The Road of Malezas (Spanish: Carretera de Malezas), also spelled Road of Maleza (Spanish: Carretera de Maleza), is a north–south Cuban state highway connecting the municipalities of Santa Clara to Encrucijada in Villa Clara Province.
History In the 1960s, the roadway was known as the 4–19.
In April 2022, villages along the road have been without public transportation for over a month, with an estimate of 30,000 residents in the towns of Jardin, Padagogico, Las Flores, and El Sopapo, due to a fuel crisis in Cuba so bad that it's being compared to the Special Period.
In June 2024, at 2:00am, a tourist bus hit a loose cow on the road, killing it. This type of accident is apparently common on this road, especially late at night and early in the morning.
Route
The road starts in the city of Santa Clara from Calle Pazos and the junction with the Avenida Eduardo Chibas, which later goes into the Road to Sagua. It has a redlight at the junction with the Santa Clara Beltway, and after goes above the railway lines north of Santa Clara, where its known as the El Elevado Bridge. It goes through several villages, then has two junctions to get the Abel Santamaría Airport, then continues across two more villages, and then enters the municipality of Encrucijada, where it continues across three more villages until the town of Dos Hermanas, where it has a junction going to Calabazar de Sagua, and the road continues until Encrucijada, going under the newly made Encrucijada Beltway (part of the Circuito Norte), the road to Abel Santamaria, and finally ends at the Calzada de Maceo as the 6ta Avenida Sur.
The section going from the Santa Clara Beltway to El Elevado is known to be full of potholes and mud, causing four people traveling in a privately owned Lada to crash into a traffic sign on the road. MunicipalityLocationkmmiDestinationNotesSanta ClaraSanta ClaraAvenida Eduardo Chibás – Cifuentes, Sagua La GrandeCalle 5taCalle C (Detour of Malezas)Calle 17Calle 19Callejón del Prado Santa Clara Beltway / To 4–N–1 (Carretera Central)El Elevado BridgeCiudad Escolar Ernesto Che GuevaraClub of the MININTOvidio RiveroCalle 7maEl JardinCalle 14Calle 8vaParroquiaCalle 4taLas MinasMalezasCalle FLa GuayabaCalle HCalle JCalle K – Los Lagos Santa Clara Air BaseLos LagosOropesaCalle 5ta Original Road to the Airport – Abel Santamaría AirportOfficial address is kilometer 11 of the Road of MalezasFrank PaisCalle 6taCalle 12Calle 14 Oeste Club of the FARLoma La Bayoya Road to Santa Clara Airport – Abel Santamaría Airport, Camajuaní, Cayo Santa MaríaInterchange; Unofficial entrance to Road to Santa Clara Airport Westbound; Unofficial exit from Road to Santa Clara Airport EastboundSan MiguelCalle ACalle 8vaCamino los CocosEstancia ViejaCalle 6taCalle 7maEncrucijadaSan Francisco To Military BaseEl ChivoCalle CMarties de AngolaCalle 4taCalle 2daRoad to Braulio CoroneauxDos HermanasRoad to Calabazar – Calabazar de SaguaEncrucijadaRoad to El Mosquito – El MosquitoCircunvalación de Encrucijada (Circuito Norte)InterchangeAvenida 8va del Este – Abel SantamariaAvenida 4ta del Este 4–I–3(Calzada de Maceo)Continues as 6ta Avenida Sur
Related roads Desvío de Maleza The Desvío de Maleza (Detour of Maleza), also known as Calle C, is a north-south street in Santa Clara. It starts at the Road of Malezas, heading south until the Avenida Liberación.
1ra de Maleza The 1ra de Maleza (1st of Maleza) is a north-south street right before entering the town limits of Encrucijada. It is unpaved starting from the south from the Road of Malezas and heading north with no outlet.
Carretera de Maleza Interior The Carretera de Maleza Interior (Inner Road of Malezas) is a north-south street in the town of Encrucijada. It is unpaved starting from the south from the Road of Malezas and heading north with no outlet.
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