Autopista Havana–Mariel

Autopista La Habana–Mariel
(Carretera Panamericana)
Autopista La Habana–Mariel ; (Carretera Panamericana)
	Map of the Cuban motorway network
Route information
Length	26 km (16 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Havana
West end	Mariel
Location
Country	Cuba
Major cities	Havana, Playa Baracoa, Mariel
Highway system
	Roads in Cuba;

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).

Route

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.

Exit	↓km↓	Province
AUTOPISTA HAVANA–MARIEL (Carretera Panamericana)
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