Quebec Autoroute 40
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Autoroute 40 (also called Autoroute Félix-Leclerc and Autoroute Métropolitaine in Montreal) is a long and important Autoroute on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. It is one of the two main freeway connections between Montreal and Quebec City (the other being A-20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence). A-40 is currently 347 km (216 miles) long.
A-40 begins at the Ontario-Quebec border where it continues as Highway 417 towards Ottawa, and ends in Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel where it transitions into Route 138 at the end of the freeway.
Two sections of A-40 were not part of the original plans: The original intention was to bypass Trois-Rivières to the north (the existing A-40 through downtown would have been Autoroute 755 and the multiplex with Autoroute 55 would have only been A-55). In addition, a different route was originally planned around Sainte-Foy (now in the west end of Quebec City) north of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing A-40 would have been the western end of Ville de Quebec autoroute 440. The right-of-ways of both bypasses still exist and may still be developed in the future as congestion increases, however there are no immediate plans to resurrect the construction.
Some discussion of eastward extensions of A-40 into the Charlevoix region and beyond have taken place, most likely to Route 360 in Beaupre or even as far as Route 362 in La Malbaie since Tourism in the region is increasing however that appears to be a long way off.
The portion of Autoroute 40 from the Ontario border to the Autoroute 25 interchange is part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Autoroute Félix-Leclerc is named after the late Quebec artist and political activist (see article: Félix Leclerc).
Interchanges from West to East
| Municipality | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Continues as Highway 417 in Ontario | ||
| East Hawkesbury - Pointe-Fortune Boundary (Ontario-Quebec Border) | 1 | Quebec route 342 / Prescott and Russell County Road 14 (also Exit 1 on Highway 417) |
| Pointe-Fortune - Rigaud Boundary | 2 | Montee Wilson |
| Rigaud | 6 | Montee Baie St-Thomas |
| Rigaud | 9 | Chemin de la Baie (342) |
| Rigaud | 12 | Route Harwood (342) / Chemin de la Mairie |
| Rigaud | 17 | Route 201 |
| Saint-Lazare | 22 | Cote du St-Charles |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | 26 | Chemin Daoust / Route Harwood (342) |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | 32 | Autoroute 540 (future Autoroute 30) |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | 35 | Avenue St-Charles |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | 36 | Chemin des Chenaux |
| Senneville | 40 | Autoroute 40 turnaround (westbound only) |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 41 | Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants / Chemin Ste-Marie |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 44 | Boulevard Morgan |
| Kirkland | 49 | Chemin Ste-Marie |
| Kirkland | 50 | Boulevard St-Charles |
| Pointe-Claire | 52 | Boulevard St-Jean |
| Pointe-Claire - Dorval Boundary | 55 | Boulevard des Sources |
| Montreal | 58 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa / Boulevard Hymus |
| Montreal | 60 | Autoroute 13 (Autoroute Chomedey) |
| Montreal | 62 | Boulevard de la Cote-Vertu |
| Montreal | 63 | Boulevard Cavendish |
| Montreal | 65 | Autoroute 520 (Autoroute de la Côte-de-Liesse) |
| Montreal | 66 | Autoroute 15 South (Autoroute Décarie) |
| Montreal | 67 | Boulevard Décarie / Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Quebec route 117)(westbound only) |
| Montreal | 68 | Service road access (eastbound only) |
| Montreal | 70 | Autoroute 15 North (Autoroute des Laurentides) |
| Montreal | 71 | Avenue Querbes |
| Montreal | 73 | Boulevard Christophe-Colomb |
| Montreal | 74 | Avenue Papineau (Autoroute 19) |
| Montreal | 75 | Boulevard St-Michel |
| Montreal | 76 | Boulevard Pie-IX (Route 125) / Boulevard Viau |
| Montreal | 77 | Boulevard Lacordiare |
| Montreal | 78 | Boulevard Langelier |
| Montreal | 80 | Autoroute 25 (Autoroute Louis H. Lafontaine) |
| Montreal | 82 | Boulevard Roi-René / Boulevard Ray-Lawson |
| Montreal | 85 | Avenue Marien (eastbound) / Boulevard St-Jean-Baptiste (westbound) |
| Montreal | 87 | Boulevard du Tricentenaire / Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (eastbound only) |
| Montreal | 89 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (westbound only) |
| Montreal | 92 | Autoroute 40 turnaround (eastbound only) |
| Terrebonne | 94 | Chemin St-Charles (Route 344) |
| Terrebonne - Charlemagne Boundary | 96 | Autoroute 640 |
| Repentigny | 97 | Boulevard Pierre-Legardeur (eastbound only) |
| Repentigny | 98 | Boulevard Larochelle |
| Repentigny | 100 | Boulevard Brien / Boulevard Industriel |
| Repentigny | 102 | Rue Valmont |
| L'Assomption | 108 | Quebec route 341 / 343 |
| Lavaltrie | 118 | Point-du-Jour Service Area |
| Lavaltrie | 122 | Autoroute 31 / Route 131 |
| Lanoraie | 130 | Chemin de Joliette |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier | 141 | Rang Ste-Philomène |
| Berthierville | 144 | Avenue Gilles-Villeneuve |
| Saint-Cuthbert | 151 | Route 138 |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 155 | Montee St-Laurent |
| Maskinongé | 160 | Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est |
| Maskinongé - Louiseville Boundary | 166 | Route Livernoche |
| Louiseville - Yamachiche Boundary | 174 | Route Pays-Brûlé |
| Yamachiche | 180 | Chemin St-Jacques (153) |
| Trois-Rivières | 187 | Rue Notre-Dame (138) |
| Trois-Rivières | 189 | Rang St-Charles |
| Trois-Rivières | 192 | Chemin des Petites-Terres |
| Trois-Rivières | 196 | Autoroute 55 North (multiplex for 3.5 km does not count in exit numbering) |
| Trois-Rivières | 197 | Autoroute 55 South |
| Trois-Rivières | 198 | Boulevard des Récollets |
| Trois-Rivières | 199 | Rue St-Roch / Boulevard des Forges (indicated as Trois-Rivières Centre-Ville) |
| Trois-Rivières | 201 | Boulevard des Chenaux |
| Trois-Rivières | 202 | Boulevard des Escatades |
| Trois-Rivières | 203 | Rue Thibeau (157) |
| Trois-Rivières | 205 | Boulevard des Prairies |
| Trois-Rivières | 210 | Rue Notre-Dame (Route 352) |
| Champlain | 220 | Boulevard de la Visitation (Route 359) |
| Saint-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 229 | Rang Sud (Route 361) |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 236 | 2e Avenue (Route 159) |
| Deschambault-Grondines (and St-Casimir in 2007) | 250 | Chemin de St-Casimir (rebuilt to St-Casimir for 2007) |
| Deschambault-Grondines | 254 | Route Dussault (Route 363) |
| Deschambault-Grondines | 257 | Route Groulx |
| Portneuf | 261 | Rue Provencher |
| Cap-Santé | 269 | Rang St-Joseph (358) |
| Donnacona | 274 | Rue de l'Eglise / 2e Rang |
| Neuville | 281 | Route 365 |
| Neuville | 285 | Route Gravel |
| Quebec City | 295 | Route de Fossambault (Route 367) |
| Quebec City | 298 | Quebec route 138 |
| Quebec City | 300 | Chemin du Lac |
| Quebec City | 302 | Route Jean-Gauvin |
| Quebec City | 304 | Avenue Le Gendre |
| Quebec City | 305 | Autoroute 540 (Autoroute Duplessis) / Route de l'Aéroport |
| Quebec City | 306 | Avenue Blaise-Pascal |
| Quebec City | 307 | Quebec Autoroute 440 (Autoroute Charest) / Autoroute 73 South (eastbound) / Autoroute 573 (westbound) |
| Quebec City | 308 | Boulevard de l'Ormiere (Route 371) |
| Quebec City | 310 | Rue Letourneau / Rue Arnaud |
| Quebec City | 311 | Autoroute 740 (Autoroute des Vallon) |
| Quebec City | 312 | Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (Route 358) |
| Quebec City | 313 | Autoroute 73 North / Route 175 (unsigned Autoroute 973) (Autoroute Laurentienne) |
| Quebec City | 315 | 1er Avenue |
| Quebec City | 316 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa |
| Quebec City | 318 | Avenue du Bourg-Royal |
| Quebec City | 319 | Rue Cambronne (eastbound) / Rue Clemenceau (westbound) |
| Quebec City | 320 | Rue Seigneuriale |
| Quebec City | 321 | Rue Labelle |
| Quebec City | 322 | Boulevard des Chutes |
| Quebec City | 323 | Quebec Autoroute 440 (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) |
| Quebec City | 325 | Boulevard Ste-Anne (Route 138) / Route 368 |
External links
ON Highway 417
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QC Autoroute 25
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| Autoroutes of Quebec |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Autoroutes Autoroute 5 | Autoroute 10 | Autoroute 13 | Autoroute 15 | Autoroute 19 | Autoroute 20 | Autoroute 25 | Autoroute 30 | Autoroute 31 | Autoroute 35 | Autoroute 40 | Autoroute 50 | Autoroute 55 | Autoroute 70 | Autoroute 73 | Autoroute 85 (Future) | |||
| Spur Autoroutes Autoroute 410 | Autoroute 440 (Laval) | Autoroute 440 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 520 | Autoroute 530 (Future) | Autoroute 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) | Autoroute 540 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 573 | Autoroute 640 | Autoroute 720 | Autoroute 740 | Autoroute 955 | Autoroute 973 | |||
| Routes with parts built to Autoroute standards[[Citing sources citation needed]] Route 105 | Route 112 | Route 116 | Route 117 | Route 125 | Route 131 | Route 132 | Route 133 | Route 138 | Route 148 | Route 158 | Route 173 | Route 175 | Route 185 | Route 201 | |||
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