Quebec Route 143

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Route 143
Direction: South/North
South end: US 5 in Derby Line, Vermont
Major
junctions:
Route 247 in Stanstead
A-55 / Route 141 in
Stanstead-Est
Route 208 in Hatley
Route 108 / Route 147 in Lennoxville (Sherbrooke)
A-10 / Route 112 / Route 216 in Sherbrooke
Route 222 in Bromptonville (Sherbrooke)
Route 249 in Windsor
Route 116 / Route 243 in Richmond
Route 139 in Saint-Nicéphore (Drummondville)
A-20 / A-55 / Route 122 in Drummondville
Route 224 in Saint-Bonaventure
North end: Route 132 in Saint-François-du-Lac
Major cities: Drummondville, Richmond, Windsor, Sherbrooke
Quebec provincial highways
< Route 141 Route 147 >

Route 143 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Until the mid 1970s when the province decided to renumber all highways, less autoroutes, it was known as Route/Highway 5. Its northern terminus is in Saint-François-du-Lac at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is in Stanstead at the border with Vermont where the road continues as U.S. Route 5 in Derby Line.

Since Autoroute 55 closely parallels Route 143 for most of its length,much commercial traffic chooses the former. However it is a very busy route, taking much traffic from the border to the Sherbrooke local area. Route 143 closely follows the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke and Ulverton.

The road is often in notoriously poor condition, given its original cement was laid directly on a gravel road in the mid 1920s. In the years since it has been extensively resurfaced to the point the pavement is now more than three feet thick in places. Nonetheless it heaves extensively each spring thaw.

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[edit] Municipalities along Route 143

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RCM or ET Municipality Km Road Notes
Memphrémagog Stanstead 0 US 5 Southern terminus of Route 143
5 SOUTH: to Derby Line, Vermont
Route 247 247 NORTH: to Ogden
247 SOUTH: to A-55
A-55 55 SOUTH: to I-91 in Derby Line, Vermont
55 NORTH: to Stanstead-East
Stanstead-East Route 141 141 NORTH: to Ayer's Cliff
141 SOUTH: to Barnston-Ouest
Hatley Route 208 South end of Route 143 / Route 208 overlap
208 WEST: to Ayer's Cliff
Route 208 North end of Route 143 / Route 208 overlap
208 EAST: to Compton
Coaticook Waterville Rue Gosselin EAST: to Waterville
Route 108 South end of Route 108 / Route 143 overlap
108 WEST: to Hatley Township
Sherbrooke Lennoxville Route 208 North end of Route 108 / Route 143 overlap
108 EAST: to Eaton
Sherbrooke Route 216 216 WEST: to Magog
216 EAST: to Stoke
Route 112 112 WEST: to Rock Forest (Sherbrooke)
112 EAST: to Fleurimont (Sherbrooke)
A-10 10 WEST: to A-55
10 EAST: to Route 112
Bromptonville Route 222 East end of Route 222
222 WEST: to Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Rue Laval WEST: to A-55
Le Val-Saint-François Windsor Route 249 249 SOUTH: to Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton
249 NORTH: to Val-Joli
Richmond Route 116 East end of Route 116 / Route 143 overlap
116 EAST: to Cleveland
Route 243 North end of Route 116 / Route 143 / Route 243 overlap
243 SOUTH: to Melbourne
Route 243 South end of Route 116 / Route 143 / Route 243 overlap
243 NORTH: to Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey
Route 116 West end of Route 116 / Route 143 overlap
116 WEST: to Durham-Sud
Drummond Saint-Nicéphore Route 139 North end of Route 139
139 SOUTH: to Wickham
Drummondville Route 122 South end of Route 122 / Route 143 overlap
122 EAST: to Saint-Charles-de-Drummond (Drummondville)
Route 122 North end of Route 122 / Route 143 overlap
122 WEST: to Saint-Germain-de-Grantham (Drummondville)
A-20 20 WEST: to Saint-Eugène
20 EAST: to Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover
Saint-Bonaventure Route 224 East end of Route 224
224 WEST: to Saint-Guillaume
Nicolet-Yamaska Saint-François-du-Lac Route 132 132 WEST: to Saint-Gérard-Majella
132 EAST: to Pierreville
Northern terminus of Route 143

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