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| Autoroute Jean-Lesage, Autoroute du Souvenir | ||||
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| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length: | 527 km[2][1] (327.5 mi) (main section; Rimouski section is 31 km/19.3 mi) |
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| Existed: | 1964 [1] – present | |||
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| West end: |  Highway 401 towards Cornwall, ON |
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 Route 132 near Rimouski |
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| East end: | Route 132 in Mont-Joli |
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| Major cities: | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Brossard, Longueuil, Boucherville, Sainte-Julie, Belœil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Drummondville, Lévis, Montmagny, Rivière-du-Loup, Rimouski, Mont-Joli | |||
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Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At 548 km (340.5 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.
There are two sections of A-20, separated by a 72 km (44.7 mi) gap which was to be filled in by 2015 according to the Quebec government's Bas-Saint-Laurent plan. The length of A-20 would then be 641 km (398 mi). Currently, there is no official plan to continue construction past Trois-Pistoles, which will leave a 50 km (31 mi) gap.
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[edit] Main section
The main and longest section at 527 km (327.5 mi), begins at the Ontario-Quebec border near Rivière-Beaudette as the continuation of Ontario Highway 401. It ends east of Rivière-du-Loup at Route 132. It is a continuous four to eight-lane freeway, with three exceptions:
- An at-grade railroad crossing remains near Saint-Hyacinthe, immediately east of Exit 130; several others had existed but were abandoned or grade-separated.
- A short section through Vaudreuil-Dorion and L'Île-Perrot is a four-lane urban arterial road with a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and 70 km/h (43 mph) in L'Île-Perrot.
- The extension to L'Isle-Verte is a super-2 highway.
Between Route 138 and the Turcot Interchange, the carriageways on Autoroute 20 (Autoroute du Souvenir-Autoroute de Ville Marie) are reversed, making it one of the few stretches of roadway in Canada where traffic drives on the left side of the road.
[edit] Rimouski section
The eastern section begins at Route 132 in Le Bic and ends at Route 132 in Mont-Joli after extensions were completed in 2008. The original plan of this section was to provide a bypass around Rimouski. This two-lane freeway is 42 km (26.1 mi) long.
[edit] Other names
The section of the A-20 from its beginning at the Ontario-Quebec border to the Turcot Interchange is (in addition to the A-20 designation) officially named the Autoroute du Souvenir (Remembrance Highway) in honour of fallen soldiers. Signage includes a red poppy on a green background.
The 410 km (254.8 mi) section between the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel and Cacouna, is officially named after Jean Lesage.
Between Autoroute 25 in Longueuil and Autoroute 85 in Rivière-du-Loup, the A-20 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Some Montrealers still refer to the section of A-20 west of that city as Highway 2-20 (or "The Two and Twenty"), but the Route 2 designation was dropped many years ago.
[edit] Exit list
- No clear plans yet between km 548 and 599
[edit] Rest Stops
The rest stops are located at the following points on Highway 20 and contain the following services:
| Location | km | Direction | Services | Other |
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| Rivière-Beaudette | 2 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone Tourist Information |
unknown |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 117 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown |
| Westbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown | ||
| Saint-Eugène | 156 | Westbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown |
| Sainte-Anne-du-Sault | 223 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown |
| 225 | Westbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown | |
| Villeroy | 254 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown |
| Westbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown | ||
| Saint-Rédempteur | 309 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone |
unknown |
| Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | 344 | Eastbound | unknown | unknown |
| 345 | Westbound | unknown | unknown | |
| Cap-Saint-Ignace | 393 | Westbound | unknown | unknown |
| Saint-Philippe-de-Néri | 458 | Eastbound | Washroom | Halte de Kamouraska |
| Westbound | Washroom | Halte des Monadnocks | ||
| Notre-Dame-Du-Portage | 498 | Eastbound | Washroom Phone |
(Open only June to August) |
[edit] Photos
Looking east
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14th Ave, Lachine
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1st Ave, Lachine
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Interchange with 138, Lachine
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Merge with 138, Lasalle
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Turcot yards
Railroad crossing at Saint-Hyacinthe, looking west
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Warning sign for crossing
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Railroad crossing, at Exit 130
[edit] See also
- List of bridges in Montreal
- List of crossings of the Ottawa River
- List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. http://www1.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/repertoire_autoroute/autoroute.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ Route des Coteau-des-Érables
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Quebec Autoroute 20 |
- A-20 at Exitlists.com
- A-20 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Transports Quebec Map (French)
- Veteran from Gaspé behind idea to rename Quebec highway to remember war dead
- Autoroute 20 @ Asphaltplanet.ca
Preceded by Autoroute 25 |
Trans-Canada Highway Autoroute 20 |
Succeeded by Autoroute 85 |
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