Autoroute 20 is a Quebec Autoroute , following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely populated parts of Canada , with its central section forming the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway from the A-25 interchange to the A-85 interchange. At 585 km (363.5 mi), it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec. It is one of two main links between Montreal and Quebec City ; the other is the A-40 .
30-426: Sainte-Julie may refer to: Sainte-Julie, Quebec , a suburb of Montreal Sainte-Julie, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec , now part of Laurierville Sainte-Julie, Ain , France See also [ edit ] Saint Julie (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
60-681: A poppy (a traditional symbol of Remembrance in Canada). At km 29, A-20 crosses A-30 (former A-540 ) before becoming an urban boulevard for approximately eight kilometres (km 30 to 38) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and L'Île-Perrot . This stretch of highway takes A-20 across the Ottawa River . The speed limit is 50 km/h (30 mph) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and 70 km/h (45 mph) in L'Île-Perrot. A-20 once again becomes
90-729: A limited-access highway at km 38, just before crossing the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal onto the Island of Montreal . A-20 then traverses the West Island (in French , l'Ouest de l'Île ) along the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis to an interchange with A-520 . Commonly called the Dorval Interchange, this exit is the main access to Montreal's Trudeau International Airport . Further east, A-20 crosses
120-523: A multiplex with A-55 for 37 kilometres. A-20 continues across the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands and Quebec's agricultural heartland. The autoroute once again parallels the river as it approaches metropolitan Quebec City . From this point eastward, A-20 is never more than five kilometres from the river. At km 312, A-20 crosses the A-73 , a north–south link between Saint-Georges and Quebec City via
150-548: A rapidly developing suburb south of Montreal . The 1960s were also marked by the protest against the smoke produced by the asphalt plan of the Desourdy company and the damage caused to Mont-Saint-Bruno. Also, in 1968, A CF-100 warplane from the Saint-Hubert ARC base crashes into a house on Rue Félix-Leclerc. Sainte-Julie gained city status in 1971. The same year, the biggest snowstorm of the century paralyzes part of
180-552: Is multiplexed with A-15 south on the approach to the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge . Multiplexed with A-10 and A-15, all three autoroutes cross the Saint Lawrence River via the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge to Longueuil . The multiplex splits south of the bridge. The A-20 parallels the south shore of the river through suburban Longueuil. The junction with A-25 affords a direct connection to
210-601: Is an off-island suburb of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada, east of Montreal in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality . The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 30,045. In 2009 Sainte-Julie was called one of the best towns in which to live in Quebec, and the city is often known as "The Happiest City in Quebec" (French: "La ville la plus heureuse du Québec" ). The territory of Sainte-Julie,
240-648: Is in Montreal. Older Anglophone Montrealers sometimes still refer to the section of the A-20 west of the city as Highway 2-20 (or "The Two and Twenty"), but the Route 2 designation was dropped in the mid 1970s. Other than the Rivière-Beaudette Rest Area, the remaining rest areas along A-20 are not full service and merely places for motorists and truckers to rest. Only some have washrooms and
270-496: Is located in Sainte-Julie. La Vallée du Richelieu Golf Club 's Verchères course is also located in the city. The mayor of Sainte-Julie is Mario Lemay. There are eight city councillors, all of which of members of La voix des citoyens — Équipe Mario Lemay, as of the 2021 Sainte-Julie municipal election . Sainte-Julie is part of the federal electoral district of Montarville , which is represented by Stéphane Bergeron of
300-525: Is well connected to the nearby cities of Montréal and Longueuil by the highways 20 and 30 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Sainte-Julie had a population of 30,045 living in 11,609 of its 11,761 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 29,881 . With a land area of 48.49 km (18.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 619.6/km (1,604.8/sq mi) in 2021. Hydro-Quebec 's electricity interpretation centre , Électrium ,
330-630: The Bloc Québécois . It is also part of the provincial electoral district of Verchères , which is represented by Suzanne Dansereau of the Coalition Avenir Québec . The Sainte-Julie public transit system provides commuter and local bus services. Quebec Autoroute 20 , Quebec Autoroute 30 and Quebec Route 229 cross the city. Secondary education is provided at the public secondary school of Grand-Côteau. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served
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#1732797978578360-603: The Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel and Montreal's East End. The Trans-Canada Highway joins A-20 at this junction. The longest section of A-20 (from its junction with A-25 to its easternmost terminus) is named after Jean Lesage , who served as Premier of Quebec from 1960 to 1966, during the Quiet Revolution . Autoroute Jean-Lesage currently exists as two discontinuous sections separated by about 55 kilometres: From
390-613: The Maritime Provinces . At km 518, the highway becomes a super two for the remainder of its main section. The eastern end of the main section of the A-20 is located in Trois-Pistoles , approximately 40 kilometres east of Rivière-du-Loup. The second section of Autoroute Jean-Lesage (km 597 to km 641) connects Rimouski to Mont-Joli . It begins at a junction with Route 132 in Rimouski , approximately 55 km from
420-571: The Pierre Laporte Bridge . While the control city on A-20 is listed as "Québec", the autoroute never enters the city proper. Before departing the region, the freeway bypasses suburban Lévis . As it continues eastward, A-20 passes the regional centres of Montmagny and La Pocatière before approaching Rivière-du-Loup and the junction with A-85 at km 499. The Trans-Canada Highway departs A-20 at this interchange and travels southeast on A-85 toward Edmundston , New Brunswick and
450-709: The A-13 at its southern terminus, and then, at the St. Pierre Interchange, Route 138 west towards the Mercier Bridge . Just west of downtown Montreal , A-20, A-15 , and Route 136 meet at the Turcot Interchange . In 2020, the completion of a major project involving the rebuilding of the Turcot Interchange has shifted the autoroute north between Route 138 and the interchange. From there, A-20 east
480-608: The Mayor of Matane called for the further extension of A-20 to his city. Autoroute 20 serves as the backdrop to the popular 2002 Quebec film Québec-Montréal by Ricardo Trogi about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities. The Quebec French expression "à l'autre bout de la 20" (in English , at the other end of the 20 ) refers to Montreal when the speaker is in Quebec City, and to Quebec City when one
510-598: The city for several days. The 1980s marks the inauguration of the public transportation system between Sainte-Julie and the Longueuil metro station, giving citizen a direct access to the Montreal transit system. Also, a fire at the PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) warehouse in Saint-Basile-le-Grand forces the evacuation of part of the population. Sainte-Julie is located on the south shore of Montréal. The city
540-427: The clearance needed to accommodate the additional lanes. The high accident rate along this section of A-20 have prompted many politicians to call for the highway to be expanded to two lanes in each direction. An electric fence has been installed on both sides of the highway between km 621 and 628 to prevent moose from crossing the road, while at km 624 an underpass has been constructed to allow wildlife to pass under
570-503: The current terminus of A-20's main section. Like its larger counterpart, the Rimouski section of A-20 parallels the St. Lawrence, providing a southern bypass of Rimouski before ending (at another junction with Route 132) at the western approach to Mont-Joli. This section of the A-20 is currently a single carriageway with occasional passing lanes . It was built to accommodate an eventual expansion to four lanes and most overpasses include
600-526: The government's lack of progress in linking the two sections of autoroute and twinning the two-lane portion. A-20 begins at the Ontario -Quebec border near Rivière-Beaudette as the continuation of Ontario Highway 401 . The westernmost section of A-20 was named the Autoroute du Souvenir ( Remembrance Highway ) in 2007 to honour Canadian veterans . Road marker signs on this stretch of the autoroute feature
630-450: The highway safely. Transports Québec (MTQ) is currently engaged in several projects designed to connect the two segments of A-20. Long-range plans by the MTQ call for the two sections of A-20 to meet. A 9.8 km section of single carriageway was opened to traffic on December 3, 2011 between Cacouna and L'Isle-Verte . As part of this project, a few kilometres of the highway near Cacouna
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#1732797978578660-638: The junction with A-25, A-20 travels east, away from the St. Lawrence River. At kilometre 98, A-20 intersects A-30 near Boucherville , crossing the Richelieu River (km 112) just north of Mont-Saint-Hilaire . Bypassing Saint-Hyacinthe , A-20 forms a multiplex with Route 116 for six kilometres between exits 141 and 147. This section of A-20 in Centre-du-Québec is located the furthest from the St. Lawrence River (approximately 45 kilometres). Between Drummondville and Sainte-Eulalie , A-20 forms
690-446: The municipality. Quebec Autoroute 20 There are two sections of the A-20, separated by a 57 km (35.4 mi) gap. The main segment extends for 540 km (335.5 mi) from the Ontario border to its current terminus at Trois-Pistoles . The second, more northerly section is far shorter (44 km (27.3 mi)), constructed as a super two autoroute (one lane in each direction), which bypasses Rimouski to
720-420: The patron Sainte-Julie be given to the parish after Julia of Corsica , a virgin martyr from the fifth century A.D. On May 6, 1851, a civil proclamation recognized the parish municipality of Sainte-Julie. In the fall of 1851, there were more than 190 families and 1,251 people in Sainte-Julie, according to the federal census. On July 1, 1885, the municipality of Sainte-Julie was officially created and obtained
750-502: The right to legally elect, its first mayor, Jules Choquet. The first village school vas built in 1885, located on Rue Principale at the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Joseph. Disaster struck the municipality in 1929 with the collapse of the upper floor of a grain shed: four people lose their lives. In the mid-1960s, the construction of the Quebec Autoroute 20 further stimulated the development of Sainte-Julie, which became
780-570: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Julie&oldid=1149690655 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sainte-Julie, Quebec Sainte-Julie ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒyli] ; originally Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères ),
810-614: The south and ends at a roundabout junction with Highway 132 in Mont-Joli . While the Quebec government has completed environmental and economic reviews of the impact of linking the two sections of Autoroute 20, it has not committed the funds necessary for construction. Citing the high number of accidents on the Rimouski-Mont-Joli link of the A-20, many politicians in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region have criticized
840-518: The two sections of Autoroute 20, but it has not committed the funds necessary for construction. Frustrated by the long delay in linking the two sections of A-20, in 2013, the Mayor of Rimouski proposed paying for the construction by tolling the autoroute. Citing predictions for an increase in ferry traffic to and from the Côte-Nord as a result of the Government of Quebec's Plan Nord , in 2011
870-519: Was moved 1.5 km to the south and the old roadbed was destroyed. The MTQ timeline for completing the highway to Trois-Pistoles was met; it opened to traffic in November 2015. Overpasses were constructed for the St-Paul, St-Éloi and Drapeau roads. Regarding the section from Trois-Pistoles to Rimouski , the Quebec government has completed environmental and economic reviews of the impact of linking
900-476: Was part of the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes and was informally known as "Grand Coteau". These settlers mostly came from Boucherville . Soon residents, finding the Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes parish too far away, asked to establish their own parish in 1843. In 1850 they received authorization and built a church on land belonging to Julie Gauthier dite St-Germain, who asked that the name of
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