Chemin du Roy

The Chemin du Roy (French for "silver bullet ") is a historic street in the Canadian province of Québec. It leads on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along and connects Repentigny ( in Montreal) with the city of Québec. The road is 280 km long and essentially follows the present-day Route 138

History

1706 the Great Council ( conseil supérieur ) decided the French colony of New France to build a road that would connect the settlements on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River each other. The construction work, which began in 1731, were under the direction of the road builder (grand voyer ) Lanouiller Eustache de Boisclerc. After its completion in 1737 the road was 280 km long and 7.4 meters wide; They led by 37 landlords ( Seigneuries ). At that time the Chemin du Roy was America 's longest road north of the Rio Grande.

In winter, the road was, the (later 29) postal stations had 24, unrivaled, as could pass on the frozen St. Lawrence River no steamships. After the opening of railway lines (1854 on the south bank, 1879 on the north bank ) of the Chemin du Roy became less important. Today, his history is largely that of the Route 138

Places on the Chemin du Roy

From West to East:

• Repentigny
• Saint- Sulpice
• L' Assomption
• Lavaltrie
• Lanoraie
• Sainte -Geneviève -de- Berthier
• Berthierville
• Saint- Cuthbert
• Saint -Barthélemy
• Maskinongé
• Louiseville
• Yamachiche
• Trois- Rivières
• Champlain
• Batiscan
• Sainte -Anne -de- la- Perade
• Deschambault - Grondines
• Portneuf
• Cap- Santé
• Donnacona
• Neuville
• Saint -Augustin -de- Desmaures
• Québec