# Highway 4–112 (Cuba)

Highway 4-112, also known as the Villa Clara-Cienfuegos Road, Esperanza-Cienfuegos Road, or simply the 112 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, with it being the only road to directly connect it to the Carretera Central.

## History

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. 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.

## Route

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).
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. At night, it’s common to find tractors, cars, and bicycles without any lights.
In 2014, as part 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.

## Junction list

| Municipality | Location | km | mi | Destination | Notes |
| Ranchuelo | Esperanza | 0 | 0 | 4–N–1 Carretera Central – Santa Clara | |
| Ranchuelo | Esperanza | 0.92 | 0.57 | Calle Barnada | one way |
| Ranchuelo | Esperanza | 0.97 | 0.60 | Calle Maceo | one way |
| Ranchuelo | Esperanza | 1.21 | 0.75 | Calle Villuendas | one way |
| Ranchuelo | Ranchuelo | 9.11 | 5.66 | A1 (Autopista Nacional) – Havana, Santa Clara | |
| Ranchuelo | Ranchuelo | 10.51 | 6.53 | Calle Leoncio Vidal (Carretera de San Juan) – La Campa, San Juan de los Yeras | |
| Ranchuelo | Ranchuelo | 10.72 | 6.66 | Calle Camilo Cienfuegos | |
| Ranchuelo | Ranchuelo | 10.95 | 6.80 | Avenida de los Martires | unpaved |
| Ranchuelo | | 13.09 | 8.13 | Road to Virginia – Virginia | unpaved |
| Ranchuelo | El Tamarindo | 14.29 | 8.88 | Road to Pedroso – Pedroso | unpaved |
| Ranchuelo | | 15.23 | 9.46 | Road to Tarapaca – Tarapaca | unpaved |
| Ranchuelo | | 16.11 | 10.01 | Road to Ifraín Alfonso – Ifraín Alfonso, La Majagua, Horqueta | |
| Ranchuelo | Carlos Caraballo | 19.87 | 12.35 | Calle Batey Carlos Caraballo | |
| Cruces | Marta Abreu | 22.33 | 13.88 | 4–92 (Carretera a Lajas) – Lajas, Cartagena | |
| Cruces | Cruces | 25.45 | 15.81 | Calle Calixto Garcia (Cruces–Potrerillo Road) – Potrerillo, Cumanayagua | |
| Cruces | Cruces | 25.56 | 15.88 | Calle Padre de las Casas | |
| Cruces | | 28.05 | 17.43 | Road to Mal Tiempo – Mal Tiempo | |
| Cruces | | 28.29 | 17.58 | 4–182 (Calle Central Ramón Balboa) | |
| Cruces | | 29.08 | 18.07 | Road to La Pedrera – La Pedrera | |
| Cruces | Paradero de Camarones | 31.34 | 19.47 | Road to Camarones – San Fernando de Camarones | |
| Cruces | Espartaco | 36.33 | 22.57 | Road to Espartaco Sugar Mill | |
| Palmira | Palmira | 42.13 | 26.18 | 4–172 (Calle Cespedes / Carretera Caunao–Palmira) – Caunao | |
| Palmira | Palmira | 42.44 | 26.37 | Calle San Agustin (Road to Ciego Montero) – Arriete-Ciego Montero | |
| Palmira | | 45.92 | 28.53 | Access to AZUMAT – AZUMAT factory | |
| Cienfuegos | | 49.78 | 30.93 | Substation Road | |
| Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 51.49 | 31.99 | Calle 82 | |
| Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 51.78 | 32.17 | Calle 37 | |
| Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 52.31 | 32.50 | 4–I–2 (Circuito Sur) | Road continues as Port Road |