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 km[2][3] (216 mi)
Existed: 1959[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: Highway 417 / TCH at the Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune
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East end: Route 138 / Route 368 in Quebec City
Location
Major cities: Montreal, Terrebonne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
Highway system
Quebec provincial highways
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Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is an Autoroute 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

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 Quebec City south of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing 12 km (7 mi) segment of Autoroute 40 between Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 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.

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.[4]

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A-40 eastbound near the interchange with A-73 in Quebec City

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-de-Desmaures 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.

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Direction to Autoroute 40/15 road signs photographed in Montreal

Exit list

Region Location km[2] mi Exit Destinations Notes
Quebec / Ontario boundary 0.0 0.0  Highway 417 west – Ottawa Continues west as Highway 417
Montérégie Pointe-Fortune 1 Route 342 east – Pointe-Fortune Straddles the Ontario border; also signed as Exit 1 for Hwy 417
Pointe-FortuneRigaud boundary 2.7 1.7 2 Montée Wilson – Pointe-Fortune
Rigaud 6.2 3.9 6 Montée de la Baie-Saint-Thomas
9.4 5.8 9 Route 342 – Rigaud
11.8 7.3 12 Route 342 – Rigaud 25px Rigaud Service Centre (Eastbound and Westbound)
16.9 10.5 17 Route 201 (Montée Lavigne) – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Saint-Lazare 22.0 13.7 22 Hudson, Saint-Lazare
Vaudreuil-Dorion 26.5 16.5 26 To Route 342 – Hudson, Saint-Lazare Eastbound access to Route 342
27.5 17.1 28 Route 342 – Hudson Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
32.6 20.3 32 A-30 east to A-20 / Highway 401 – Sorel-Tracy, Toronto Exit 1 on A-30; former A-540
34.7 21.6 35 Avenue Saint-Charles – Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
36.6 22.7 36 Chemin Dumberry, Chemin des Chenaux Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
Lake of Two Mountains
(Lac des Deux Montagnes)
38.4–
40.3
23.9–
25.0
Pont de l’Île aux Tourtes
Montreal Senneville 40.3 25.0 40 Chemin de Senneville Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 42.0 26.1 41 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Île-Perrot
44.7 27.8 44 Boulevard Morgan
Kirkland 47.8 29.7 49 Chemin Sainte-Marie
50.0 31.1 50 Boulevard Saint-Charles
Pointe-Claire 52.9 32.9 52 Boulevard Saint-Jean
Pointe-ClaireDorval boundary 56.0 34.8 55 Boulevard des Sources
Dollard-des-OrmeauxMontreal boundary 57.6 35.8 58 Boulevard Hymus, Boulevard Alfred-Nobel, Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Eastbound exit
Montreal 59.9–
61.4
37.2–
38.2
60 A-13 – Montreal Centre-Ville, Laval, P.E. Trudeau Airport, Mirabel Airport Exit 6 on A-13
61.7–
63.1
38.3–
39.2
62 Boulevard de la Côte-Vertu
Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Boulevard Hymus Westbound exit
63.9 39.7 64 Boulevard Cavendish
65.3 40.6 65 A-520 west (Autoroute Côte-de-Liesse) – P.E. Trudeau Airport
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117 north) Eastbound exit
MontrealMount Royal boundary 66.4–
67.1
41.3–
41.7
66 A-15 south (Autoroute Décarie) – Montreal Centre-Ville, Pont Champlain, New York Décarie Interchange
Exit 70 on A-15; west end of A-15 concurrency
West end of Metropolitan Autoroute
68.1 42.3 68 Rue Stinson, Chemin Rockland, Boulevard de l'Acadie Eastbound exit
69.2–
70.0
43.0–
43.5
70 A-15 (TCH) north (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Laval, Mirabel Airport Exit 1 on A-15; east end of A-15 concurrency
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117 north), Chemin Rockland Westbound exit
71 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Rue Saint-Denis (Route 335) Eastbound exit
Montreal 71.1 44.2 71 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Boulevard de l'Acadie Westbound exit
72.4 45.0 73 Rue Saint-Hubert, Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Avenue Papineau (A-19 north) Eastbound exit
73.4 45.6 73 Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Rue Saint-Hubert, Rue Saint-Denis (Route 335) Westbound exit
74.2 46.1 74 Rue d'Iberville Eastbound exit
75.1 46.7 75 Boulevard Saint-Michel
Avenue Papineau (A-19 north) Westbound exit
75.7 47.0 76 Boulevard Pie-IX (Route 125), Boulevard Viau Eastbound exit
77.1 47.9 77 Boulevard Lacordaire Westbound exit
78.2 48.6 76 Boulevard Lacordaire, Boulevard Viau, Boulevard Pie-IX (Route 125) Westbound exit
79.2 49.2 78 Boulevard Langelier, Boulevard des Galeries-d'Anjou
80.3–
81.2
49.9–
50.5
80 A-25 (TCH) to A-20 – Laval, Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine 18px Trans-Canada Highway follows A-25 south
Signed as exits 80-S (south) and 80-N (north); exit 8 on A-25
81.7–
83.1
50.8–
51.6
82 Boulevard Roi-René, Boulevard Ray-Lawson
Montréal-Est 82.9 51.5 83 Boulevard Bourget, Avenue Marien, Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
Montreal 86.7 53.9 87 Boulevard Tricentenaire, Rue Sherbrooke (Route 138), Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Eastbound exit
87.4 54.3 85 Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Boulevard Tricentenaire, Avenue Marien Westbound exit
88.9 55.2 89 Rue Sherbrooke (Route 138), Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Westbound exit
East end of Metropolitan Autoroute
91.9 57.1 92 Boulevard Gouin Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
Rivière des Prairies 92.3–
93.3
57.4–
58.0
Pont Charles-de Gaulle
Lanaudière Terrebonne 94.1 58.5 94 Route 344 – Terrebonne
TerrebonneCharlemagne boundary 95.2–
96.2
59.2–
59.8
96 A-640 – Charlemagne, Laval, Saint-Eustache, Mirabel Airport Signed as exits 96-E (east) and 96-O (west); exit 52 on A-640
Repentigny 97.0 60.3 97 Boulevard Pierre-Le Gardeur – Repentigny, Charlemagne Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
97.8 60.8 98 Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – Repentigny Eastbound exit; west end of collector/express lanes
100.0 62.1 100 Boulevard Industriel, Rue Valmont Eastbound exit
102.0 63.4 100 Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – Repentigny Westbound exit; east end of collector/express lanes
102.4 63.6 102 Rue Valmont Westbound exit
L'Assomption 106.1 65.9 108 Route 341 (Boulevard Louis-Philippe Picard) – L'Assomption, L'Épiphanie Formerly exit 106
109.6 68.1 110 Route 343 – L'Assomption, Saint-Sulpice Formerly exit 108
Lavaltrie 117.9 73.3 25pxPoint-du-Jour Rest Area (Eastbound and Westbound, exit 118)
121.7 75.6 122 A-31 north / Route 131 – Joliette, Lavaltrie Exit 1 on A-31
Lanoraie 129.6 80.5 130 Lanoraie
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 140.7 87.4 141 Rang Sainte-Philomène Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
Berthierville 143.1 88.9 144 Route 158 – Saint-Gabriel, Berthierville
Saint-Cuthbert 150.1 93.3 151 Route 138 – Saint-Cuthbert
Saint-Barthélemy 155.6 96.7 155 Saint-Barthélemy, Maskinongé
Mauricie Maskinongé 161.0 100.0 160 Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est
163.0 101.3 25pxBaie-de-Maskinongé Service Centre (Eastbound)
25px Concession-de-la-Rivière Rest Stop (Westbound)
MaskinongéLouiseville boundary 167.5 104.1 166 Louiseville, Maskinongé
LouisevilleYamachiche boundary 175.3 108.9 174 Route 138 – Louiseville, Yamachiche
Yamachiche 180.5 112.2 180 Route 153 north – Yamachiche
Trois-Rivières 188.1 116.9 187 Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame O) – Yamachiche
190.3 118.2 189 Rang St-Charles
192.6 119.7 192 Chemin des Petites-Terres
197.4 122.7 196
186[lower-roman 1]
A-55 north to Route 155 / Invalid type: road – Shawinigan West end of A-55 concurrency; A-40 branches south
199.9 124.2 183[lower-roman 1] Boulevard Jean-XXIII
200.9 124.8 182[lower-roman 1]
197
A-55 south – Pont Laviolette, Victoriaville, Drummondville, Vermont East end of A-55 concurrency; A-40 branches east
202.6 125.9 198 Boulevard des Récollets
204.2–
205.2
126.9–
127.5
199 Boulevard des Forges – Trois-Rivières Centre-Ville
207.3 128.8 201 Boulevard des Chenaux
207.3–
207.7
128.8–
129.1
Pont Radisson crosses Saint-Maurice River
207.7 129.1 202 Boulevard des Estacades
209.4 130.1 203 Rue Thibeau (Route 157) – Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Shawinigan
211.6 131.5 205 Boulevard des Prairies
Saint-Maurice 218.5 135.8 210 Route 352 north – Saint-Maurice
Champlain 227.9 141.6 220 Route 359 – Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Narcisse, Champlain
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 237.2 147.4 229 Route 361 – Batiscan, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 246.5 153.2 236 Route 159 – Saint-Prosper, Saint-Casimir, Saint-Tite, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Capitale-Nationale Deschambault-Grondines 260.4 161.8 250 Chemin de St-Casimir
265.4 164.9 254 Route 363 – Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Deschambault-Grondines
270.6 168.1 257 Route Proulx – Saint-Gilbert Portneuf, Quebec
Portneuf 276.2 171.6 261 Portneuf
Cap-Santé 284.5 176.8 269 Route 358 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile, Cap-Santé
Donnacona 289.2 179.7 274 Donnacona
Neuville 296.4 184.2 281 Route 365 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Raymond, Neuville
300.0 186.4 285 Neuville
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 304.8 189.4 25px Cap-de-Pierre Service Centre (Eastbound)
310.2 192.7 295 Route 367 (Route de Fossambault) – Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
314.4 195.4 298 Route 138 – Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, L'Ancienne-Lorette Signed as exits 298-O (west) and 298-E (east)
316.5 196.7 300 Chemin du Lac
Quebec City 318.8 198.1 302 Route Jean-Gauvin, Cap Rouge
320.3 199.0 304 Avenue Le Gendre
321.4–
322.5
199.7–
200.4
305 A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) to A-20 – Jean Lesage International Airport, Pont Pierre-Laporte Signed as exits 305-S (south) and 305-N (north); exit 3 on A-540
323.0 200.7 306 Avenue Blaise-Pascal
323.6–
324.5
201.1–
201.6
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
324.8 201.8 140[lower-roman 2] Rue Einstein Northbound right-in/right-out
Rue John-Molson Southbound right-in/right-out
326.1 202.6 141[lower-roman 2] Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (Route 138)
327.0–
327.6
203.2–
203.6
142[lower-roman 2]
307
A-573 north (Autoroute Henri-IV) – Shannon A-40 / A-73 concurrency branches east
328.0 203.8 308 Boulevard de l'Ormiere (Route 371)
329.2–
330.9
204.6–
205.6
310 Boulevard Saint-Jacques
A-740 (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa) Exit 9 on A-740
331.7–
332.4
206.1–
206.5
312 Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (Route 358)
332.9–
333.9
206.9–
207.5
313 A-73 north / A-973 south / Route 175 – Saguenay, Alma, Quebec Centre-Ville East end of A-73 concurrency; signed as exits 313-S (south), 313-N (north); exit 148 on A-73 / A-973
334.6 207.9 315 1ère Avenue
335.6 208.5 316 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
337.5 209.7 318 Avenue du Bourg-Royal
338.5 210.3 319 Avenue Saint-David
339.8 211.1 320 Rue Seigneuriale
341.1 211.9 321 Rue Labelle
342.4 212.8 322 Boulevard des Chutes A-40 turns south
343.3 213.3 323 A-440 west (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) – Quebec Centre-Ville A-40 branches east; Exit 29 on A-440
345.3 214.6 325 Boulevard Sainte-Anne (Route 138 west) / Route 368 south – Montmorency Falls, Île d'Orléans A-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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A-55 exit number
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A-73 (Autoroute Henri-IV) exit number

See also

References

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  3. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  4. 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 156-8.

External links

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Preceded by 15px Trans-Canada Highway
Quebec Autoroute 40.svg Autoroute 40
Succeeded by
Quebec Autoroute 25.svg15px Autoroute 25
Preceded by