Route 148 is a major east-west highway in Quebec, Canada. It runs from Autoroute 25 in Laval in the Montreal region to the Ontario-Quebec border in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes in western Quebec. For most of its length, Route 148 follows the north shore of the Ottawa River where it acts as the principal route between communities in the Outaouais region. At the Ontario-Quebec border in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes Route 148 continues into Ontario as Highway 148.
In Gatineau, Route 148 is concurrent with Autoroute 50 from Maloney Boulevard until the terminus of Autoroute 50 at des Allumettières Boulevard. Route 148 then continues west on des Allumettières Boulevard towards Aylmer. Prior to the opening of des Allumettières Boulevard in 2007 Route 148 was concurrent with Autoroute 5 between the Autoroute 50 junction and Saint-Raymond Boulevard.
The section of Route 148 between Lachute and Buckingham is currently the only major route on the north shore of the Ottawa River between communities in the eastern Outaouais region and Gatineau and Montreal. This section, especially the section between Masson-Angers and Montebello, has been the site of numerous fatal accidents over the last few years. Construction of Autoroute 50 to the north of Route 148 is expected to be completed in 2012. Once completed, Autoroute 50 will provide a safer route between communities in the eastern Outaouais region and Gatineau and Montreal.
[edit] Municipalities along Route 148
Municipalities listed in order from west to east:
Hwy 148 through Lochaber.
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Highway 148 as seen from the roadside rest stop in Litchfield.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 70-71, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
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Highway 148 at Ontario Border (near Pembroke, ON)
Route 301 in Campbell's Bay
Route 303 in Shawville
A-5 / A-50 / Route 105 in Hull (Gatineau)
A-50 / Route 307 / Route 366 in Gatineau (Gatineau)
Route 315 in Masson-Angers (Gatineau)
Route 317 in Thurso
Route 321 in Papineauville
Route 323 in Montebello
Route 344 in Grenville-Sur-La-Rouge
A-50 / Route 158 / Route 327 / Route 329 in Lachute
A-13 in Sainte-Dorothee (Laval)
A-15 / Route 117 in Laval (Laval)
A-19 / Route 335 in Pont-Viau (Laval)
A-25 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (Laval)
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