The Autopista A4, also 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.
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