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Quebec Autoroute 740

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Autoroute 740
Autoroute Robert-Bourassa
Map
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length7.4 km[1][2] (4.6 mi)
Existed1975[2]–present
Major junctions
South end R-175 in Québec
Major intersections A-440 in Québec
A-40 / A-73 in Québec
North endBoulevard Lebourgneuf in Québec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesQuébec
Highway system
A-730 A-930

Autoroute 740 is a Quebec Autoroute in metropolitan Quebec City, Canada. A spur route of Autoroute 40, the A-740 runs for 7.3 km (4.5 mi) on a north-south axis (parallel to the St. Lawrence River) through the boroughs of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge and Les Rivières, with interchanges at the A-440 at exit 4 and the A-40 at exit 9.

Originally named the Autoroute du Vallon for the 17th century road it replaced,[3] in 2006, the Quebec government under then-Premier Jean Charest renamed the highway Autoroute Robert-Bourassa, in honour of a long serving former Quebec Premier.

Route description

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The A-740 begins at an intersection with Route 175 (Also called Boulevard Laurier) in suburban Quebec City, tracing the western limits of Université Laval along the northbound lanes and Place Sainte-Foy (a regional shopping mall) along the southbound lanes. Once past the university, the A-740 enters a 300 m tunnel, passing under heavily travelled chemin Sainte-Foy and chemin Quatre-Bourgeois. Passing to the west of Cégep de Sainte-Foy, the A-740 approaches the interchange with the A-440 at exit 4. From here, motorists on the A-440 can travel east (which becomes Boulevard Charest) towards the city centre or west to an interchange with the A-40 and A-73, affording access to Jean Lesage International Airport and points south and west.

Continuing north, the A-440 passes to the west of an industrial park, meets Route 138 at exit 7, then crosses the Saint-Charles River to an interchange with Boulevard Père-Lelièvre at exit 8 on the north shore. The autoroute provides the eastern boundary for a municipal park before meeting the A-40/A-73 (a concurrent route) at a cloverleaf interchange. The A-740 ends shortly after the A-40/A-73 interchange, passing to the west of the Galeries de la Capitale (another regional shopping mall) to an intersection with Boulevard Lebourgneuf.

The original plans called for the A-740 to continue northward after the first section opened in 1982, and so the government preserved the autoroute's intended path. Instead, in 2006, an urban boulevard (Boulevard Robert-Bourassa) was opened on this right of way, running for 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from the northern terminus of the A-740 to Route 369 (Boulevard Bastien).[4] This new route was intended to provide an alternative to the heavily travelled Boulevard St. Jacques (which it parallels).

Exit list

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The entire route is located in Quebec City, Québec TE

km[5]miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 Boulevard Laurier (R-175)At-grade intersection; A-740 southern terminus
0.40.25Boulevard HachelagaAt-grade intersection
0.80.502Université Laval
1.30.813Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois / Chemin Sainte-FoyNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.3–
1.5
0.81–
0.93
Robert Bourassa Tunnel
1.50.933Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois / Chemin Sainte-FoySouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.2–
3.4
1.4–
2.1
4-E A-440 east (Boulevard Charest) / Boulevard du Versant – Québec Centre-VilleA-440 exit 15
4-O A-440 west (Autoroute Charest) to A-40 west – Aéroport Jean-Lesage, Pont Pierre-Laporte
Rue Cyrille-DuquetNorthbound exit
6Rue Jacard / Rue Léon-Harmel / Rue Cyrille-DuquetSouthbound exit
4.22.67 Boulevard Wilfred-Hamel (R-138)
4.83.08Boulevard Pére Leliévre
6.33.99 A-40 / A-73 – Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saguenay, Montréal, Pont Pierre-Laporte, Aéroport Jean-LesageSigned as exits 9-E (east) and 9-O (west); A-40 / A-73 exit 310
7.44.6Boulevard LebourgneufAt-grade intersection; A-740 northern terminus; becomes Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
9.76.0 Avenue Chauveau (R-358)At-grade intersection
11.67.2 Boulevard Bastien (R-369) / Boulevard de la CollineAt-grade intersection; continues as Boulevard de la Colline
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. ^ Ville de Québec. "Fiche de toponyme". www.ville.quebec.qc.ca. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ Site du premier ministre du Québec. "Le gouvernement du Québec et la Ville de Québec inaugurent le nouveau boulevard Robert-Bourassa". Site du premier ministre du Québec. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Quebec Autoroute 740" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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