State Highway 4-112 (Cuba)


The State Highway 4-112, also known as the Villa Clara-Cienfuegos Road, Esperanza-Cienfuegos Road, or simply the 112[1][2] is a Cuban north-south highway which links the village of Esperanza and the Carretera Central, with the Autopista A1 to the city of Cienfuegos and the Circuito Sur. The road is considered the interprovincial road of Cienfuegos Province, [3] with it being the only road to directly connect it to the Carretera Central.

Carretera Esperanza-Cienfuegos
Esperanza-Cienfuegos Road
4-112
Road in blue from Esperanza to Cienfuegos
Cruces (Cuba - state road).jpg
4-112 in Cruces
Route information
Length53 km (33 mi)
Major junctions
North end Carretera Central (Esperanza)
Major intersections Autopista A1
South endCircuito Sur (Cienfuegos)
Location
CountryCuba
ProvincesVilla Clara, Cienfuegos
MunicipalitiesRanchuelo, Cruces, Palmira, Cienfuegos
Highway system

History

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The Camino Real of Cienfuegos – Santa Clara became the first road connecting the 2 cities, with the 4–112 being the same general, from Cienfuegos to Cruces to Villa Clara, route.[4] The first part of the road on the Avienda 26 de julio was the former Camino Real, which turned into the 4–112, and then continues onto the former Camino a Ranchuelo.[5]

Route

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Entrance to the road coming from the Circuito Sur Roundabout, with it being marked as Cruces, Santa Clara

The 4-112 starts at the Carretera Central in Esperanza, nearby provincial capital, Santa Clara. It continues south, going over the Autopista Nacional, to Ranchuelo and Carlos Caraballo in Villa Clara Province. The road continues straight to the villages of Marta Abreu and Cruces in the municipality of Cruces, Espartaco and Palmira in the municipality of Palmira, and finally goes into the municipality of Cienfuegos and merges into the Circuito Sur (right) and Calle 37 (left).[6]

The road is dangerous to drive on, especially at night, with it being known as “impassable and that section [Cruces area] even more so”, said a forum member after an accident happened in the Cruces area of the highway.[7] At night, it’s common to find tractors, cars, and bicycles without any lights. [8]

In 2014, apart of the repair and maintenance in Villa Clara Province, the 4–112 had hundreds of tons of asphalt poured on several areas with poor conditions, with corrections of potholes happening throughout the province.[9]

Junction list

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Municipality Location km mi Destination Notes
Ranchuelo Esperanza 0 0   CC (N–1) – Santa Clara
0.92 0.57 Calle Barnada one way
0.97 0.60 Calle Maceo
1.21 0.75 Calle Villuendas
Ranchuelo 9.11 5.66   A1 – Santa Clara, La Habana
10.51 6.53 Calle Leoncio Vidal – La Campa, San Juan de los Yeras
10.72 6.66 Calle Camilo Cienfuegos
10.95 6.80 Avenida de los Martires unpaved
13.09 8.13 Road to Virginia – Virginia
El Tamarindo 14.29 8.88 Road to Pedroso – Pedroso
15.23 9.46 Road to Tarapaca – Tarapaca
16.11 10.01 Road to Ifraín Alfonso – Ifraín Alfonso, La Majagua, Horqueta
Carlos Caraballo 19.87 12.35 Calle Batey Carlos Caraballo
Cruces Marta Abreu 22.33 13.88   4–92 – Lajas, Cartagena
Cruces 25.45 15.81 Cruces–Potrerillo Road – Potrerillo, Cumanayagua
25.56 15.88 Calle Padre de las Casas
28.05 17.43 Road to Mal Tiempo – Mal Tiempo
28.29 17.58   4–182 – Calle Central Ramón Balboa
29.08 18.07 Road to La Pedrera – La Pedrera
Paradero de Camarones 31.34 19.47 Road to Camarones – San Fernando de Camarones
Espartaco 36.33 22.57 Road to Espartaco Sugar Mill
Palmira Palmira 42.13 26.18   4–172 – Caunao
42.44 26.37 Road to Ciego Montero – Arriete-Ciego Montero
45.92 28.53 Access to AZUMAT – AZUMAT factory
Cienfuegos 49.78 30.93 Substation Road
Cienfuegos 51.49 31.99 Calle 82
51.78 32.17 Calle 37
52.31 32.50   CS (4–12) Road continues as Port Road

References

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  1. ^ "cuba mapa .com - Villa Clara Province map". www.cubamapa.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. ^ lezumbalaberenjena (2022-09-14), Somewhere between Palmira and Cienfuegos, road 112, retrieved 2024-08-07
  3. ^ Quintana Avila, Luis Angel (2023-07-19). "Cruces".
  4. ^ "Portal del Ciudadano del Municipio de Cruces - Un poco de historia". 2024-07-09. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ Cac (30 March 2011). "Blog de Carlos Alberto Casanova (II): La Esperanza, atravesado por la carretera Central". Blog de Carlos Alberto Casanova (II). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ Censo, Cuba Dirección General del (1945). Republica de Cuba: censo de 1943 (in Spanish). P. Fernandez. p. 579.
  7. ^ "Camión cargado se vuelca en carretera de Cienfuegos". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ "Un fallecido y varios heridos por accidente en Cienfuegos". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  9. ^ Freddy Pérez Cabrera, Ángel (2014-10-29). "Mejora rehabilitación de carreteras en Villa Clara". Granma (in Spanish).