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The network ofhighways in Honduras is managed by theSecretariat of public works, transport and housing (SOPTRAVI), through the General Directorate of Roads, which is responsible for planning construction and maintenance work on the country's roads.[1]Honduras has more than 15,400 kilometres (9,600 mi) of roads. Up to 1999, only 3,126 kilometres (1,942 mi) had been paved.
The main motorway of the country is that fromPuerto Cortés on the Caribbean toSan Pedro Sula (CA-13), joining the CA-5 fromSan Pedro Sula toTegucigalpa, and continuing toNacaome andCholuteca in the south of the country, where it crosses thePan-American Highway towards Nicaragua (CA-1).
The road network is divided into primary, secondary, tertiary and local networks.[2] Theprimary network connects the main cities, and has a total length of 3,275 km. Thesecondary network joins main cities to surrounding small towns and villages, and links the 18Departments of Honduras; its total length is 2,554 km. Thelocal network consists of all the routes linking the small towns and villages; it is important for the 118municipalities of Honduras, and has a total length of 8,214 km.
There is also a "tertiary" network, built by organizations such as the National Coffee Fund (Fondo Cafetero Nacional), theHonduran Coffee Institute (Instituto Hondureño del Cafe, IHCAFE), the Honduran Council for Forest Development (Consejo Hondureño de Desarrollo Forestal, COHDEFOR), the Honduran Social Investment Fund (Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social, FHIS), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería, SAG), in addition to municipalities, certain private companies, and any other organization not affiliated to the Road Fund nor to SOPTRAVI. This network has a length of between 7,000 and 12,000 km.
ThePanamerican Highway, the world's longest road, crosses the American continent fromAlaska toPatagonia. The Honduran sector begins at the El Salvador frontier atEl Amatillo and runs through Nacaome,Jícaro Galán – where it meets theCarretera del Sur (CA-5) – Choluteca,San Marcos de Colón to the Nicaraguan frontier atEl Espino.
Carretera del Norte – CA-5 is a four-lane paved road 350 km in length linkingTegucigalpa withComayagua,Siguatepeque,El Lago de Yojoa,Potrerillos,Pimienta,Búfalo,Villa Nueva andSan Pedro Sula.
Carretera del Sur – CA-5 is a 100-km two-lane motorway in some parts three-lane linkingTegucigalpa withSabanagrande,Pespire, finishing in Jícaro Galán, where it joins with the CA-1Panamerican Highway.
Carretera CA-13 is a paved road 350 km in length linking San Pedro Sula withOmoa,Puerto Cortes,El Progreso,Tela,La Ceiba, and other towns on the Atlantic coast. It also links Puerto Cortés with Omoa,Cuyamel andCorinto (the Guatemalan frontier).
Carretera La Ceiba-Trujillo begins at La Ceiba and runs throughJutiapa,Balfate,Sabá,Tocoa andCorocito toTrujillo, finishing atPuerto Castilla. It has branches from Sabá toOlanchito and from Corocito toBonito Oriental.
This highway links Tegucigalpa with Olancho and is 250 km in length. It runs through the towns ofTalanga,Guaimaca,Campamento,Juticalpa,Jutiquile,Santa María del Real andCatacamas.
TheCarretera de Oriente (Eastern Highway) runs from Tegucigalpa to the Nicaraguan frontier. It runs through the valley ofEl Zamorano and the communities ofJacaleapa,Danlí andEl Paraíso and reaches the frontier atLas Manos. It is also linked to the communities ofGüinope,Maraita,Morocelí,Villa de San Francisco,Yuscarán andOropolí. It joins Departmental Highway 25 servingValle de Ángeles andCantarranas.
TheCarretera de Occidente (Western Highway) runs from San Pedro Sula through the western part of the country to the Guatemalan frontier. It runs through the valley ofQuimistán and the communities ofSanta Bárbara,La Entrada,Copán Ruinas,El Florido,Santa Rosa de Copán andNueva Ocotepeque. It also has two branches, one to the customs post atAgua Caliente (Guatemalan frontier) and the other to the customs post atEl Poy (El Salvador frontier).
This highway links San Pedro Sula with the town ofEl Progreso. It is a paved four-lane road 30 km in length. Its route is via the town ofLa Lima, then crossing theUlúa River by the Puente la Democracia (Democracy Bridge) and finishing at El Progreso.
This highway runs throughYoro Department, starting at El Progreso and running through the communities ofLas Guanchías,Agua Blanca Sur,Santa Rita,El Negrito andMorazán. Its length is 128 km.
