Quebec Autoroute 20
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Region:
- Montérégie
- Montréal
- Centre-du -Québec
- Chaudière - Appalaches
- Bas -Saint -Laurent
The Autoroute 20 in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system. It is the continuation of Ontario Highway 401 and extends to Montréal north of the St. Lawrence River from Montreal and along the southern shore. The course is divided into two segments, northwest of the main line, there is another segment that is to be connected to the main line in the long term. Both segments have a total length of 547 km.
Route description
The entire route is highway-like expanded with at least two lanes in each direction, except the sections east of Cacouna at Rivière -du -Loup, which, although crossing-free, but most have only one lane in each direction. It begins at the provincial border to Ontario as a continuation of freeways 401 and follows parallel to the river of the St. Lawrence River in a northeasterly direction. In memory of Canadian veterans say this stretch also Autoroute du Souvenir, the road signs are marked with the symbol of the veterans of a poppy flower. 29 km after the start of the auto route is the motorway junction with Route 540, a link to Autoroute 40, which is a parallel route of the Trans-Canada Highway. Autoroute 20 and shortly afterwards leads on the Ottawa River, which is called in Québec Rivière des Outaouais. The river divides at its confluence with the St. Lawrence River into two branches, which are two bridges, Pont Taschereau and Pont Galipeault overcome. The highway runs south of the largest airport of Montreal, which is known as the Montréal- Trudeau. East of the airport cross the Autoroutes 13 and 15, who come from the west, and Autoroute 10, which begins in the center of Montréal and leads east to Sherbrooke.
With the Pont Champlain Autoroute crosses the Saint Lawrence River and now continues to develop in parallel with the flow, but now the south of it. Over the bridge the car route together with Autoroute 15, which then runs in the direction of the United States to the south. It still crosses the Autoroute 30, which leads directly along the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River from Sorel - Tracy by Châteauguay. Next to the northeast Autoroute arrived in Drummondville, where Autoroute 55 coming from Sherbrooke ago, opens. On the following 37 km, a combined award of Autoroute 20 and 55 until it branches off again to northwest direction Trois- Rivières. This branch is designed as a highway junction, Route 955 closes the Southeast of the Cross Victoriaville on the Autoroute 20. At Rivière Chaudière crosses Route 73, crossing the St. Lawrence River to the north and into the provincial capital of Quebec. The route runs south as a bypass around the city of Lévis and further follows the St. Lawrence River. At Rivière -du -Loup the Autoroute 85 branches off to the east from so ends the award as Trans-Canada Highway for Autoroute 20 Autoroute The ends for the time being at Isle- Verte and leads onto Route 132
The Route 132 follows the St. Lawrence River. At Le Bic northern segment begins. It runs as a local bypass to Rimouski and ends after 44 km at the regional airport of Mont- Joli.
Expansion projects
In order to meet the increased volume of traffic justice, is to be extended for a distance of 7 km in Vaudreuil - Dorion eight lanes Autoroute.
Furthermore, the gap between the two segments to be closed over the long term, a termination is pending.