Quebec Autoroute 40

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Autoroute 40
Autoroute Félix-Leclerc
Metropolitan Expressway
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length: 347.0 km[1][2] (215.6 mi)
Existed: 1959 [1] – present
Major junctions
West end: Highway 417 / TCH at the Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune
  A-30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion
A-13 in Montreal
A-520 in Montreal
A-15 (TCH) in Montreal
A-19 in Montreal
A-25 (TCH) in Montreal
A-640 in Charlemagne
A-31 in Lavaltrie
A-55 in Trois-Rivières
A-540 in Quebec City
A-73 in Quebec City
A-440 in Quebec City
A-573 in Quebec City
A-973 in Quebec City
East end: Route 138 / Route 368 in Quebec City
Location
Major cities: Vaudreuil-Dorion, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Terrebonne, Charlemagne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
Highway system

Quebec provincial highways

← A-35A-50 →

Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is a freeway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is one of the two major connections between Montreal and Quebec City, the other being Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Autoroute 40 is currently 347 km (215.6 mi) long. Between the Ontario–Quebec boundary and the interchange with Autoroute 25, the route is signed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Route description

Autoroute 40 and Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse
Autoroute 40 at Boulevard des Sources in Dorval/Pointe-Claire, looking east into Dorval

The western terminus of Autoroute 40 is located at the Ontario–Quebec border, where it continues as Highway 417 towards Ottawa; the eastern terminus is in Boischatel, where it transitions into Route 138 at the end of the freeway.

The portion of Autoroute 40 from the Ontario border to Autoroute 25 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Metropolitan Autoroute portion in Montreal is the busiest highway in Quebec, the busiest section of the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as the second busiest highway section overall in Canada after Highway 401 in Toronto.

History

Two sections of Autoroute 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 concurrency with Autoroute 55 would have been simply A-55). In addition, a different route was originally planned around Sainte-Foy (now in the west end of Quebec City) south of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing 12 km (7 mi) segment of Autoroute 40 between St-Augustin and Autoroute 73 would have been the western end of Autoroute 440, thus explaining the exit numbering starting at 12). While the right-of-ways of both bypasses still exist and may still be developed in the future as congestion increases, there are no immediate plans to renew construction.

Some discussion of eastward extensions of A-40 into the Charlevoix region and beyond have taken place, most likely to Route 360 in Beaupré or even as far as Route 362 in La Malbaie since tourism in the region is increasing; however, that appears unlikely in the short term.

A 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the highway in Pointe-Claire, from roughly St. John's Boulevard, near Fairview Pointe-Claire Shopping Centre, to the turnaround loop, Senneville Road was used during the 1976 Summer Olympics for the men's road team time trial cycling race.[3] In 1997, the highway (apart from the portion served by the Metropolitan Autoroute) was renamed Autoroute Félix-Leclerc after the late Quebec artist and political activist Félix Leclerc.

Prior to 1997, Autoroute 40 east of Montreal had four different names, the first section was named Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (North Shore Autoroute) between Montréal and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (km 87 to 196, 209 to 296). A segment in Trois-Rivières east of Autoroute 55 that was named Autoroute de Francheville (Francheville Autoroute) (km 196 to 207). Between Saint-Augustin and Autoroute 73 in Quebec City (km 296 to 307) it was called Autoroute Charest. Finally, between the junction of Autoroute 73 and Autoroute 573 and its eastern end at Route 138 it was known as Autoroute de la Capitale, a name that is still commonly used by Quebec City residents.[4][5]

Exit list

RegionLocationkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Continues as Highway 417 west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Ottawa
MontérégiePointe-FortuneQuebec / Ontario boundary
1 Route 342 east – Pointe-FortuneStraddles the Ontario border; also signed as Exit 1 for Hwy 417.
Pointe-Fortune – Rigaud boundary2Montée Wilson – Pointe-Fortune
Rigaud6Montée Baie Saint-Thomas
9 Route 342 – Rigaud
12 Route 342 – Rigaud
17 Route 201 (Montée Lavigne) – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Saint-Lazare22Hudson, Saint-Lazare
Vaudreuil-Dorion26 To Route 342 – Hudson, Saint-LazareEastbound access to Route 342
28 Route 342 – HudsonWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
32 A-30 to A-20 / Highway 401 – Sorel-Tracy, TorontoExit 1 on A-30; former A-540
35Avenue Saint-Charles – Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
36Chemin Dumberry, Chemin des ChenauxWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
Lake of Two Mountains
(Lac des Deux Montagnes)		Pont de Île aux Tourtes
MontrealSenneville40Chemin de SennevilleWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue41Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Île-Perrot
44Boulevard Morgan
Kirkland49Chemin Sainte-Marie
50Boulevard Saint-Charles
Pointe-Claire52Boulevard Saint-Jean
Pointe-Claire – Dorval boundary55Boulevard des Sources
Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Montreal boundary58Boulevard Hymus, Boulevard Alfred-Nobel, Boulevard Henri-BourassaEastbound exit
Montreal60 A-13 – Lachine, Montreal Centre-Ville, Laval, P.E. Trudeau Airport, Mirabel AirportExit 6 on A-13
62Boulevard de la Côte-Vertu
Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Boulevard HymusWestbound exit
64Boulevard Cavendish
65 Autoroute Côte-de-Liesse (A-520 west) – P.E. Trudeau Airport
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117 north)Eastbound exit
Montreal – Mount Royal boundary66 A-15 south (Autoroute Décarie) – Montreal Centre-Ville, Pont ChamplainDécarie Interchange
Exit 70 on A-15; west end of A-15 concurrency
West end of Metropolitan Autoroute
68Rue Stinson, Chemin Rockland, Boulevard de l'AcadieEastbound exit
70 A-15 (TCH) north (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Laval, Mirabel AirportExit 1 on A-15; east end of A-15 concurrency
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117 north), Chemin RocklandWestbound exit
71 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Rue Saint-Denis (Route 335)Eastbound exit
Montreal71Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Boulevard de l'AcadieWestbound exit
73 Rue Saint-Hubert, Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Avenue Papineau (A-19 north)Eastbound exit
73 Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Rue Saint-Hubert, Rue Saint-Denis (Route 335)Westbound exit
74Rue d'IbervilleEastbound exit
75Boulevard Saint-MichelEastbound exit
75 Boulevard Saint-Michel, Avenue Papineau (A-19 north)Westbound exit
76 Boulevard Pie-IX (Route 125), Boulevard Viau
Boulevard LacordaireWestbound exit
77Boulevard LacordaireEastbound exit
78Boulevard Langelier, Boulevard Les Galeries-d'Anjou
80 A-25 (TCH) to A-20 – Laval, Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Trans-Canada Highway follows A-25 south
Signed as exits 80-S (south) and 80-N (north); exit 8 on A-25
82Boulevard Roi-René, Boulevard Ray-Lawson
Montréal-Est83Boulevard Bourget, Avenue Marien, Boulevard Saint-Jean-BaptisteEastbound exit, westbound entrance
Montreal87 Boulevard Tricentenaire, Rue Sherbrooke (Route 138), Boulevard Henri-BourassaEastbound exit
85Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Boulevard Tricentenaire, Avenue MarienWestbound exit
89 Rue Sherbrooke (Route 138), Boulevard Henri-BourassaWestbound exit
East end of Metropolitan Autoroute
92Boulevard GouinEastbound exit, westbound entrance
Rivière des PrairiesPont Charles-de Gaulle
LanaudièreTerrebonne94 Route 344 – Lachenaie
Terrebonne – Charlemagne boundary96 A-640 – Charlemagne, Laval, Saint-Eustache, Mirabel AirportSigned as exits 96-E (east) and 96-O (west); exit 52 on A-640
Repentigny97Boulevard Pierre-Le Gardeur – Le Gardeur, CharlemagneEastbound exit, westbound entrance
98Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – RepentignyEastbound exit; west end of collector/express lanes
100Boulevard Industriel, Rue ValmontEastbound exit
100Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – RepentignyWestbound exit; east end of collector/express lanes
102Rue ValmontWestbound exit
L'Assomption108 Route 341 (Boulevard Louis-Philippe Picard) – L'Assomption, L'ÉpiphanieFormerly exit 106
110 Route 343 – L'Assomption, Saint-SulpiceFormerly exit 108
LavaltriePoint-du-Jour Rest Area (Exit 118)
122 A-31 north / Route 131 – Joliette, LavaltrieExit 1 on A-31
Lanoraie130Lanoraie
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier141Rang Sainte-PhilomèneEastbound exit, westbound entrance
Berthierville144 Route 158 – Saint-Gabriel, Berthierville
Saint-Cuthbert151 Route 138 – Saint-Cuthbert
Saint-Barthélemy155Saint-Barthélemy, Maskinongé
MauricieMaskinongé160Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est
Baie-de-Maskinongé Rest Area (eastbound)
Concession-de-la-Rivière Rest Area (westbound)
Maskinongé – Louiseville boundary166Louiseville, Maskinongé
Louiseville – Yamachiche boundary174 Route 138 – Louiseville, Yamachiche
Yamachiche180 Route 153 north – Yamachiche
Trois-Rivières187 Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame O) – Yamachiche
189Rang St-Charles
192Chemin des Petites-Terres
196
186[lower-roman 1]		 A-55 north to Route 155 / Boulevard des Forges – ShawiniganWest end of A-55 concurrency; A-40 branches south
183[lower-roman 1]Boulevard Jean-XXIII
182[lower-roman 1]
197		 A-55 south – Pont Laviolette, Victoriaville, DrummondvilleEast end of A-55 concurrency; A-40 branches east
198Boulevard des Récollets
199Boulevard des Forges – Trois-Rivières Centre-Ville
201Boulevard des Chenaux
Pont Radisson crosses Saint-Maurice River
202Boulevard des Estacades
203 Rue Thibeau (Route 157) – Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Shawinigan
205Boulevard des Prairies
Saint-Maurice210 Route 352 north – Saint-Maurice
Champlain220 Route 359 – Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Narcisse, Champlain
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan229 Route 361 – Batiscan, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade236 Route 159 – Saint-Prosper, Saint-Casimir, Saint-Tite, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Capitale-NationaleDeschambault-Grondines250Chemin de St-Casimir
254 Route 363 – Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Deschambault-Grondines
257Route Proulx – Saint-Gilbert Portneuf, Quebec
Portneuf261Portneuf
Cap-Santé269 Route 358 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile, Cap-Santé
Donnacona274Donnacona
Neuville281 Route 365 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Raymond, Neuville
285Neuville
Saint-Augustin-de-DesmauresCap-de-Pierre Service Area (eastbound only)
295 Route 367 (Route de Fossambault) – Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
298 Route 138 – Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, L'Ancienne-LoretteSigned as exits 298-O (west) and 298-E (east)
300Chemin du Lac
Quebec City302Route Jean-Gauvin, Cap Rouge
304Avenue Le Gendre
305 Autoroute Duplessis (A-540) to A-20 – Jean Lesage International Airport, Pont Pierre-LaporteSigned as exits 305-S (south) and 305-N (north); exit 3 on A-540
306Avenue Blaise-Pascal
307
139[lower-roman 2]		 A-73 south (Autoroute Henri-IV) to A-20 – Pont Pierre-Laporte
Autoroute Charest (A-440) – Quebec Centre-Ville		West end of A-73 concurrency; A-40 branches north; signed as exits 307-S (south), 307-N (north), 139-O (west), 139-E (east); exit 4 on A-440
140[lower-roman 2]Rue EinsteinNorthbound right-in/right-out
Rue John-MolsonSouthbound right-in/right-out
141[lower-roman 2] Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (Route 138)
142[lower-roman 2]
307		 A-573 north (Autoroute Henri-IV) – ShannonA-40 / A-73 concurrency branches east
308 Boulevard de l'Ormiere (Route 371)
310Boulevard Saint-Jacques
Autoroute Robert-Bourassa (A-740)Exit 9 on A-740
312 Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (Route 358)
313 A-73 north / A-973 south / Route 175 – Saguenay, Alma, Quebec Centre-VilleEast end of A-73 concurrency; signed as exits 313-S (south), 313-N (north); exit 148 on A-73 / A-973
3151ère Avenue
316Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
318Avenue du Bourg-Royal
319Avenue Saint-David
320Rue Seigneuriale
321Rue Labelle
322Boulevard des ChutesA-40 turns south
323 A-440 west (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) – Quebec Centre-VilleA-40 branches east; Exit 29 on A-440
325 Boulevard Sainte-Anne (Route 138 west) / Route 368 south – Montmorency Falls, Île d'OrléansA-40 eastern terminus
Continues as Route 138 east – Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. 1 2 3 A-55 exit number
  2. 1 2 3 4 A-73 (Autoroute Henri-IV) exit number

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  2. ↑ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  3. ↑ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 156-8.
  4. ↑ "Recherche multicritères". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Autoroute 40 (Quebec)". Wikipédia (in French).

Route map: Google

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Preceded by
ON Highway 417		 Trans-Canada Highway
Autoroute 40 		Succeeded by
Autoroute 25
Preceded by
Autoroute 15
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