Roads
The total length of Cuba's highways is 60,858 km, including
- paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway)
- unpaved: 31,038 km (1999 est.)
Expressways (autopistas) include
- the Autopista Nacional (A1) from Havana to Santa Clara and Sancti Spiritus, with additional short sections near Santiago and Guantanamo
- the Autopista Este-Oeste (A4) from Havana to Pinar del Río
- the Autopista del Mediodia from Havana to San Antonio de los Baños
- an autopista from Havana to Melena del Sur
- an autopista from Havana to Mariel
- the Havana ring road (Spanish: 1er anillo de La Habana), which starts at a tunnel under the entrance to Havana Harbor
- the section of the Via Blanca from Matanzas to Varadero (toll road)
Older roads include the Carretera Central, and the Via Blanca from Havana to Matanzas.
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