Carretera_Central_(Cuba)

Carretera Central (Cuba)

Carretera Central (Cuba)

Highway in Cuba

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

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History

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.

Route

Description

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.

Table

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    History of Cuba - Carretera central article
  2. [2]
    Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  3. [3]
    Map and mile by mile description
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