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Carretera Central (CN)
National highway
🔴 Stateℹ️ Atlas — info only
Scale
~1,139 km original (1927-31); ~1,435 km modern, mostly 2-lane
Status
Aging 1920s spine from La Fe (Pinar del Río) to Baracoa (Guantánamo), linking nearly all provincial capitals. Worn pavement, narrow lanes, no shoulders — large-scale rehabilitation/capacity-upgrade opportunity.
Sector
Transport
Province
Multi-province
Coordinates
22.148, -80.439
Layer
Layer 2 · Atlas
Notes
Controlled by MITRANS. Original 1927-31 build under President Machado; U.S. contractor Warren Bros. (Boston) involved. Representative point near the central spine.Controlling entity
National railway operator under the Ministry of Transport. Controls the only railroad in the Caribbean plus the unfinished national expressway program.
Sources: Wikipedia · AARoads Wiki · EcuRed