Quebec Autoroute 35
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| Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts | ||||
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| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length: | 19.2 km[2][3][1] (11.9 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1966[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |  Route 133 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
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| North end: |  A-10 in Chambly |
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| Major cities: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | |||
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→- "Autoroute 35" redirects here. For the French autoroute from Lauterbourg to Saint-Louis, see A35 autoroute.
Autoroute 35 (A-35) is an Autoroute in the region of Montérégie, Quebec. Constructed in the 1960s, the A-35 links Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu with Montreal via the A-10. The A-35 is also the primary route for traffic between Montreal and Boston, although it ends 37.9 km (23.5 mi) short of the U.S. border. South of its current terminus in Iberville, the A-35 continues as two-lane Route 133 to the border. A extension of A-35 to meet Interstate 89 at Saint-Armand will complete a nearly 500 km (310.7 mi) limited-access highway link between Montreal and Boston.[4] It is scheduled to open in 2017.
Like many Quebec Autoroutes, the A-35 also has a name: Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts (Forts Valley Motorway). The name refers to a chain of forts built by the French in the Richelieu Valley during the 17th and 18th centuries to defend their colonial settlements from the Iroquois. Previously, the A-35 was known as Autoroute de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (New England Motorway, referring to its role as a link between Quebec and New England.
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[edit] History
First constructed in the 1960s, A-35 is currently a 19.2 km (11.9 mi) long, 4-lane spur route linking Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Autoroute 10. By 1966, 16 km (9.9 mi) connecting the A-10 in Chambly with Route 104 in Iberville were opened to traffic. The final 3 km (1.9 mi) of A-35 from Route 104 to its current terminus with Route 133 were completed in 1967. Completion of the entire length of A-35 had been scheduled for that year in time for Expo 67, but the province instead focused on expediting construction of autoroutes and approach roads to the Expo site.[5]
For many years, the A-35 featured at-grade intersections with St-Raphael Road and St-Andre Road in Saint-Luc. These intersections were closed in 1999; the St-Andre Road intersection was converted into a partial cloverleaf interchange, while St-Raphael Road was dead-ended on either side of the A-35.
[edit] Future
A federal-provincial funding agreement is providing for the completion of the A-35 to the U.S. border. The project's objectives are to improve economic links between Quebec and New England, reduce traffic on Route 133 (which is ill-equipped for the traffic it currently carries), and improve quality of life in the region.[6]
Construction of the A-35 extension began in 2009 between Saint-Alexandre and Saint-Sébastien. Construction of the 37.9 km extension is divided into four segments. The first section (first two segments) of new highway between Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Highway 133 to Saint-Sébastien is currently scheduled to open at the end of 2013. According to current planning, it is expected that the entire extension will be open to traffic in 2017. Once completed, the length of A-35 will increase to 55 km (34.2 mi).
[edit] Exit list
Interchanges are listed from south to north.
| Location | km | No. | Destinations | Notes |
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| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 0.0 | Current southern terminus of  A-35.A-35 south defaults onto  Route 133 south.Southern terminus of A-35/ Route 133 concurrency. |
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| 37 (was 1) | Route 133 north (Boulevard d'Iberville) |
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| 39 (was 3) |  Route 104 east |
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| Eastern terminus of A-35/ Route 104 concurrency. |
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| Northern terminus of A-35/ Route 133 concurrency. A-35/Route 104 overlap continues. |
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| 42 (was 6) | Route 133 north (Chemin des Patriotes) |
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| 43 (was 7) |  Route 223 (Boulevard du Séminaire) |
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| 45 (was 9) |  Route 219 (Rue Pierre-Caisse) |
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| Western terminus of A-35/ Route 104 concurrency. |
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| 47 (was 11) | Route 104 west (Boulevard St-Luc) to Route 223 |
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| 50 (was 14) | Chemin St-André | |||
| Carignan-Chambly boundary | 19.2 | 55 (was 18) |  A-10/Rue Brunelle |
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| Northern terminus of A-35. Roadway continues north as Boulevard Fréchette. |
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[edit] Proposed interchanges
Exits are listed from south to north. Exit numbers are based on the distance from the future southern terminus of A-35 at the Canada-United States border.
| Location | km | No. | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Saint-Armand | 0.0 | Canada – United States border Future southern terminus of A-35.Will continue as  I-89 south. |
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| 3 | Chemin de St-Armand | ||||
| 6 | Route 133/Chemin Champlain |
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| Saint-Sébastien | 15 | Route 133 |
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| Saint-Alexandre | 27 |  Route 227 north (Montée de la Station) |
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| 28 | Route 227 south (Rang des Dussault) |
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| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 36 | Chemin de la Grande-Ligne | |||
[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
- ^ A-35 at Exitlists.com
- ^ "Autoroute 35 - Completion". Transports-Quebec. http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grands_projets_en/trouver_grand_projet/parachevement_a35. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Vallee des Forts Autoroute". MontrealRoads.net. http://www.montrealroads.com/roads/A-35/. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Autoroute 35-Completion". Transports-Quebec. http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grands_projets_en/trouver_grand_projet/parachevement_a35. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Quebec Autoroute 35 |
- A-35 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Vallee des Forts Autoroute (A-35) at Steve Anderson's montrealroads.com
- Transports Quebec Map (French)
- New exit numbers for Autoroute 35 (French)
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