The ''Circuito Norte'' (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of

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, 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.Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO,

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, in the west of

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and, through the northern side of the island, crosses the provinces of

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, Villa Clara,

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Camagüey Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 333,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province. It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by Sp ...

, Las Tunas and

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; until its end in

Baracoa Baracoa, whose full original name is: ''Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa'' ("Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa"), is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christopher ...

Guantánamo Province Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province has the only land border of the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay. Overview Guantánamo's architecture and cultu ...

, in which it shares the eastern endpoint of the Carretera Central. The motorway sections link Mariel to western

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cárdenas (''Vía Blanca''). The road is mostly made up of roads in northern Cuba made before the Circuito Norte being connected together.

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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.

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