Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)
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Autoroute 440 (or A-440) is an superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Originally meant to be connected and form a single continuous autoroute, these plans were shelved years ago and are not expected to be revived.
The designation of Autoroute Charest is likely derived from Boulevard Charest, which is the street continuation east of this segment of A-440.
A different autoroute in Laval, near Montreal, is also called Autoroute 440.
Autoroute Charest
This segment is 4.5 kilometres long. It begins at the junction of A-73 and A-40 and ends at Saint-Sacrement Avenue.Originally built as a two-lane freeway in 1962, it was twinned in 1967.
Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency
This segment is 8 kilometres long. It begins at Route 175 (Côte d'Abraham) and ends at the junction with A-40 in Beauport.The portion from from Route 175 to Henri-Bourassa Blvd. (Exit 23) was built in 1976 and the rest of the segment (Exits 23 to 29) was built in 1982.
Designation of this autoroute as Dufferin-Montmorency has unclear origins. The Montmorency Falls are located near the eastern terminus of this segment of A-440. Lord Dufferin was a Governor General of Canada and had significant ties to Quebec City.
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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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