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Autopista A1
Autopista Nacional
National Motorway
Map of the Cuban motorway network
View of the A1 in Havana
Route information
Length	900 km (560 mi)
Existed	1979–present
Major junctions
West end	Havana
East end	Guantánamo
Location
Country	Cuba
Major cities	Havana, San José de las Lajas, Güines, Jagüey Grande, Aguada de Pasajeros, Santa Clara, Placetas, Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus, Jatibonico, Ciego de Ávila, Florida, Camagüey, Guáimaro, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, [1] Contramaestre, Palma Soriano, San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, La Maya, Guantánamo
Highway system
Roads in Cuba

The Autopista A1, also known as Autopista Nacional, is a Cuban motorway, partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo. ^[2] It is a toll-free road and its total length will be of about 900 km (560 mi). Along with the Autopista A4, linking Havana to Pinar del Río, it is classified as part of the whole Autopista Nacional route, spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.

History

The motorway, connected to the A4 via the Havana Ringroad (A2), was opened in 1979 from Havana to Santa Clara. Additional sections (2 in the Oriental region) were opened during the 1980s, but further work was interrupted in 1990 as the economic crisis of the " Special Period" ( Spanish: Período especial) developed.

Route

The A1, the longest motorway on the island, is a dual carriageway with 6 lanes (8 from Havana to San José de las Lajas), and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. The operating sections are ^{[3] [2]} the Havana- Santa Clara- Sancti Spíritus- Taguasco (354 km, main section), Palma Soriano- Santiago de Cuba (53 km) and La Maya- Guantánamo (41 km, sharing the Carretera Central route for 9 km).

From the exit "Santa Clara- Manicaragua" to Taguasco, the A1 operates with a single carriageway, and from Taguasco to Jatibonico, it is under construction. Other sections under construction, both in Santiago de Cuba Province, are the one from Contramaestre to Palma Soriano, and the one from La Maya to the Palma-Santiago section, ending with the construction of a future interchange. The other section, passing through the provinces of Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín and Granma, has been planned.

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AUTOPISTA A1 (Autopista Nacional)
Exit	↓km↓	Province	Note
Habana Centro	0.0	Havana
Habana San Miguel	0.4	Havana
Habana Coyula	2.1	Havana
Habana Carretera del Pitirre	4.6	Havana
Primer Anillo (Havana Ringroad) (link to Havana-Pinar and other motorways)	6.1	Havana
Habana Santa María del Rosario	8.3	Havana
Habana Cotorro	12.2	Havana
Tapaste- Pedro Pi	18.5	Mayabeque
San José de las Lajas ( Jamaica - Universidad Agraria)	22.6	Mayabeque
Jaruco-Zenea (to San José de las Lajas south)	28.2	Mayabeque
Catalina de Güines (to Madruga and the Carretera Central)	31.2	Mayabeque
Güines	42.8	Mayabeque
San Nicolás de Bari	51.2	Mayabeque
Rest area "Paladar de Lisette" (eastbound)     Rest area "Paladar de Daisy" (westbound)	54.1	Mayabeque
Rest area "La Cocina Criolla"	59.8	Mayabeque
Vegas (to San Nicolás)	63.0	Mayabeque
Nueva Paz	71.0	Mayabeque
Rest area "Kilómetro 79"	79.0	Mayabeque
Unión de Reyes	91.0	Matanzas
Bolondrón	104.0	Matanzas
Torriente- Pedro Betancourt	127.0	Matanzas
Varadero-Crimea (road to Varadero via Jovellanos and Cárdenas)	135.0	Matanzas
Rest area "Kilómetro 141"	141.2	Matanzas
Jagüey Grande (to the Ciénaga de Zapata)	141.2	Matanzas
Calimete	164.0	Matanzas
Rest area "Policentro"	171.8	Cienfuegos
Aguada de Pasajeros (to Cienfuegos)	172.0	Cienfuegos
Las Cajas	183.0	Cienfuegos
Turquino	206.0	Cienfuegos
Cartagena- Rodas	213.0	Cienfuegos
Piragua	213.0	Cienfuegos
Lajas	232.0	Cienfuegos
Ranchuelo (to Cienfuegos)	249.0	Villa Clara
Santa Clara ( 6-km ringroad to Santa Clara city center)	261.0	Villa Clara
Santa Clara- Manicaragua	270.0	Villa Clara
Báez- Guaracabulla	296.0	Villa Clara	1 cgw.
Placetas- Fomento	302.0	Villa Clara	1 cgw.
Cabaiguán- Placetas ( Carretera Central)	323.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Cabaiguán	329.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Guayos	332.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Sancti Spíritus- Yaguajay ( 10-km ringroad to Sancti Spíritus city center)	336.0	Sancti Spíritus
Zaza del Medio	343.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Siguaney	349.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Taguasco	354.0	Sancti Spíritus	1 cgw.
Jatibonico (under construction)	365.0	Sancti Spíritus
Jatibonico–Camagüey–Holguín–Contramaestre section (planned: listed possible future exits)
Majagua (planned)		Ciego de Ávila
Jicotea (planned)		Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila (planned) (to Morón)	407 (ca.)	Ciego de Ávila
Baraguá-Colorado (planned)		Ciego de Ávila
Gaspar (planned)		Ciego de Ávila
Céspedes (planned)		Camagüey
Florida (planned)		Camagüey
Camagüey Oeste (planned)		Camagüey
Camagüey Este (planned)	512 (ca.)	Camagüey
Jimaguayú (planned)		Camagüey
Siboney (planned)		Camagüey
Sibanicú (planned)		Camagüey
Cascorro (planned)		Camagüey
Guáimaro (planned)		Camagüey
Bartle- Jobabo (planned)		Las Tunas
Las Tunas (planned)	620 (ca.)	Las Tunas
Calixto (planned)		Las Tunas
Majibacoa (planned)		Las Tunas
Buenaventura (planned)		Holguín
Holguín- Maceo (planned, not finalized) (possible ringroad to Holguín city center)	673 (ca.)	Holguín
Cacocum (planned, not finalized)		Holguín
Cauto Cristo (planned, not finalized)		Granma
Bayamo- Babiney (planned, not finalized) (to Manzanillo, possible ringroad to Bayamo city center)	713 (ca.)	Granma
Jiguaní (planned, not finalized)		Granma
Contramaestre–Palma–San Luis–Santiago section
Contramaestre (under construction)	0.0 (738 ca.)	Santiago
Laguna Blanca (under construction)	5.9	Santiago
Oriente (under construction)	18.2	Santiago
Candonga (under construction)	22.9	Santiago
Palma Soriano- Dos Ríos	29.2	Santiago	1 cgw.
Palma Soriano	32.2 (770 ca.)	Santiago	1 cgw.
Rest area	39.1	Santiago	1 cgw.
San Luis	44.6 (782 ca.)	Santiago
Dos Caminos ( Carretera Central)	52.7	Santiago
to Guantánamo (planned)	54.0 (792 ca.)	Santiago
El Cristo (to Guantánamo and Alto Songo)	59.6	Santiago
Bonaito	66.3	Santiago
Santiago Cubitas	68.2	Santiago
Santiago Centro ( 2-km beltway to Santiago city center)	70.3 (808 ca.)	Santiago
Santiago Universidad de Oriente	71.5	Santiago
Santiago- El Caney	72.7	Santiago
Santiago- Siboney	75.0	Santiago
Santiago 30 de Noviembre	76.7	Santiago
Santiago Chicharrones	78.4	Santiago
Santiago Aeropuerto	82.3 (820 ca.)	Santiago
San Luis–La Maya–Guantánamo section
to Santiago / San Luis (planned)	0.0 (792 ca.)	Santiago
Santa Cruz (planned)	4.9	Santiago
Alto Songo (under construction)	8.4	Santiago
La Maya (new) (under construction)	14.4	Santiago
La Maya	20.7 (813 ca.)	Santiago	1 cgw.
La Sabana	25.0	Santiago	1 cgw.
Los Reynaldos	28.6	Santiago	1 cgw.
La Perla	34.8	Santiago	1 cgw.
Yerba de Guinea	38.5	Santiago	CC route
Costa Rica	42.8	Guantánamo	CC route
Niceto Pérez	47.7	Guantánamo	CC route
Guantánamo Oeste	59.2	Guantánamo
Guantánamo	61.5 (853 ca.)	Guantánamo

See also

• Roads in Cuba
• Transport in Cuba
• Infrastructure of Cuba

References

External links

Media related to Autopista A1 (Cuba) at Wikimedia Commons