Quebec Autoroute 610

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Autoroute 610
Autoroute Louis-Bilodeau
(Eastern Townships Autoroute)
Length: 10.3 km[1] (6 mi)
Formed: 2006
West end: A-10 / A-55Sherbrooke
East end: Route 112Sherbrooke
Major cities: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec provincial highways
< A-573 A-640 >

Autoroute 610, also known as the Louis Bilodeau Autoroute, is a short spur road located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, connecting Autoroute 55 and Autoroute 10 to Route 112.

It is the newest Autoroute and was part of Autoroute 10 until September 29, 2006. The Ministère des Transports du Québec announced its decision to assign a new number to that portion of Autoroute 10 on that date, claiming that it is more consistent with the Quebec road numbering plan, and that it would benefit motorists by helping them to orient themselves. [1] As a result, Autoroute 10 now ends at the end of its concurrency with Autoroute 55.

The autoroute is listed on the Ministère des Transports du Québec website as having been opened to traffic in 1988. The eastern part (east of Exit 7, formerly Exit 150), opened in 1992, is a two-lane freeway.

In January 2008, A-610 was renamed in honor of Louis Bilodeau, a longtime broadcaster on CHLT-TV.

[edit] Exit list[2]

RCM or ET Municipalities Km # Destinations Notes
Sherbrooke 0 A-10 / A-55Montréal, Magog, Drummondville
3.3 3 Boulevard Saint-François – Sherbrooke
7.0 7 Route 216Fleurimont, Stoke
11.3 Route 112East Angus, Lac-Mégantic, Thetford Mines

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Ministère des transport: "Distances routière", page 12, Les Publications du Québec, 2005 (Distance between Route 112 and exit 143)
  2. ^ Ministère des transports: "Carte routière officielle, Le Québec", Les Publications du Québec, 2007
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