Autopista A4 (Cuba)
Autopista A4 | |
|---|---|
| Autopista Este—Oeste | |
| East-West Motorway | |
Map of the Cuban motorway network | |
The A4 at the exit of Candelaria | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 156 km (97 mi) |
| Existed | 1989–present |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Havana |
| West end | Pinar del Río |
| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Major cities | Havana, Guanajay, Artemisa, San Cristóbal, Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río |
| Highway system | |
The Autopista A4, signed as the Via a la Vida, known as Autopista Este-Oeste or Autopista Nacional Este-Oeste, is a Cuban motorway linking Havana to Pinar del Río.[1] It is a toll-free road and has a length of 156 km (97 mi). Along with the Autopista A1 (Autopista Nacional), partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo, 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 A1 via the Havana Beltway (A2), was opened on December 19, 1989.
In 2012 the plan of a creation of a more direct route from the A4 motorway to the city of Artemisa was made. They decided to make it a 4 lane highway, with construction beginning in 2015, and completed 2022. This road is commonly referred to as the Vial Autopista–Artemisa (Motorway–Artemisa Road).
Route
The A4 is a dual carriageway with 6 lanes from Havana to Guanajay, 4 lanes from Guanajay to Pinar del Río, and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. From Guanajay it is a beltway (Autopista ZEDM) linking the A4 to the Port of Mariel.
| AUTOPISTA A4 (Autopista Este-Oeste) | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | Province | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habana Calle 100 | 0.0 | Havana | |||
| Habana CUJAE–Primer Anillo (link to Havana-Guantánamo and other motorways) |
1.7 | Havana | |||
| Habana La Lisa | 4.9 | Havana | |||
| Habana Avenida 23–Autopista del Mediodía (to San Antonio de los Baños) |
8.4 | Havana | |||
| Bauta | 16.7 | Artemisa | |||
| Caimito | 24.7 | Artemisa | |||
| Guanajay-Mariel ( 10-km beltway to the Port of Mariel) |
37.0 | Artemisa | |||
| Guanajay Sur-El Jobo | 41.0 | Artemisa | |||
| Vial Autopista–Artemisa | |||||
| Artemisa-Cayajabos | 54.3 | Artemisa | |||
| Las Terrazas | 60.4 | Artemisa | |||
| Candelaria-Soroa | 71.6 | Artemisa | |||
| San Cristóbal (to Bahía Honda) |
82.4 | Artemisa | |||
| Taco Taco-Los Pinos | 90.0 | Artemisa | |||
| López Peña | 95.5 | Artemisa | |||
| Los Palacios | 105.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Paso Quemado-Paso Real | 112.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Herradura | 125.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Consolación del Sur | 134.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Puerta de Golpe | 141.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Las Ovas | 146.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Pinar del Río-Viñales | 153.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| Pinar del Río | 156.0 | Pinar del Río | |||
| A4 – Port of Mariel Beltway (Autopista ZEDM) | |||||
| Exit | ↓km↓ | Province | Note | ||
| Guanajay–A4 (main route) | 0.0 | Artemisa | |||
| Zayas-Cabañas | 1.5 | Artemisa | |||
| Mariel-Nodarse (Circuito Norte) | 4.1 | Artemisa | |||
| Mariel Puerto | 10.0 | Artemisa | |||
See also
References
External links
Media related to Autopista A4 at Wikimedia Commons