Autopista Havana–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 26 km (16 mi). Even though it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway Circuito Norte (CN).

Autopista La Habana–Mariel
(Carretera Panamericana)
Map of the Cuban motorway network
Route information
Length26 km (16 mi)
Major junctions
East endHavana
West endMariel
Location
CountryCuba
Major citiesHavana, Playa Baracoa, Mariel
Highway system
OSM map of the motorway (highlighted in blue) within the suburban western area of Havana. In the corner map the autopista is shown (blue) within the Havana motorway network (red)

Route

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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 3 km (1.9 mi) and, after 6 km (3.7 mi), 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↓ Province Note
  Habana ELAM 4.5 Havana  
    Playa Baracoa
(to Bauta and   A4 motorway)
6.4 Artemisa  
    Playa Baracoa Aeropuerto 9.5 Artemisa  
  Roberto Negrín 10.6 Artemisa  
    El Salado-Habana Libre
(to Caimito and Genético del Oeste)
11.4 Artemisa  
  Menelao Mora 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
(road to Mariel town center and   A4 motorway)
26.5 Artemisa  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Article on cubanet.org
  2. ^ Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
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