Carretera Central (Cuba)
The Carretera Central, meaning "Central Road", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.
History
Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration. 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. It runs about to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.Table
The table below shows the route of the Carretera Central. Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.| Settlement | Municipality | Province |
| La Fe | Sandino | Pinar del Río |
| Sandino | Pinar del Río | |
| San Julián | Sandino | Pinar del Río |
| Isabel Rubio | Guane | Pinar del Río |
| Sábalo | Guane | Pinar del Río |
| San Juan y Martínez | Pinar del Río | |
| Río Seco | San Juan y Martínez | Pinar del Río |
| Santa María | San Luis | Pinar del Río |
| Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | |
| Consolación del Sur | Pinar del Río | |
| Entronque de Herradura | Consolación del Sur | Pinar del Río |
| San Diego de los Baños | Los Palacios | Pinar del Río |
| Los Palacios | Pinar del Río | |
| Santa Cruz de los Pinos | San Cristóbal | Artemisa |
| San Cristóbal | Artemisa | |
| Candelaria | Artemisa | |
| Las Mangas | Artemisa | Artemisa |
| Artemisa | Artemisa | |
| Guanajay | Artemisa | |
| Caimito | Artemisa | |
| Bauta | Artemisa | |
| Havana | The CC crosses the municipal boroughs of La Lisa, Marianao, Cerro, Centro Habana, Regla, San Miguel del Padrón, Cotorro | Havana |
| Jamaica | San José de las Lajas | Mayabeque |
| San José de las Lajas | Mayabeque | |
| Catalina de Güines | Güines | Mayabeque |
| Madruga | Mayabeque | |
| Ceiba Mocha | Matanzas | Matanzas |
| Matanzas | Matanzas | |
| Guanábana | Matanzas | Matanzas |
| Limonar | Matanzas | |
| Coliseo | Jovellanos | Matanzas |
| Jovellanos | Matanzas | |
| Perico | Matanzas | |
| Sergio González | Colón | Matanzas |
| Colón | Matanzas | |
| Agüica | Colón | Matanzas |
| Los Arabos | Matanzas | |
| San Pedro de Mayabón | Los Arabos | Matanzas |
| Cascajal | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| Mordazo | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| Manacas | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| George Washington | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| Santo Domingo | Villa Clara | |
| Veintiseis de Julio | Santo Domingo | Villa Clara |
| Jicotea | Ranchuelo | Villa Clara |
| Esperanza | Ranchuelo | Villa Clara |
| Antón Díaz | Santa Clara | Villa Clara |
| Santa Clara | Villa Clara | |
| Manajanabo | Placetas | Villa Clara |
| Falcón | Placetas | Villa Clara |
| Placetas | Villa Clara | |
| Oyo de Agua | Placetas | Villa Clara |
| Cabaiguán | Sancti Spíritus | |
| Guayos | Cabaiguán | Sancti Spíritus |
| Sancti Spíritus | Sancti Spíritus | |
| El Majá | Jatibonico | Sancti Spíritus |
| Jatibonico | Sancti Spíritus | |
| Majagua | Ciego de Ávila | |
| Guayacanes | Majagua | Ciego de Ávila |
| Jicotea | Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila |
| Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | |
| Colorado | Baraguá | Ciego de Ávila |
| Gaspar | Ciego de Ávila | |
| Piedrecitas | Céspedes | Camagüey |
| Céspedes | Camagüey | |
| Florida | Camagüey | |
| La Vallita | Florida | Camagüey |
| Camagüey | Camagüey | |
| Vidot | Jimaguayú | Camagüey |
| Ignacio | Jimaguayú | Camagüey |
| Siboney | Sibanicú | Camagüey |
| Sibanicú | Camagüey | |
| Cascorro | Guáimaro | Camagüey |
| Martí | Guáimaro | Camagüey |
| Guáimaro | Camagüey | |
| Jobabito | Las Tunas | Las Tunas |
| Bartle | Las Tunas | Las Tunas |
| Las Tunas | Las Tunas | |
| Calixto | Las Tunas | |
| Gaston | Majibacoa | Las Tunas |
| Las Parras | Majibacoa | Las Tunas |
| Buenaventura | Holguín | |
| Las Calabazas | Calixto García | Holguín |
| Yareyal | Holguín | Holguín |
| Holguín | Holguín | |
| Frank País Airport | Holguín | Holguín |
| Cacocum | Holguín | |
| Limpio Chiquito | Cacocum | Holguín |
| Cauto Cristo | Granma | |
| Babiney | Jiguaní | Granma |
| Bayamo | Granma | |
| Santa Rita | Jiguaní | Granma |
| Jiguaní | Granma | |
| Baire | Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba |
| Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Guaninao | Contramaestre | Santiago de Cuba |
| Palma Soriano | Santiago de Cuba | |
| La Clarita | Palma Soriano | Santiago de Cuba |
| El Cobre | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba |
| Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | |
| El Cristo | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba |
| Dos Caminos | San Luis | Santiago de Cuba |
| Alto Songo | Songo-La Maya | Santiago de Cuba |
| La Maya | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Yerba de Guinea | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Niceto Pérez | Guantánamo | |
| Guantánamo | Guantánamo | |
| Grajales Airport / Paraguay | Guantánamo | Guantánamo |
| Maqueicito | Manuel Tames | Guantánamo |
| Yateritas | San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo |
| Tortuguilla | San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo |
| Baitiquiri | San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo |
| San Antonio del Sur | Guantánamo | |
| Imías | Guantánamo | |
| Cajobabo | Imías | Guantánamo |
| La Farola | Imías | Guantánamo |
| Sabanilla | Baracoa | Guantánamo |
| Cabacú | Baracoa | Guantánamo |
| Baracoa | Guantánamo |