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 .
17-514: (Redirected from A-40 ) A40 or A-40 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] Autoroute 40 , a road in Québec A40 motorway (France) A40 motorway (Germany) A40 road (Great Britain) , a road connecting London and Fishguard, Wales A40 road (Northern Ireland) , a road running from the L/Derry to Raphoe A40 road (Isle of Man) ,
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68-517: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Quebec Autoroute 40 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
85-460: Is now Autoroute 955 before shifting southwest to rejoin existing A-55 near Richmond . However, plans changed in the 1970s, and the present routing was chosen. The southern section was originally supposed to be Autoroute 51 and was intended to continue to the planned extension of Autoroute 30 in Pierreville . A-55 was signed along Route 155 (which is not an Autoroute-standard highway) until
102-716: The Centre-du-Québec Region André Lamontagne announced in Drummondville that the Government of Quebec has made a two-year investment of CAD$ 274,442,000 in the roadways of the Centre-du-Québec region, and that part of the money would be going towards converting A-55 between Sainte-Eulalie and Bécancour from a super two to a standard four-lane freeway. Announcements regarding rest areas being renovated or revamped along
119-692: The snowmobile there. His company, Bombardier Inc. , started by building snowmobiles and eventually grew into a major international manufacturer of transit vehicles and aircraft. The designation Autoroute de l'Énergie means "Energy Highway" since it provides access to the Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station in Bécancour and the hydroelectric facilities in Shawinigan and the Haut-Saint-Maurice area , but
136-773: 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. Two sections of Autoroute 40 were not part of the original plans: The original intention was to bypass Trois-Rivières to
153-461: 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. Quebec Autoroute 55 Autoroute 55 (also called Autoroute de l'Énergie north of the Autoroute 20 and Autoroute Joseph-Armand Bombardier south of it) is an important north–south Autoroute and
170-631: The mid-sized communities of Magog , Sherbrooke , Drummondville , Trois-Rivières , and Shawinigan and the smaller communities in between. The most notable feature on A-55 is the Laviolette Bridge between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour , which is one of the longest bridges in Quebec and in Canada . A-55 had a short "gap" between Bécancour and Drummondville until October 2006. The gap resulted from Transports Quebec 's original intention of bringing A-55 southeast towards Victoriaville along what
187-533: The new route was completed. All of the southern portion of A-55 became a full four-lane freeway by the end of October 2006. The gap being filled in the northern portion will initially be a two-lane freeway for about 20 km (12.4 mi), but it is intended to ultimately be four lanes. The designation Autoroute Joseph-Armand Bombardier is in honour of Quebec businessman Joseph-Armand Bombardier , who lived in Valcourt , near where A-55 passes and who invented
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#1732772062393204-401: 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
221-498: The only one running in that direction in central Quebec . It is the longest north-south Autoroute, beginning as the continuation of I-91 at the Canada–United States border near Stanstead and continuing to Shawinigan , where it downgrades to Route 155. The total length of A-55 is currently 247 km (153.5 mi) long, including concurrencies with Autoroute 10 , Autoroute 20 and Autoroute 40 . Autoroute 55 connects
238-420: The section north of A-30 is likely to remain at its comparatively short length to Shawinigan for the foreseeable future. There are three rest areas found on A-55 and none are full service centre as most are near populated areas that can provide services for travellers. On April 2, 2024, Drummondville news outlet Vingt55 reported that Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault alongside Minister Responsible for
255-489: The turnaround loop, Senneville Road was used during the 1976 Summer Olympics for the men's road team time trial cycling race. 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
272-476: 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
289-543: 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
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