Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)

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Autoroute 440
Autoroute Charest
Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length: 12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Charest: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Dufferin-Montmorency:
8 km (5.0 mi) [1][2]
Existed: 1962[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: A-40 & A-73 in Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)
  A-740 in Quebec City
East end: A-40 in Beauport
Location
Major cities: Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Beauport
Highway system

Quebec provincial highways

A-440A-520
For Autoroute 440 in Laval, see Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval).

Autoroute 440 (or A-440) is a superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Originally meant to be connected and form a single continuous highway via a tunnel under the city centre (unused ramps were torn down at the western terminus of the Dufferin-Montmorency section in the late 2000s), these plans were shelved years ago and are not expected to be revived.

The designation of Autoroute Charest is likely derived from Boulevard Charest, which is the street continuation east of this segment of A-440.

Route description

The Autoroute Charest segment is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long. It begins at the junction of A-73 and A-40 and ends at Saint-Sacrement Avenue. Originally built as a two-lane freeway in 1962, it was twinned in 1967.

The roadway continues as Boulevard Charest into downtown Quebec, where A-440 traffic is directed along Rue Monseigneur-Gauvreau to reach the Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency at its westernmost interchange (exit 21).

West end of Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency

The Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency is 8 km (5.0 mi) long. It begins at Route 175 (Corner of Avenue Dufferin and Côte d'Abraham) and ends at the junction with A-40 in Beauport. The portion from Route 175 to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa. (Exit 23) was built in 1976 and the rest of the segment (Exits 23 to 29) was built in 1982.

The autoroute was designated Dufferin-Montmorency because it extends former Avenue Dufferin (now Avenue Honoré-Mercier) in Quebec City and ends near the Montmorency Falls in Beauport. Lord Dufferin was a Governor General of Canada and had significant ties to Quebec City.

Exit list

No. Destinations Notes
A-40 west (Autoroute Charest) Montreal Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
12 A-40 east / A-73 (Autoroute Henri-IV) Pont Pierre-Laporte, Chicoutimi Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
15 A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon) / Rue Jean-Talon, Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue Einstein
Gap
Boulevard Charest Est Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
21 Route 175 (Grande-Allée) / Boulevard René-Lévesque Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
22 Boulevard des Capucins, Boulevard Champlain (Route 136)
23 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
24 Avenue d'Estimauville Eastbound exit is part of exit 23
Boulevard François-de-Laval - Beauport At-grade
27 Boulevard des Chutes, Rue du Manége
29 A-40 west Montreal Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
A-40 east Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Retrieved 2008-02-23.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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