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37-483: Robert Bourassa Boulevard runs 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the foot of the Bonaventure Expressway (and the start of Quebec Autoroute 10 ) to where it intersects with Sherbrooke Street . A small 0.9 km (0.56 mi) portion of the road retains the name University Street , and runs from McGill University to the former Royal Victoria Hospital complex, where the road ends. The street ends in

74-638: A toll road . This initiative to bring freeways into Quebec was started by Maurice Duplessis , whose government saw the construction of the Laurentian Autoroute (now A-15) from Montreal to Saint-Jérôme and the first section of the Boulevard Métropolitain ( A-40 ), which opened in 1960. It was the Quebec Liberal government of the 1960s that saw the construction of further Autoroutes, with a grid numbering system and

111-944: A fashion similar to the Interstate Highway System in the United States . The principal Autoroutes are the major highways of the province, and have single- or double-digit numbers. East-west Autoroutes running parallel to the Saint Lawrence River (for example, Autoroute 20 and Autoroute 40 ) are assigned even numbers, while north-south Autoroutes running perpendicular to the Saint Lawrence (such as Autoroute 5 and Autoroute 15 ) are given odd numbers. Deviation and collector Autoroutes both feature triple-digit numbers. Deviation routes are bypasses intended for truck traffic to circumvent urban areas, and are identified by an even number prefixing

148-431: A merchant, and a construction entrepreneur who became a city councillor in the 1840s. University then ended at Sherbrooke Street, where a little path continued to McGill University from which the street got its name. It was eventually extended from Sherbrooke Street to just past Pine Avenue, where it reaches the base of Mount Royal and goes along the former Royal Victoria Hospital . McGill University has many buildings on

185-527: Is avoided in most cases, with the exceptions usually only being the names of control cities . Other exceptions that are posted in both languages is the illegal use of radar detectors when entering the province that reads "DÉTECTEURS DE RADAR INTERDITS/RADAR DETECTORS PROHIBITED", as well as areas where roads can be slippery due to melting ice and snow, marked "DEGEL/THAW". Autoroutes are divided into three types – principal routes, deviation routes, and collector routes – and are laid out and numbered in

222-831: The Champlain Bridge . From there until its terminus in Sherbrooke, the A-10 is called the Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est ( Eastern Townships Expressway ), a reference to the historic name given to the region east of Montreal and north of the U.S. border . The road's main material is asphalt concrete , many parts of the highway are bordered with gravel . The A-10 begins in Downtown Montreal as an extension of Robert-Bourassa Boulevard near Place Bonaventure . Two underground ramps provide an interchange with

259-750: The Concordia Bridge . The A-10 in Montreal is jointly owned by the city of Montreal , the Société Les Ponts Jacques Cartier, and Federal Bridge Corporation (an agency of the Government of Canada ). At km 8, the A-10 crosses Taschereau Boulevard . Bus lanes run in both directions along the median for four kilometers between the southern end of the Champlain Bridge and Milan Boulevard. Crossing Brossard,

296-476: The High School of Montreal (now serving as the schoolgrounds for F.A.C.E. School ) and the original Royal Victoria Hospital (relocated in 2015; now sits empty and disused). University Street was named and inaugurated on November 30, 1842. The major part of the street links Dorchester (later renamed René Lévesque Boulevard ) and Sherbrooke Street and was ceded by the descendants of Sir Thomas Phillips ,

333-518: The Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University's Molson Stadium , below Mount Royal Park . Robert Bourassa links major cross-streets Sherbrooke Street , de Maisonneuve Boulevard , Sainte-Catherine Street , Rene Levesque Boulevard , Notre Dame Street . There are several notable buildings located on the southern portion of the street, which include Place Ville Marie , Place Bonaventure , Telus Tower and

370-663: The Quebec City region, creating a dense web, which led to significant sprawl. In 1976, the Parti Québécois came to power, whose platform mandated an expansion of public transportation over the construction of more Autoroutes. Existing Autoroutes were extended (e.g., the A-40 was extended from Trois-Rivières to Quebec City) but no new Autoroutes were built. The Autoroute des Laurentides, the Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est,

407-688: The R-136 . At km 1, the A-10 crosses the Lachine Canal , then travels along the St. Lawrence River to an interchange with the A-15 and A-20 . This interchange is partially on the Island of Montreal and partially on Nuns' Island . At km 2, it crosses (but does not provide access to) Route 112 at the north end of Victoria Bridge . The A-10 has mostly two lanes in each direction on the majority of its length and

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444-609: The United States and the 400-series highways in neighbouring Ontario . The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway system, spanning almost 2,400 km (1,491 miles). The speed limit on the Autoroutes is generally 100 km/h (62 mph) in rural areas and 70–90 km/h (43–56 mph) in urban areas; most roads are made of asphalt concrete . The word autoroute is a blend of auto and route , equivalent to "freeway" or "motorway" in English , and it became

481-586: The 2000s, there were several high-profile failures and collapses around some Autoroutes, due to aging and crumbling infrastructure, including the Boulevard du Souvenir overpass collapse , De la Concorde overpass collapse , and most recently the Ville-Marie tunnel collapse . An online poll by Léger Marketing conducted shortly after the Viger tunnel collapse found that 88 percent of Montrealers are "worried" about

518-410: The A-10 can see eight of nine Monteregian Hills : Mount Royal , Mont Saint-Bruno , Mont Saint-Hilaire , Mont Saint-Grégoire , Mont Rougemont , Mont Yamaska , Mont Shefford and Mont Brome . The ninth, Mont Mégantic is located beyond the eastern terminus of the autoroute. The A-10 carries the name Autoroute Bonaventure ( Bonaventure Expressway ) from its start in Montreal's city centre to

555-642: The A-10 runs along the northern edge of the Quartier DIX30 shopping complex before reaching interchanges with the A-30 at km 11 and the A-35 at km 22. The A-10 crosses the Richelieu River at km 28 and enters a rich agricultural region. Between Bromont (km 74) and Magog (km 121) the A-10 passes through a mountainous region, close to two of Quebec's major ski centres (Mont Orford and Mont Brome). Near

592-762: The A-20 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway ) and the A-15 to New York (connecting with Interstate 87 ), originally built in the 1940s, were upgraded to expressway standards. The A-20 also connects with Highway 401 in Ontario. A-40 was extended out to Berthierville , and later to Trois-Rivières in the 1970s. Others include Autoroutes 25 , 30 (southern beltway), 31 , 35 (eventually connecting to Interstate 89 ), Autoroute Laurentienne ( 73 ), and 640 (an unfinished proposed northern beltway). The 1970s also saw

629-461: The Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (North Shore Autoroute), and the A-13 were toll roads until the mid-1980s, when the toll barriers were removed and the province stopped collecting tolls from vehicles using the Autoroutes. The last toll booth was on the Champlain Bridge (A-10,A-15 and A-20). It was removed in 1990 because the Champlain Bridge is federal property and is thus not subject to provincial tolls. In

666-584: The autoroute into an urban thoroughfare as part of a broader project to redevelop Montreal's harbourfront. Demolition of the autoroute’s elevated stretch began in July 2016 and the new Bonaventure Park was completed in September 2017. A proposal to build the East-West Highway across central and northern Maine calls for the A-10 to be extended to the U.S. border at Coburn Gore where it would meet

703-518: The autoroute. Between 1988 and 2006, A-10 departed its multiplex with A-55 at km 143 and continued eastward for 11 km to a final terminus with Route 112. In October 2006, that section of A-10 was renumbered as A-610. The city of Montreal announced in January 2013 that it would take over the SHM's responsibilities, citing concerns over transparency. The Société du Havre de Montréal (SHM) transformed

740-759: The completion of the Pierre Laporte Bridge in Quebec City , connecting the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River to the north. In addition to this, the A-73 was extended to Beauce , the A-20 was extended to Rivière-du-Loup , and the Chomedey Autoroute ( A-13 ), the A-19 and the A-440 were constructed in Laval . Autoroutes were built (two sections of A-440 , and A-740 ) and a few more planned in

777-683: The development of the area. 45°30′13″N 73°34′14″W  /  45.503518°N 73.570496°W  / 45.503518; -73.570496 Quebec Autoroute 10#Autoroute Bonaventure Autoroute 10 ( A-10 ) is an Autoroute of Quebec in Canada that links greater Montreal to key population centres in Montérégie and Estrie , including Brossard , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Granby , and Sherbrooke . The A-10 also provides access to popular winter resorts at Bromont , Owl's Head , Mont Sutton and Mont Orford . Motorists travelling on

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814-472: The entire trip. The Autoroute Bonaventure through Montreal opened in 1967 to link approach roads to Expo 67 with the Champlain Bridge. The Autoroute des Cantons de l'Est was the first autoroute in Quebec to use exit numbers based on distance instead of in sequential order, as had previously been the case. As Canada had not yet adopted the metric system , exit numbers referenced the distance in miles from

851-578: The equivalent of "expressway" in French . In the 1950s, when the first Autoroutes were being planned, the design documents called them autostrades from the Italian word autostrada . Autoroutes are identified by blue-and-red shields, similar to the American Interstate system. The red header of the shield contains a white image representing a highway overpass, and the blue lower portion of

888-645: The introduction of the blue and red shield. The sign is inspired by the American Interstate sign. This was especially needed in light of the fact that many visitors would be flocking to Montreal by car for Expo 67 . Montreal's Autoroute Décarie (A-15) and the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel were constructed for that very reason. The Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est (Eastern Townships Autoroute - A-10 ) opened in 1964, and its continuation, A-55 between Magog and Rock Island, opened in 1967, connecting with Interstate 91 . What are now

925-472: The junction with A-610, while A-55 continues north to Drummondville . The portion east of Autoroute 55 (linking that autoroute with Route 112 ) was renumbered as Autoroute 610 on September 29, 2006. [1] The 116 km (72 mi) long Autoroute de l'Est ( Eastern Expressway ) was opened to traffic in December 1964. Extending from the southern end of the Champlain Bridge to Magog, the highway replaced

962-501: The new highway. Doing so would create a new and more direct limited-access highway link between Maine, the Maritime Provinces through New Brunswick Route 1 , and Quebec. Autoroutes of Quebec The Quebec Autoroute System or le système d'autoroute au Québec is a network of freeways within the province of Quebec , Canada, operating under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in

999-453: The northern end of Lake Memphremagog , the A-10 reaches an interchange with the A-55 at km 121. The A-10 continues east as a concurrency with A-55. Between km 123 and 128, Route 112 functions as a frontage road . A-10 and A-55 bypass the city of Sherbrooke to the east and north, reaching interchanges with spur routes A-410 at km 140 and A-610 at km 143. The A-10 reaches its terminus at

1036-457: The number of the nearby Autoroute that it bypasses (for example, Autoroute 440 in Laval ). Collector Autoroutes, by contrast, are spur routes into urban areas, and are identified by an odd number prefixing the number of the nearby Autoroute that it branches off of (such as Autoroute 720 , a spur of Autoroute 20 into downtown Montreal ). Quebec's first Autoroute was the Autoroute des Laurentides (Laurentian Autoroute), which opened in 1959 as

1073-521: The old Quebec Route 1 (now Route 112) as the main road link between the two points. An official opening for the highway came one year later, in 1965. The A-10 was the second autoroute, after the Laurentian Autoroute outside Montreal, to be commissioned. Both were opened as toll highways by a Quebec government agency. The A-10 featured five toll stations (at current km 22, km 37, km 68, km 90, and km 115). Motorists were charged $ 1.50 to make

1110-583: The shield contains the Autoroute's number in white, along with a fleur-de-lis , which is a provincial symbol of Quebec . Most Autoroute and road traffic signs in the province are in French, though English is also used on federally-financed or -owned routes, such as the Bonaventure Expressway in Montreal . To surmount the language barrier, however, most signs in Quebec use pictograms and text

1147-530: The south where the Bonaventure Expressway 's northern terminus, which is also the western terminus of the Eastern Townships Expressway (A10). It also runs south into two streets that are parallel to the expressway on its eastern sides: Duke Street on the east side and Nazareth Street on the west side of the elevated highway. The street ends in the north at the former Royal Victoria Hospital parking lot, which separates its main campus from

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1184-655: The southern end of the Champlain Bridge. The A-10 did not originally have a route number. Instead, route marker signs featured a red triangular shield featuring the name of the route. Unusually, the directional signs were also originally red. Later, blue shields and signs replaced the red versions. In 1985, the toll system was abolished, and the use of the triangular shields was discontinued. Blue directional signs have gradually been converted to standard green signs used elsewhere in North America . In 2013, motorists could still see blue signs at entrances to and exits of

1221-480: The speed limit is mostly 100 km/h. The A-10 is multiplexed with the A-15 and A-20 across the Champlain Bridge. All three autoroutes diverge soon after reaching the southern edge of the bridge. The A-10 serves as an important link for commuters travelling to downtown Montreal from suburban South Shore communities via the Champlain Bridge. It also provides access to the Montreal Technoparc and

1258-415: The state of roads, bridges and tunnels in the city, with more than half of respondents saying they are downright "scared" to drive under an overpass (58 percent), on a bridge (54 per cent), or through a tunnel (53 per cent). McGill University 's Saeed Mirza stated that ill-advised design choices and poor-quality concrete were used in the construction rush ahead of Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympics. In particular,

1295-436: The street stretches from Notre Dame to Sherbrooke Street. Only a small section of the street, between McGill University and the former Royal Victoria Hospital, would retain its original name. The official change took place on March 15, 2015. The name change has not been without controversy. Some city officials have raised complaints that the change is political in nature and does not reflect the importance of McGill University in

1332-464: The street. On March 15, 2015, following a decision to rename the street, University Street was shortened to a three-blocks section between Sherbrooke Street and Pine Avenue and now ends slightly beyond at the base of Mount Royal. On August 27, 2014, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced that the part of University Street through Downtown Montreal would be renamed Robert Bourassa Boulevard , after former Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa . The portion of

1369-506: The world headquarters of ICAO . At its southern end, the street forms the western boundary of the Montreal International Quarter , with a colonnade of pillars encasing a stylized representation of the flags of the world. University links major cross-streets Sherbrooke Street , Pine Avenue . There are several notable buildings located on the southern portion of the street, these include McGill University ,

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