# Circuito Norte

The Circuito Norte (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba, through the Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, after the "Carretera Central"; and two sections of it, named "Vía Blanca" and "Panamericana", are classified as Expressways. The road has different route numbers depending on the regions, using 1–I–3, 2–I–3, 3–I–3, 4–I–3, 4–I–23, 5–I–23, and 6–I–23.

## Route
### Description

The CN starts in Mantua, in the west of Pinar del Río Province and, through the northern side of the island, crosses the provinces of Artemisa, Havana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas and Holguín; until its end in Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, in which it shares the eastern endpoint of the Carretera Central. The motorway sections link Mariel to western Havana (the Panamericana), and eastern Havana to Cárdenas (Vía Blanca).
The road is mostly made up of roads in northern Cuba made before the Circuito Norte being connected together.

### Table

The table below shows the route of the Circuito Norte. Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats; the symbol indicates the motorway section.
| Settlement | Municipality | Province | Part of |
| Mantua | Mantua | Pinar del Río | 1-1 |
| Vista Hermosa | Mantua | Pinar del Río | |
| Dimas (crossroad) | Mantua | Pinar del Río | |
| Baja | Minas de Matahambre | Pinar del Río | |
| Río del Medio (crossroad) | Minas de Matahambre | Pinar del Río | |
| Santa Lucía | Minas de Matahambre | Pinar del Río | |
| La Sabana | Minas de Matahambre | Pinar del Río | |
| Sitio Morales | Minas de Matahambre | Pinar del Río | |
| San Cayetano (to Puerto Esperanza) | Viñales | Pinar del Río | |
| Entronque La Palma (to Viñales) | Viñales | Pinar del Río | |
| Mina La Constancia | Viñales | Pinar del Río | |
| La Jagua | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| Bella María | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| La Palma | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| La Ceya | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| Manuel Sanguily | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| Las Cadenas | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| La Mulata | La Palma | Pinar del Río | |
| Las Pozas | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Tres Palmas | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| El Volador | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Harlem (crossroad) | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Bahía Honda | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| San Diego de Nuñez (crossroad) | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| San Juan de Dios | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Orozco | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Silvio Caro | Bahía Honda | Artemisa | |
| Cabañas | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Sandino | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Dominica-Santa Isabel | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Josefina | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| San Jacinto-Las Mangas | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Quiebrahacha | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Río Bongo | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Nodarse | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| Mariel | Mariel | Artemisa | |
| La Boca | Mariel | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Mujica | Mariel | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Santa Barbara | Mariel | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Nuevo Mariel | Mariel | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Boca Guajaibón | Mariel | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Menelao Mora | Caimito | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| El Salado | Caimito | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Playa Baracoa | Bauta | Artemisa | Carretera Panamericana |
| Havana (Motorway sections limited to west and east suburbs) | The CN crosses the municipal boroughs of Playa, Plaza de la Revolución, Cerro, Habana Vieja, Diez de Octubre, Regla, San Miguel del Padrón, Guanabacoa, Habana del Este | Havana | Carretera Panamericana, Malecón, Quinta Avenida, 2-400, I-3 |
| Playa del Muerto | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Boca de Jaruco | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Santa Cruz del Norte | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| El Fraile | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Playa Jibacoa | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Concuní | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Puerto Libre (to Arcos de Canasí) | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Batey San Juan | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Puerto Escondido | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Bacunayagua | Santa Cruz del Norte | Mayabeque | I-3 |
| Rincón Moderno | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| San Roque | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| San Valentín | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Matanzas | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Canímar | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| San Felipe | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| El Mamey | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Carbonera | Matanzas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Boca de Camarioca | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Julián Alemán | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Varadero | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Santa Marta | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Guásimas | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| Cárdenas | Cárdenas | Matanzas | I-3 |
| El Castillito | Cárdenas | Matanzas | |
| José Smith Comas | Cárdenas | Matanzas | |
| Mercedita | Cárdenas | Matanzas | |
| Máximo Gómez | Perico | Matanzas | |
| Ategorrieta | Martí | Matanzas | |
| Martí | Martí | Matanzas | |
| Itabo | Martí | Matanzas | |
| Zapato | Martí | Matanzas | |
| Hoyo Colorado | Martí | Matanzas | |
| Palma Sola | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| Corralillo | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| Sierra Morena | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| San Vicente | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| La Panchita (crorssroad) | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| Rancho Veloz | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| Quintín Banderas | Corralillo | Villa Clara | |
| José René Riquelme | Quemado de Güines | Villa Clara | |
| Quemado de Güines | Quemado de Güines | Villa Clara | |
| Caguaguas | Quemado de Güines | Villa Clara | |
| El Mogote (Mogotes de Jumagua) | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | |
| Jumagua (Mogotes de Jumagua) | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | |
| Sagua la Grande | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | |
| Sitiecito | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | |
| Viana | Sagua la Grande | Villa Clara | |
| Calabazar de Sagua | Encrucijada | Villa Clara | |
| Encrucijada | Encrucijada | Villa Clara | |
| La Sierra | Encrucijada | Villa Clara | |
| Pavón | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| La Pedrera | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| Entronque Aguada de Moya | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| Aguada de Moya | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| Vueltas | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| Vega de Palma | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | |
| Entronque de Vueltas (to Camajuaní) | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | 4–321 |
| Taguayabón | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | 4–321 |
| Palenque | Camajuaní | Villa Clara | 4–321 |
| 4–321 ||
| Marcelo Salado | Caibarién | Villa Clara | 4–321 |
| Caibarién | Caibarién | Villa Clara | 4–321 |
| Cambaíto | Caibarién | Villa Clara | |
| Dolores | Caibarién | Villa Clara | |
| Seibabo | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 4-123 |
| Yaguajay | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 4-123 |
| Guayabera | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 4-123 |
| Mayajigua | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 4-123 |
| La Legua | Yaguajay | Sancti Spíritus | 4-123 |
| Mabuya | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Piedra | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Chambas | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| El Calvario | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Falla | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Ranchuelo | Chambas | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Las Cejas (to Peonia) | Ciro Redondo | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Morón | Morón | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Cunagua | Bolivia | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| La Veintiuno | Bolivia | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Mamey (crossroad) | Bolivia | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Miraflores Nuevo (to Pedro Ballester) | Bolivia | Ciego de Ávila | 5-123 |
| Tabor | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Nuñez | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Caonao | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Esmeralda | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Jiqui | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Brasil (crossroad) | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Lombillo (crossroad) | Esmeralda | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Cubitas | Sierra de Cubitas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Sola | Sierra de Cubitas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Lugareño (crossroad) | Minas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Nuevitas (crossroad) | Nuevitas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| San Miguel de Bagá | Nuevitas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Camalote (crossroad) | Nuevitas | Camagüey | 5-123 |
| Manatí | Manatí | Las Tunas | |
| Dumañuecos (crossroad) | Manatí | Las Tunas | |
| Marañón | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | |
| Pozo Prieto (to Vázquez) | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | |
| Puerto Padre | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| Aguada del Negro | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| Delicias | Puerto Padre | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| Jesús Menéndez | Jesús Menéndez | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| El Canal | Jesús Menéndez | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| Lora | Jesús Menéndez | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| La Yaya | Jesús Menéndez | Las Tunas | 6-123 |
| Velasco | Gibara | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Uñas | Gibara | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Aguas Claras | Holguín | Holguín | 6-123, 6-221 |
| Piedra Picada | Holguín | Holguín | 6-123, 6-221 |
| Holguín | Holguín | Holguín | 6-123, 6-221 |
| Los Haticos | Báguanos | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Manguito | Báguanos | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Báguanos (crossroad) | Báguanos | Holguín | 6-123 |
| La Esperanza | Báguanos | Holguín | 6-123 |
| El Nispero (to San Germán) | Báguanos | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Barajagua (to Marcané) | Cueto | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Cueto | Cueto | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Santa Isabel de Nipe | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Guaro | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Juan Vicente | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Mayarí | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Cajimara | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Santa Rita | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Nicaro-Levisa | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Cabonico | Mayarí | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Téneme | Frank País | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Playa Tanamo (to Barrederas) | Frank País | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Río Grande | Frank País | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Cayo Mambí (crossroad) | Frank País | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Sagua de Tánamo | Sagua de Tánamo | Holguín | 6-123 |
| La Cuchilla | Sagua de Tánamo | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Los Indios | Sagua de Tánamo | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Centeno | Moa | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Moa | Moa | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Punta Gorda | Moa | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Cañete | Moa | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Yamanigüey | Moa | Holguín | 6-123 |
| Jaragua | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Santa María | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Vega de Taco | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Nibujón | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Cayogüín | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Paso de Toa | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Mabujabo | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |
| Baracoa | Baracoa | Guantánamo | 6-123 |