 km (892 mi)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	1–2 (La Fe)
Major intersections	Autopista Artemisa to A4 Autopista del Mediodía to A4 A2 2–400 and Calle 100 A1 (San José de las Lajas) I–3 Vía Blanca(CN) Santa Clara Beltway A1 Autopista Sancti Spíritus to A1 Sancti Spíritus Beltway CS Majá–Taguasco Road Ciego de Avila Beltway Camagüey Beltway Las Tunas Beltway 6–152 Holguín Beltway Bayamo Beltway Road to Dos Ríos to A1 Road of Songo to A1 A1 (Belleza) A1 (Niceto Pérez)
East end	CN / 6–123 (Baracoa)
Location
Country	Cuba
Major cities	La Fé, Sandino, Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, San José de las Lajas, Matanzas, Colón, Santa Clara, Placetas, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Florida, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Baracoa
Highway system
Roads in Cuba

The Carretera Central (CC), meaning "Central Road", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.

Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration and its original layout of 1,139 km (707.7 mi) was completed in 1931.^[1] It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between Pinar del Río and Oriente. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and Fulgencio Batista's administrations. It facilitated faster transportation and effective inter-province commuting.

The Carretera Central starts in the village of La Fe, a hamlet of Sandino, in the western province of Pinar del Río, and links all major cities and province capitals except Cienfuegos.^[2] It runs about 1,435 km (892 mi)^[3] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.

The table below shows the route of the Carretera Central.^[2] Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.

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  Carretera Central near Santo Domingo, Villa Clara province
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  Through Santo Domingo, Villa Clara province
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  Through Santa Clara
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  Through Santa Clara
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  Carretera Central in Villa Clara province
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  Traffic jam on Carretera
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  Political poster on Carretera
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  La Farola mountain pass between Imías and Baracoa

• Roads in Cuba
• Vía Blanca

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• (in Spanish) Carretera Central photos

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