Quebec Route 2
Appearance
Route 2 was a previous number used for a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec. The highway stretched from the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette to the New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis. The highway was part of a de facto interprovincial Route 2 that stretched from Windsor, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia, connecting Ontario Highway 2 to New Brunswick Route 2, and further to Nova Scotia, connecting with Trunk 2.
In the early-1970s, as part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2 was replaced by the following routes:
Route | from | to | notes |
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Route 338 | Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Connects with Ontario border today with SD&G County Road 2, formerly Ontario Highway 2 |
Autoroute 20 | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Montreal | During the 1960s until being renumbered, Route 2 and the A-20 ran concurrently; this stretch was referred to by Anglophone Montrealers as Highway 2-20 (or "The Two and Twenty"). |
Route 138 | Montreal | Quebec City (downtown) | This follows the original 1737 Chemin du Roy |
Route 136 | Quebec City (downtown) | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | |
Route 175 | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | Lévis | Crosses the Quebec Bridge |
Route 132 | Lévis | Rivière-du-Loup | |
Autoroute 85 / Route 185 | Rivière-du-Loup | New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis | Connects at border with New Brunswick Route 2; portions of the original Route 2 are along local roads downloaded to local governments during the conversion of Route 185 to Autoroute 85 |
References
- Highway Map of Canada and Northern United States, Canadian Government Travel Bureau, 1954.