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Vía Blanca
White Road
Map of the Cuban motorway network
Ponte de Bacunayagua.JPG
Bacunayagua Bridge
(Puente de Bacunayagua)
Route information
Length150 km (93 mi)
136 km (motorway)[2]
Major junctions
West endHavana
East endCárdenas
Location
CountryCuba
Major citiesHavana, Santa Cruz del Norte, Matanzas, Varadero, Cárdenas
Highway system
Cuban map highlighting the Vía Blanca
A rest area in Guanabo, Havana
Passing through Boca de Jaruco oil field
A rest area in Santa Cruz del Norte
The Mirador de Bacunayagua over Bacunayagua Bridge
The motorway in Matanzas
The Canímar Bridge (Puente de Canímar) in Matanzas
The motorway in Boca de Camarioca
The motorway near Varadero
The motorway southwest of Varadero
A police patrol on the city beltway of Varadero (Autopista Sur)

Vía Blanca is a highway in northern Cuba, connecting the capital city of Havana and the city of Matanzas. A second section extends eastwards from Matanzas to the tourist town of Varadero and to Cárdenas. Even if it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway named "Circuito Norte" (CN).

History

The motorway, connected to the A2 (Havana Ring Road), was opened in 1960. Its construction begun in 1945 with the bridge of Bacunayagua,[3] on the Mayabeque/Matanzas province border. This is the highest Cuban bridge and was completed in 1960.

Route

Overview

It is mostly a four lane highway, with some divided sections. It runs east-west for 85 km between Havana and Matanzas, crossing the town of Santa Cruz del Norte, and an additional 53 km east to Varadero, at the northern tip of Peninsula de Hicacos (the section between Matanzas and Varadero is a toll road). Most of the highway runs along the Straits of Florida shoreline. This is one of the busiest highways in Cuba, as it joins the two tourist destinations of Havana and Varadero.

Description

Vía Blanca starts at the Ciudad Deportiva, on the south-western side of Havana, between Cerro and Diez de Octubre. It runs for 12 km through Luyanó and Old Havana border, the harbour area, Regla and Guanabacoa, before crossing the Vía Monumental in Habana del Este. A brief section in Luyanó includes the route of the Carretera Central highway.

The motorway-type section (138 kilometres (86 mi)) starts in Havana, on a roundabout (Rotonda de Cojímar) before the Monumental, and ends north of Cárdenas. In Matanzas city center it crosses the seafront. It is a dual carriageway road, with four lanes for almost the entire route, but there are six lanes for a short section in east Havana. It has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. The exit at Varadero is the starting point of a 18-km long beltway, named Autopista Sur ("South Motorway"), that runs through the town.

The table below shows the exits of the motorway-type section of the Vía Blanca:

AUTOPISTA "VÍA BLANCA"
Exit ↓km↓ Province Note
Habana Redonda Cojímar 0.0 Havana  
Primer Anillo (Havana Beltway)
(Vía Monumental - link to other motorways)		 1.2 Havana  
Habana Alamar 3.3 Havana  
Habana Bacuranao-Celimar 7.0 Havana  
Habana Tarará 10.7 Havana  
Habana Mégano 11.6 Havana  
Habana Santa María del Mar 12.4 Havana  
Rest area "Guanabo" 16.9 Mayabeque  
Habana Guanabo 17.0 Havana  
Rest area 18.0 Havana  
Habana Peñas Altas-Veneciana
(to Guanabo East)		 19.6 Havana  
Habana Brisas del Mar 20.5 Havana  
Playa del Muerto
(Boca de Jaruco Oil Field)		 26.2 Mayabeque  
Boca de Jaruco 31.4 Mayabeque  
Termoeléctrica de Santa Cruz
(restricted access - employees only)		 39.2 Mayabeque  
Santa Cruz del Norte 41.5 Mayabeque  
Rest area "Servicentro Vía Blanca" 42.7 Mayabeque  
Santa Cruz del Norte-Jaruco
(Camilo Cienfuegos - to San José de las Lajas)		 42.8 Mayabeque  
El Fraile 47.5 Mayabeque  
Playa Jibacoa 50.3 Mayabeque  
Concuní 52.5 Mayabeque  
Rest area "Quiosco Guarapiña Gil Alberto" 56.5 Mayabeque  
Arcos de Canasí-Puerto Libre
(to Playa Jibacoa)		 57.8 Mayabeque  
Batey San Juan 60.3 Mayabeque  
Puerto Escondido 64.2 Mayabeque  
Bacunayagua 66.7 Mayabeque  
Mirador de Bacunayagua
(overlooking point of Bacunayagua Bridge)		 69.1 Mayabeque  
Puente de Bacunayagua 69.2 Mayabeque
Matanzas		  
Bacunayagua Este 71.8 Matanzas[4]  
Rincón Moderno 74.9 Matanzas  
Rest area "Restaurante La Criolla" 77.9 Matanzas  
Valle del Yumurí
(San Roque - San Valentín)		 83.4 Matanzas  
Matanzas Puerto 87.0 Matanzas  
Matanzas Versalles 88.2 Matanzas  
Matanzas Centro 89.1 Matanzas  
Matanzas La Playa 90.6 Matanzas  
Matanzas Calle 129-Cuevas de Bellamar 91.6 Matanzas CC route
Matanzas Peñas Altas 93.5 Matanzas CC route
Matanzas Reynold García 95.7 Matanzas  
Matanzas Universidad 97.0 Matanzas  
Canímar 97.8 Matanzas  
Puente de Canímar 98.1 Matanzas  
San Felipe 98.3 Matanzas  
Escuela Militar Camilo Cienfuegos
(restricted access - FAR military school)		 39.2 Matanzas  
El Mamey 99.5 Matanzas  
Carbonera-Aeropuerto J.G.Gómez
(to Cueva de Saturno)		 106.0 Matanzas  
Boca de Camarioca-Camarioca 115.0 Matanzas  
Boca de Camarioca 116.0 Matanzas  
Julián Alemán 118.0 Matanzas  
Toll plaza 118.5 Matanzas  
Varadero-Playa Caleta 121.0 Matanzas  
Varadero
( 18-km beltway to Varadero town center)		 124.0 Matanzas  
Santa Marta 125.0 Matanzas  
Santa Marta Parque Industrial 127.0 Matanzas  
Guásimas-Humberto Álvarez 129.0 Matanzas  
Cárdenas Cementerio 135.0 Matanzas  
Cárdenas Brisas del Mar
(Cárdenas City Hospital)		 136.0 Matanzas  
Cárdenas Centro 138.0 Matanzas  
Vía Blanca – Varadero City Beltway (Autopista Sur)
Exit ↓km↓ Province Note
Varadero–Vía Blanca (main route) 0.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Oeste 0.5 Matanzas  
Varadero Calle 17-Isla del Sur 1.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Calle 24 1.5 Matanzas  
Varadero Calle 30 2.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Calle 36-Terminal de Ómnibus 2.5 Matanzas  
Varadero Parque Central 3.3 Matanzas  
Varadero Parque Josone 4.1 Matanzas  
Varadero Avenida Primera 5.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Calle K 6.6 Matanzas  
Varadero Golf Club 8.6 Matanzas  
Varadero Plaza America 9.2 Matanzas  
Varadero Sol Elite Palmeras 10.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Bella Vista 10.6 Matanzas  
Varadero Ocean Vista 10.9 Matanzas  
Varadero Naviti Beach Club 11.1 Matanzas  
Varadero Arena Doradas/British Caribe 12.1 Matanzas  
Varadero Muthu Playa/Turquesa 12.5 Matanzas  
Varadero Delfinarium 13.1 Matanzas  
Varadero Camino Milián 13.6 Matanzas  
Varadero Aguas Azules 14.0 Matanzas  
Varadero Hicacos 14.3 Matanzas  
Varadero Varahicacos 15.6 Matanzas  
Varadero Memories 16.5 Matanzas  
Varadero Meliá Península 17.1 Matanzas  
Varadero Meliá Marina 18.0 Matanzas  

See also

References

  1. ^ Cuban defenses
  2. ^ Vía Blanca on EcuRed (see infobox)
  3. ^ Cuban defenses – Via Blanca (Spanish)
  4. ^ Note: the village is in Mayabeque Province, the exit in Matanzas' one
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