Santa Clara Beltway
The Santa Clara Beltway is a ring road encircling the city of Santa Clara, Cuba. The road is 2 lanes on both sides, with a central divider in the middle. It is commonly known as simply the Circunvalación de Santa Clara (Santa Clara Beltway), although officially its split into the Circunvalación Norte and Circunvalación Sur (North Beltway and South Beltway).

 History 
After the Cuban Revolution, the beltway was created, along with other roads being made, including making the Avenida 26 de Julio into a 2 lane road on both sides, and later, making access to the Autopista Nacional.

 Safety 
In 2015, both the Circunvalación Norte and Circunvalación Sur were considered two of the 22 dangerous sections in Villa Clara Province, with the Circunvalación Norte having 14 accidents, two deaths, and 17 people injured, and the Circunvalación Sur having 9 accidents and 6 people injured.

In 2019, the section of the road coming in between the roundabouts of Santa Clara–Sagua Road and the Carretera de Maleza was inspected, and was found to be in need of minor fixes, including fissures and low severity cracks, along with not enough road signs along the section of the road.

In 2022, a cyclist died on the road due to a resident in a Peugeot speeding at an estimate  per hour. Later the same year, a car fell roof first into the Belico River bridge due to a technical failure of the vehicle, with two people inside only one person fainted and the other seemed to be fine.

During tourist seasons, it is known for the road, and the region in general, to be more unsafe, with an accident happening in summer 2024, at the roundabout with the Carretera Central, to Esperanza, in front of the 12 plantas building in Santa Clara.

 Route 
thumb|Junction of the beltway and Santa Clara–Caibarién Road sign, seen from Avenida Liberacion
thumb|Junction of Avenida Abel Santamaria and the beltway
MunicipalityWardkmmiDestinationNotesSanta ClaraCondado Sur19x19px 19x19px Autopista Santa Clara / Avenida 9 de Abril (Calle San Miguel) / To Autopista Nacional – HavanaVirginia Avenida de los DesfilesCarretera Los Caneyes / Prolongacion Marta AbreuCalle OquendoVirginia / Jose MartiAvenida Abel Santamaria / Calle Oria19x19px Carretera Central – Antón Díaz, Esperanza, Varadero, MatanzasCarretera de la Planta Mecánica / SubplantaAeropuertoSanta Clara–Sagua Road / Avenida Eduardo Chibas – Cifuentes, Sagua La GrandeCalle Guamajal – Guamajal21x21px Carretera de Maleza – Abel Santamaría Airport,Encrucijada, Calabazar de SaguaCapiro - Santa Catalina21x21px Santa Clara–Caibarién Road / Avenida Liberacion – Cayo Santa MaríaSandinoLinea19x19px Carretera Central – PlacetasEscambrayCarretera del GuacaloteCarretera del Acueducto / Prolongación de Colón – Boquerones, Rebacadero21x21px Santa Clara–Fomento Road – Mataguá, Manicaragua, Fomento, Trinidad

 References 

Category:Santa Clara, Cuba
Category:Roads in Cuba