Circuito Sur

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{{Infobox road

| country = CUB

| name = Circuito Sur (CS)

| translation = Southern Circuit

| lang = en

| marker_image = x75pxx75pxx75px
2–I–2 / 3–I–2 / 4–I–2

| map = Circuito Sur map (Cuba).png

| map_notes =

| image = Circuito Sur - Mapillary (578141583133832).jpg

| image_width =

| image_alt =

| image_notes = The CS between Caunao and Lagunillas

| length_km = 491

| established =

| cities = Artemisa, Güira de Melena, Batabanó, Güines, Jagüey Grande, Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus

| route = I–2

| section1 = x24px 2–I–2

| direction_a1 = East

| direction_b1 = West

| terminus_a1 = x24px 2–720 near Melena del Sur

| terminus_b1 = x24px 3–I–2 near Cabezas

| junctions1 = x24px 2–890 in Güines
x24px A1 near Vegas

| section2 = x24px 3–I–2

| direction_a2 = East

| direction_b2 = West

| terminus_a2 = x24px 2–I–2 near Cabezas

| terminus_b2 = x24px 4–I–2

| junctions2 = x24px 3–202 near Crimea
x24px 3–I–16 in Jaguey Grande
x24px 3–252 near Manguito

| direction_a3 = East

| direction_b3 = West

| terminus_a3 = x24px 3–I–2 in Amarillas

| terminus_b3 = Road to Las Nuevas in Jíbaro

| junctions3 = x24px A1 near Aguada de Pasajeros
x24px 4–I–16 in Real Campiña
x24px 4–I–22 Yaguaramas
Circuito Sur Bypass near Yaguaramas
x24px 4–112 in Cienfuegos
Carretera Nueva a La Sierpe near Sancti Spíritus

| section3 = x24px 4–I–2

}}

The Circuito Sur (CS), meaning "Southern Circuit", is a west–east highway connecting Artemisa to Sancti Spíritus, through the southern and coastal side of central-western Cuba.Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - {{ISBN|959-7049-21-X}} With a length of 491 km, it is the third-longest Cuban highway after the "Carretera Central" and the "Circuito Norte". The road is numbered I–2, with it being split into 2–I–2, 3–I–2, and 4–I–2 depending on the province.

Route

=General Description=

File:Circuito Sur y Carretera I-2 (OpenStreetMap).png

The CS starts in Artemisa, capital of the homonym province, and crosses the provinces of Mayabeque, Matanzas, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus, ending in the city of Sancti Spíritus. The highway goes along the Caribbean Coast in some areas and both endpoints cross the Carretera Central. The highway had gotten many bypasses that go around towns and that divert from the original I-2, which starts south of the town Melena del Sur in Mayabeque Province, and continues in the same general route until the city Sancti Spiritus, where it then goes southeast, through the now closed section in the Zaza Reservoir, and then continues until the town of Jibaro.{{Cite web |title=Mapa de la Republica de Cuba 1/250,000 |url=https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00068227/00001/16x |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu |language=en}}

= 2-I-2 =

The beginning of the I-2 is just south of the town of Melena del Sur, on junction with Highway 2-720 and Calle 26, as the 2-I-2, where it goes east, passing just south of Güines and through the town of San Nicolás de Bari, until its interchange with the A1 motorway. After it enters the towns of Vegas, Nueva Paz, and Palos. After, it enters Matanzas Province and continues as 3-I-2.

= 3-I-2 =

The 3-I-2 starts from the 2-I-2 from Mayabeque Province to Matanzas Province. The road enters the towns of Cabezas, Alacranes, Unión de Reyes, Bolondron, Pedro Betancourt, Torriente, and Jagüey Grande. After, it has a two way exit to the A1 motorway westbound. After it goes to the town of Reynold García, and then goes south to the town of Amarillas, where it continues as the 4-I-2.{{Cite web |title=Mapa de la Republica de Cuba 1/250,000 |url=https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00068227/00001/11x |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu |language=en}}

= 4-I-2 =

After the town of Amarillas in Matanzas Province, the 3-I-2 continues into the 4-I-2, which then goes southeast to the interchange with the A1 motorway and into the town of Aguada de Pasajeros. The original 4-I-2 passes through the center of the town as Calle Maximo Gomez, while there is a new bypass going around the northern side of the town considered to be the current Circuito Sur. It then continues southeast through the towns of Real Campina and Yaguaramas, where after the new Circuito Sur bypass and the 4-I-2 split again. The bypass goes directly to the city of Cienfuegos, while the 4-I-2 goes through several towns to get there. The 4-I-2 goes northeast to the town of Rodas, then back southeast through Ariza and back in Cienfuegos. The bypass route then takes the Cienfuegos Beltway, while the 4-I-2 goes through Calle 63 and Calzada de Dolores (Calle 64), where they then split again in Caunao, with the bypass going south of the community, and the 4-I-2 going through Avenida 64 in the middle of the community. Then the roads rejoin and continue into the towns of San Anton and Arimao, until it reaches Trinidad and the bypass route goes south of the town, while the 4-I-2 goes through Calle Santo Domingo (Camilo Cienfuegos) and Calle de las Chanzonetas, where they rejoin northeast to Sancti Spiritus, and the town of Banao. Reaching the city of Sancti Spiritus, the new route goes directly to end in the Carretera Central (4-N-1), while the 4-I-2 goes southeast towards the Zaza Reservoir, with part of it now submerged under the reservoir, after the reservoir, it continues into the towns of La Ferroiana and La Sierpe, where it ends in the town of Jibaro.{{Cite web |title=Mapa de la Republica de Cuba 1/250,000 |url=https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00068227/00001/15x |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu |language=en}}

=Table=

The table below shows the route of the Circuito Sur. Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.

The numbered route shows the number of the section of the road in each town, with the number before representing the zone the section of road is located in.

class="wikitable sortable"

!width="200px"| Settlement

!width="150px"| Municipality

!width="100px"| Province

!Numbered Route

Artemisa

| (Artemisa)

| Artemisa

| rowspan="6" |24x24px 2–12

Las Cañas

| Artemisa

| Artemisa

Dagame

| Alquizar

| Artemisa

Bajerano

| Alquizar

| Artemisa

Alquizar

| (Alquizar)

| Artemisa

Mallorquín

| Alquizar

| Artemisa

Güira de Melena

| (Güira de Melena)

| Artemisa

| rowspan="6" |23x23px 2–200

La Tinaja

| Güira de Melena

| Artemisa

Boca Cajío {{small|(to Playa Cajío)}}

| Güira de Melena

| Artemisa

Chafarina

| Güira de Melena

| Artemisa

Camacho

| Batabanó

| Mayabeque

Pedroso

| Batabanó

| Mayabeque

Batabanó {{small|(to Surgidero)}}

| (Batabanó)

| Mayabeque

|23x23px 2-200 / 23x23px 2–720

Monte

| Melena del Sur

| Mayabeque

| rowspan="2" |23x23px 2–720

Melena del Sur

| (Melena del Sur)

| Mayabeque

Lechuga

| Melena del Sur

| Mayabeque

| rowspan="12" |25x25px 2-I-2

Güines

| (Güines)

| Mayabeque

Vizarrón

| Güines

| Mayabeque

Río Seco {{small|(crossroad)}}

| Güines

| Mayabeque

San Nicolás de Bari

| (San Nicolás de Bari)

| Mayabeque

Hector Molina

| San Nicolás de Bari

| Mayabeque

Vegas

| Nueva Paz

| Mayabeque

Nueva Paz

| (Nueva Paz)

| Mayabeque

Palos

| Nueva Paz

| Mayabeque

Manuel Isla

| Nueva Paz

| Mayabeque

La Esperanza

| Nueva Paz

| Mayabeque

Cabezas

| Unión de Reyes

| Matanzas

Bermeja

| Unión de Reyes

| Matanzas

|25x25px 3-I-2

Alacranes

| Unión de Reyes

| Matanzas

| rowspan="2" |24x24px 3-72 / 25x25px 3-I-2

Unión de Reyes

| (Unión de Reyes)

| Matanzas

Bolondrón

| Pedro Betancourt

| Matanzas

| rowspan="13" |25x25px 3-I-2

Güira de Macurijes

| Pedro Betancourt

| Matanzas

Navajas

| Pedro Betancourt

| Matanzas

Pedro Betancourt

| (Pedro Betancourt)

| Matanzas

Camilo Cienfuegos

| Pedro Betancourt

| Matanzas

Torriente

| Jagüey Grande

| Matanzas

Crimea

| Jagüey Grande

| Matanzas

Jagüey Grande

| (Jagüey Grande)

| Matanzas

Raíz del Jobo

| Jagüey Grande

| Matanzas

Reynold García

| Calimete

| Matanzas

Manguito

| Calimete

| Matanzas

Calimete

| (Calimete)

| Matanzas

Amarillas

| Calimete

| Matanzas

Aguada de Pasajeros

| (Aguada de Pasajeros)

| Cienfuegos

| rowspan="34" |25x25px 4-I-2

Primero de Mayo {{small|(crossroad)}}

| Aguada de Pasajeros

| Cienfuegos

Real Campiña {{small|(to Covadonga)}}

| Aguada de Pasajeros

| Cienfuegos

Guayabales

| Aguada de Pasajeros

| Cienfuegos

Yaguaramas

| Abreus

| Cienfuegos

Constancia {{small|(crossroad)}}

| Abreus

| Cienfuegos

Paraíso

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos

| (Cienfuegos)

| Cienfuegos

Guaos

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Pepito Tey

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

San Antón

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Arimao

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

La Sierrita {{small|(crossroad)}}

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Gavilán

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Guajimico

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

San Juan

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Camilo Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Playa Yaguanabo

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

Caleta de Muñoz

| Cienfuegos

| Cienfuegos

La Boca

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Piti Fajardo

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Trinidad

| (Trinidad)

| Sancti Spíritus

El Vallecito

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Manaca Iznaga {{small|(Valle de los Ingenios)}}

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Crucero de Bandomo {{small|(to FNTA)}}

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Paloma

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

Caracusey

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

La Pedrera

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

La Ermita

| Trinidad

| Sancti Spíritus

La Güira

| Sancti Spíritus

| Sancti Spíritus

Pozo Colorado

| Sancti Spíritus

| Sancti Spíritus

Banao

| Sancti Spíritus

| Sancti Spíritus

Entronque Guasimal {{small|(to Guasimal)}}

| Sancti Spíritus

| Sancti Spíritus

Sancti Spíritus

| (Sancti Spíritus)

| Sancti Spíritus

See also

References

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