| Carretera Central | |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 1,250 km (780 mi) |
| Existed: | 1927 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | La Fé, Pinar del Río |
| East end: | Maisí, Guantánamo |
| Location | |
| Major cities: | San Julián, Pinar del Río, Havana, Santa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo |
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The Carretera Central (Central Road) is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.
Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration.[1] It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between Pinar del Río and Oriente. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and Fulgencio Batista's administrations. It facilitated faster sugar cane transportation and effective inter-province commuting.
The Carretera Central starts in Pinar del Río in western Cuba and links all major cities and province capitals except Cienfuegos. It runs about 1,250 km (777 mi)[2] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.