Quebec Autoroute 20
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Route Transcanadienne | ||||
Autoroute Jean-Lesage Autoroute du Souvenir | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 641 km[1] (398 mi) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Main section | ||||
Length | 542.5 km[1] (337.1 mi) | |||
West end | Highway 401 at the Ontario border near Rivière-Beaudette | |||
Major intersections |
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East end | Route Drapeau in L'Isle-Verte | |||
Rimouski section | ||||
Length | 45.2 km[1] (28.1 mi) | |||
West end | R-132 near Rimouski | |||
East end | R-132 in Mont-Joli | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Montreal, Longueuil, Brossard, Drummondville, Lévis | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 20 is a Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely populated parts of Canada, with its central section forming the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway from the A-25 interchange to the A-85 interchange. At 585 km (363.5 mi), it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec. It is one of two main links between Montreal and Quebec City; the other is the A-40.
There are two sections of the A-20, separated by a 57 km (35.4 mi) gap. The main segment extends for 540 km (335.5 mi) from the Ontario border to its current terminus at Trois-Pistoles. The second, more northerly section is far shorter (44 km (27.3 mi)), constructed as a super two autoroute (one lane in each direction), which bypasses Rimouski to the south and ends at a roundabout junction with Highway 132 in Mont-Joli. While the Quebec government has completed environmental and economic reviews of the impact of linking the two sections of Autoroute 20,[3] it has not committed the funds necessary for construction. Citing the high number of accidents on the Rimouski-Mont-Joli link of the A-20,[4] many politicians in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region have criticized the government's lack of progress in linking the two sections of autoroute and twinning the two-lane portion.
Description
[edit]Autoroute du Souvenir
[edit]Montérégie
[edit]A-20 begins at the Ontario-Quebec border near Rivière-Beaudette as the continuation of Ontario Highway 401. The westernmost section of A-20 was named the Autoroute du Souvenir (Remembrance Highway) in 2007 to honour Canadian veterans. Road marker signs on this stretch of the autoroute feature a poppy (a traditional symbol of Remembrance in Canada).
At km 29, A-20 crosses A-30 (former A-540) before becoming an urban boulevard for approximately eight kilometres (km 30 to 38) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and L'Île-Perrot. This stretch of highway takes A-20 across the Ottawa River. The speed limit is 50 km/h (30 mph) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and 70 km/h (45 mph) in L'Île-Perrot. A-20 once again becomes a limited-access highway at km 38, just before crossing the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal onto the Island of Montreal.
Montreal region
[edit]A-20 then traverses the West Island (in French, l'Ouest de l'Île) along the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis to an interchange with A-520. Commonly called the Dorval Interchange, this exit is the main access to Montreal's Trudeau International Airport. Further east, A-20 crosses the A-13 at its southern terminus, and then, at the St. Pierre Interchange, Route 138 west towards the Mercier Bridge.
Just west of downtown Montreal, A-20, A-15, and Route 136 meet at the Turcot Interchange. In 2020, the completion of a major project involving the rebuilding of the Turcot Interchange has shifted the autoroute north between Route 138 and the interchange. From there, A-20 east is multiplexed with A-15 south on the approach to the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge.
Longueuil
[edit]Multiplexed with A-10 and A-15, all three autoroutes cross the Saint Lawrence River via the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge to Longueuil. The multiplex splits south of the bridge. The A-20 parallels the south shore of the river through suburban Longueuil. The junction with A-25 affords a direct connection to the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel and Montreal's East End. The Trans-Canada Highway joins A-20 at this junction.
Autoroute Jean-Lesage
[edit]The longest section of A-20 (from its junction with A-25 to its easternmost terminus) is named after Jean Lesage, who served as Premier of Quebec from 1960 to 1966, during the Quiet Revolution. Autoroute Jean-Lesage currently exists as two discontinuous sections separated by about 55 kilometres:
- The main section between the Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel and Trois-Pistoles in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
- A shorter section that serves as a bypass of Rimouski and extends east to a final terminus at Route 132 in Mont-Joli.
Main section
[edit]Centre-du-Québec
[edit]From the junction with A-25, A-20 travels east, away from the St. Lawrence River. At kilometre 98, A-20 intersects A-30 near Boucherville, crossing the Richelieu River (km 112) just north of Mont-Saint-Hilaire. Bypassing Saint-Hyacinthe, A-20 forms a multiplex with Route 116 for six kilometres between exits 141 and 147. This section of A-20 in Centre-du-Québec is located the furthest from the St. Lawrence River (approximately 45 kilometres). Between Drummondville and Sainte-Eulalie, A-20 forms a multiplex with A-55 for 37 kilometres.
Quebec City region
[edit]A-20 continues across the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands and Quebec's agricultural heartland. The autoroute once again parallels the river as it approaches metropolitan Quebec City. From this point eastward, A-20 is never more than five kilometres from the river. At km 312, A-20 crosses the A-73, a north–south link between Saint-Georges and Quebec City via the Pierre Laporte Bridge. While the control city on A-20 is listed as "Québec", the autoroute never enters the city proper. Before departing the region, the freeway bypasses suburban Lévis.
Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent
[edit]As it continues eastward, A-20 passes the regional centres of Montmagny and La Pocatière before approaching Rivière-du-Loup and the junction with A-85 at km 499. The Trans-Canada Highway departs A-20 at this interchange and travels southeast on A-85 toward Edmundston, New Brunswick and the Maritime Provinces. At km 518, the highway becomes a super two for the remainder of its main section. The eastern end of the main section of the A-20 is located in Trois-Pistoles, approximately 40 kilometres east of Rivière-du-Loup.
Rimouski section
[edit]The second section of Autoroute Jean-Lesage (km 597 to km 641) connects Rimouski to Mont-Joli. It begins at a junction with Route 132 in Rimouski, approximately 55 km from the current terminus of A-20's main section. Like its larger counterpart, the Rimouski section of A-20 parallels the St. Lawrence, providing a southern bypass of Rimouski before ending (at another junction with Route 132) at the western approach to Mont-Joli.
This section of the A-20 is currently a single carriageway with occasional passing lanes. It was built to accommodate an eventual expansion to four lanes and most overpasses include the clearance needed to accommodate the additional lanes. The high accident rate along this section of A-20 have prompted many politicians to call for the highway to be expanded to two lanes in each direction.
An electric fence has been installed on both sides of the highway between km 621 and 628 to prevent moose from crossing the road, while at km 624 an underpass has been constructed to allow wildlife to pass under the highway safely.
Future
[edit]Transports Québec (MTQ) is currently engaged in several projects designed to connect the two segments of A-20.
Long-range plans by the MTQ call for the two sections of A-20 to meet. A 9.8 km section of single carriageway was opened to traffic on December 3, 2011 between Cacouna and L'Isle-Verte. As part of this project, a few kilometres of the highway near Cacouna was moved 1.5 km to the south and the old roadbed was destroyed. The MTQ timeline for completing the highway to Trois-Pistoles was met; it opened to traffic in November 2015. Overpasses were constructed for the St-Paul, St-Éloi and Drapeau roads.
Regarding the section from Trois-Pistoles to Rimouski, the Quebec government has completed environmental and economic reviews of the impact of linking the two sections of Autoroute 20,[3] but it has not committed the funds necessary for construction. Frustrated by the long delay in linking the two sections of A-20, in 2013, the Mayor of Rimouski proposed paying for the construction by tolling the autoroute.[5]
Citing predictions for an increase in ferry traffic to and from the Côte-Nord as a result of the Government of Quebec's Plan Nord, in 2011 the Mayor of Matane called for the further extension of A-20 to his city.[6]
Popular culture
[edit]Autoroute 20 serves as the backdrop to the popular 2002 Quebec film Québec-Montréal by Ricardo Trogi about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities.
The Quebec French expression "à l'autre bout de la 20" (in English, at the other end of the 20) refers to Montreal when the speaker is in Quebec City, and to Quebec City when one is in Montreal.
Other names
[edit]Older Anglophone Montrealers sometimes still refer to the section of the A-20 west of the city as Highway 2-20[a] (or "The Two and Twenty"), but the Route 2 designation was dropped in the mid 1970s.
Exit list
[edit]RCM | Location | km | mi | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Vaudreuil-Soulanges | Rivière-Beaudette | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | Highway 401 west – Cornwall, Toronto | Continuation into Ontario | |
0.9 | 0.56 | Rivière-Beaudette Service Centre (eastbound) | |||||
2.5 | 1.6 | 2 | R-325 to R-338 – Rivière-Beaudette, Saint-Télesphore | ||||
Saint-Zotique | 5.3 | 3.3 | 6 | 69e Avenue | |||
9.2 | 5.7 | 9 | Saint-Zotique, Saint-Polycarpe, Saint-Télesphore | ||||
Les Coteaux | 11.4 | 7.1 | 12 | Les Coteaux | |||
Coteau-du-Lac | 13.6 | 8.5 | 14 | R-201 south – Pont Monseigneur-Langlois, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | West end of R-201 concurrency | ||
16.4 | 10.2 | 17 | R-201 north – Coteau-du-Lac, Saint-Clet | East end of R-201 concurrency | |||
18.6 | 11.6 | 19 | Chemin Saint-Emmanuel | ||||
Les Cèdres | 21.5 | 13.4 | 22 | Chemin Saint-Dominique | |||
25.0 | 15.5 | 26 | Saint-Lazare, Les Cèdres | ||||
Vaudreuil-Dorion | 27.6 | 17.1 | 29 | A-30 to A-40 – Sorel-Tracy, Ottawa/Gatineau, Montréal, Mirabel Airport | A-30 exit 5 | ||
31.6 | 19.6 | — | R-342 (Route Harwood) | At-grade intersection | |||
32.7 | 20.3 | — | R-338 (Chemin de Lotbinière) | At-grade intersection | |||
33.3 | 20.7 | — | Avenue Saint-Henri | At-grade intersection | |||
Ottawa River | 33.7– 34.2 | 20.9– 21.3 | Taschereau Bridge | ||||
Pincourt | 34.3 | 21.3 | 35 | Boulevard Cardinal-Léger – Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Pincourt | |||
35.3 | 21.9 | — | Boulevard de l'Île | At-grade intersection. Entrance and exit to south only. | |||
L'Île-Perrot | 36.7 | 22.8 | — | Boulevard Don-Quichotte | At-grade intersection | ||
37.2 | 23.1 | — | Boulevard Perrot | At-grade intersection | |||
37.8 | 23.5 | 38 | Chemin de L'Île-Claude, Rue de L'Île-Bellevue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
Ottawa River | 38.1– 38.4 | 23.7– 23.9 | Galipeault Bridge | ||||
Montréal | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 38.5 | 23.9 | 39 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | ||
Baie-D'Urfé | 41.3 | 25.7 | 42 | Rue Morgan | |||
Beaconsfield | 43.8 | 27.2 | 45 | Avenue Woodland | |||
47.2 | 29.3 | 48 | Boulevard Saint-Charles | ||||
Pointe-Claire | 48.7 | 30.3 | 49 | Avenue Cartier | |||
49.9 | 31.0 | 50 | Boulevard Saint-Jean | Westbound signed as exits 50-S (south) and 50-N (north) | |||
51.5 | 32.0 | 51 | Chemin du Bord-du-Lac | Eastbound exit and entrance | |||
Dorval | 52.6 | 32.7 | 53 | Boulevard des Sources | |||
53.8 | 33.4 | 54 | Boulevard Pine Beach, Boulevard Fénelon | ||||
54.9 | 34.1 | 56-E | A-520 east / Avenue Dorval – P.E. Trudeau Airport | Westbound signed as exit 56-E (east) | |||
55.5 | 34.5 | 56-O | Boulevard Romeo Vachon, P.E. Trudeau Airport | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, Westbound signed as exit 56-O (west) | |||
Montréal | 57.5 | 35.7 | 58 | 55e Avenue | |||
59.3 | 36.8 | 60 | A-13 north / 32e Avenue – Laval, Mirabel Airport | A-13 exit 1 | |||
61.0 | 37.9 | 61 | Rue Norman | Westbound exit and entrance | |||
61.9 | 38.5 | 62 | 1re Avenue, Avenue Saint-Pierre, Avenue Dollard | Westbound exit via exit 63 | |||
62.7 | 39.0 | 63 | R-138 west – Pont Mercier | West end of R-138 concurrency; R-138 exit 4 | |||
63.9 | 39.7 | 64 | Rue Saint-Jacques (R-138 east) / Boulevard Angrignon | East end of R-138 concurrency | |||
65.1 | 40.5 | 67 | Rue Notre Dame, Boulevard Angrignon | Eastbound exit via exit 64 | |||
67.3 | 41.8 | 68 63 | A-15 north (Autoroute Décarie) – Saint-Jérôme R-136 east (Autoroute Ville-Marie) – Montreal Centre-ville | Turcot Interchange; west end of A-15 concurrency; A-15 exit 63; exit numbers follow A-15 | |||
69.4 | 43.1 | 62 | Boulevard de la Vérendrye, Avenue de l'Église | ||||
70.6 | 43.9 | 61 | Rue Atwater, Rue Saint-Patrick | ||||
71.8 | 44.6 | 60 | To A-10 west / Boulevard Gaétan-Laberge, Rue Wellington – Montreal Centre-ville | A-10 exit 4; eastbound access to A-10 west (unsigned) | |||
74.0 | 46.0 | 58 | A-10 west – Montreal Centre-ville, Île des Sœurs | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of A-10 concurrency; A-10 exit 5 | |||
57 | Boulevard de Île des Sœurs, Chemin de la Pointe Nord | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as 57-S (south) and 57N (north) | |||||
Saint Lawrence River | 74.4– 77.2 | 46.2– 48.0 | Champlain Bridge | ||||
Longueuil | Brossard | 77.6– 79.1 | 48.2– 49.2 | 6 75 | A-10 east to A-30 / I-89 – Sherbrooke, Québec, Vermont A-15 south / R-132 west to I-87 – La Prairie, New York | East end of A-10 / A-15 concurrency; west end of R-132 concurrency; eastbound signed as exit 6; westbound signed as exit 75; A-10 exit 6; A-15 north exit 53 | |
75 | Boulevard Rome | Westbound exit; accessed from A-15 north / R-132 north exit 52 | |||||
— | Boulevard Marie-Victorin | Eastbound exit only | |||||
Saint-Lambert | 79.5 | 49.4 | 1 | 76 | Boulevard Simard | ||
80.6 | 50.1 | 3 | 78 | R-112 (Boulevard Laurier) – Pont Victoria, Montreal | Westbound signed as exits 78-O (west) and 78-E (east); eastbound access to R-112 west via exit 79 | ||
82.9 | 51.5 | 6 | 79 | Avenue Notre-Dame | |||
Longueuil | 84.5 | 52.5 | 7 | 81 | Boulevard Lafayette | Eastbound exit and entrance | |
85.2 | 52.9 | 8 | 82 | R-134 (Boulevard Taschereau) – Pont Jacques-Cartier, Montreal | |||
88.5 | 55.0 | 11 | 85 | Boulevard Roland-Therrien | |||
92.5 | 57.5 | 15 90 | 89 90 | A-25 (TCH) north to A-40 – Tunnel Louis-H.-Lafontaine, Montreal
R-132 east – Boucherville, Varennes | Trans-Canada Highway west end (continues on A-25 north); east end of R-132 concurrency; eastbound signed as exits 89-N (north) and 89-E (east); westbound signed as exit 90 | ||
92.7 | 57.6 | 90 | Boulevard Marie-Victorin | ||||
93.6 | 58.2 | 91 | Boulevard Industriel, Rue Métropole | ||||
Boucherville | 94.3 | 58.6 | 92 | Boulevard Mortagne | |||
95.1 | 59.1 | 93 | Rue Nobel | Eastbound exit only | |||
98.0 | 60.9 | 95 | Boulevard de Montarville | ||||
99.0 | 61.5 | 98 | A-30 to A-10 – Saint-Hubert Airport, Brossard, Sorel-Tracy, Châteauguay, USA | A-30 exit 83 | |||
Marguerite-D'Youville | Sainte-Julie | 101.5 | 63.1 | 102 | Sainte-Julie, Saint-Amable, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | ||
104.8 | 65.1 | 105 | R-229 – Saint-Basile-le-Grand, McMasterville | ||||
La Vallée-du-Richelieu | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil–Beloeil boundary | 109.1 | 67.8 | 109 | Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste – Beloeil, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | ||
Beloeil | 112.4 | 69.8 | 112 | R-223 (Rue Richelieu) – Beloeil, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |||
Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 112.8 | 70.1 | 113 | R-133 (Chemin des Patriotes) – Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu | |||
115.5 | 71.8 | 115 | La Grande-Allée – Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Damase | ||||
Les Maskoutains | Sainte-Madeleine | 117.6 | 73.1 | Sainte-Madeleine Rest Stop (eastbound) Hurons Rest Stop (westbound) | |||
119.8 | 74.4 | 120 | R-227 – Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Jean-Baptiste | ||||
La Présentation | 123.1 | 76.5 | 123 | Grand Rang – La Présentation, Saint-Hyacinthe | |||
Saint-Hyacinthe | 128.6 | 79.9 | 128 | Avenue Pinard | |||
130.6 | 81.2 | 130 | R-137 / R-235 – Saint-Hyacinthe, Granby, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu | Signed as exits 130S (south) and 130N (north) | |||
130.9 | 81.3 | At-grade railway level crossing | |||||
133.6 | 83.0 | 133 | Rue Girouard – Saint-Hyacinthe | ||||
134.0 | 83.3 | 134 | Rue Yamaska – Saint-Hyacinthe | ||||
137.9 | 85.7 | 138 | R-224 – Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Simon | ||||
Saint-Simon | 141.7 | 88.0 | 141 | R-116 west to R-137 south – Saint-Hyacinthe, Granby | West end of R-116 concurrency | ||
142.5 | 88.5 | 143 | R-211 to Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | ||||
Saint-Simon–Saint-Liboire boundary | 145.0 | 90.1 | 145 | Saint-Simon, Saint-Liboire | |||
146.4 | 91.0 | 147 | R-116 east – Upton, Acton Vale | East end of R-116 concurrency | |||
Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 150.3 | 93.4 | 150 | Saint-Hugues | |||
152.4 | 94.7 | 152 | Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | ||||
Acton–Drummond boundary | Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton–Saint-Eugène boundary | 156.1 | 97.0 | Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton Rest Stop (westbound) | |||
156.9 | 97.5 | 157 | Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Wickham | ||||
Drummond | Saint-Eugène | 160.6 | 99.8 | 160 | R-239 – Saint-Eugène, Saint-Guillaume | ||
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | 165.7 | 103.0 | 166 | 10e Rang de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | |||
170.3 | 105.8 | 170 | R-122 – Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Yamaska, Sorel-Tracy | ||||
Drummondville | 173.7 | 107.9 | 173 | A-55 south to I-91 – Drummondville, Sherbrooke, Vermont | West end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 128 | ||
174.2 | 108.2 | 175 | R-143 north (Boulevard Lemire) – Saint-Bonaventure, Saint-François-du-Lac | West end of R-143 concurrency | |||
177.0 | 110.0 | 177 | R-143 south – Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, Drummondville | East end of R-143 concurrency | |||
179.3 | 111.4 | 179 | Chemin du Golf | ||||
180.8 | 112.3 | 181 | Drummondville | ||||
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | 185.6 | 115.3 | 185 | R-255 – Baie-du-Febvre, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey | |||
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil | 191.6 | 119.1 | 191 | Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults | |||
196.5 | 122.1 | 196 | R-259 – Nicolet, Sainte-Perpétue, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Quebec | ||||
Drummond–Nicolet-Yamaska boundary | Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil–Saint-Léonard-d'Aston boundary | 199.8 | 124.1 | 200 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | Former R-155 north | |
Nicolet-Yamaska | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | 201.8 | 125.4 | 202 | Rang du Moulin-Rouge | ||
Sainte-Eulalie | 203.0 | 126.1 | 204 | Rang des Cédres, Rang des Plaines | |||
208.0– 211.0 | 129.2– 131.1 | 210 | A-55 north – Bécancour, Trois-Rivières A-955 south – Victoriaville, Saint-Albert, Warwick R-161 – Sainte-Eulalie, Saint-Valère | East end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 145; A-955 exit 15 | |||
214.7 | 133.4 | 215 | Rang des Épinettes | ||||
Arthabaska | Daveluyville | 220.3 | 136.9 | 220 | R-261 – Bécancour, Daveluyville, Victoriaville | ||
223.0– 225.0 | 138.6– 139.8 | Daveluyville Rest Stop (eastbound) Lac-à-la-Truite Rest Stop (westbound) | |||||
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford | 228.7 | 142.1 | 228 | R-165 (2e Rang de Saint-Louis-de-Blandford) – Princeville, Plessisville, Thetford Mines | |||
235.0 | 146.0 | 235 | R-162 south / R-263 north – Lemieux, Princeville, Victoriaville, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford | ||||
Bécancour | Manseau | 243.6 | 151.4 | 243 | R-218 – Manseau, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets | ||
L'Érable | Villeroy | 252.6 | 157.0 | 253 | R-265 – Villeroy, Plessisville, Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Thetford Mines | ||
254.0 | 157.8 | L'Érable Rest Stop (eastbound) Villeroy Rest Stop (westbound) | |||||
256.4 | 159.3 | 256 | 15e et 16e Rangs de Villeroy | ||||
Lotbinière | Val-Alain | 261.7 | 162.6 | 261 | Val-Alain | ||
266.5 | 165.6 | 266 | 4e et 5e Rangs de Val-Alain | ||||
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly | 271.6 | 168.8 | 271 | Saint-Janvier-de-Joly | |||
Laurier-Station | 278.1 | 172.8 | 278 | R-271 – Laurier-Station, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Flavien | |||
Saint-Apollinaire | 284.8 | 177.0 | 285 | Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun | |||
290.7 | 180.6 | 291 | R-273 – Saint-Agapit, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | ||||
296.3 | 184.1 | 296 | Route du Cap | ||||
Lévis | 305.3 | 189.7 | 305 | R-171 – Lévis, Thetford Mines | |||
309.0 | 192.0 | Chaudière-Appalaches Service Centre (eastbound) | |||||
311.4 | 193.5 | 311 | R-116 – Lévis | ||||
312.8– 314.0 | 194.4– 195.1 | 312 | A-73 to US 201 – Pont Pierre-Laporte, Québec, Saint-Georges, Maine | Signed as exits 312S (south) and 321N (north); westbound exit is part of 314; A-73 exit 131 | |||
314 | R-175 – Pont de Québec, Lévis | ||||||
317.9 | 197.5 | 318 | R-275 – Lévis | Eastbound signed as exits 318-S (south) and 318-N (north) | |||
321.5 | 199.8 | 321 | Chemin des Îles | ||||
325.0 | 201.9 | 325 | R-173 to R-277 – Lac-Etchemin, Lévis | Eastbound signed as exits 325-S (south) and 325-N (north) | |||
327.5 | 203.5 | 327 | Route Monseigneur-Bourget | ||||
330.5 | 205.4 | 330 | Route Lallemand | ||||
Bellechasse | Beaumont | 337.3 | 209.6 | 337 | R-279 – Beaumont, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland | ||
341.0 | 211.9 | 341 | Beaumont, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | ||||
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | 344.0– 345.0 | 213.8– 214.4 | La Durantaye Rest Stop (eastbound) Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Rest Stop (westbound) | ||||
348.0 | 216.2 | 348 | R-281 – Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, La Durantaye | ||||
Saint-Vallier | 355.7 | 221.0 | 356 | Saint-Vallier, Saint-Raphaël | |||
Montmagny | Berthier-sur-Mer–Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud boundary | 363.9 | 226.1 | 364 | Berthier-sur-Mer, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud | ||
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud–Montmagny boundary | 369.3 | 229.5 | 369 | Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud | |||
Montmagny | 375.9 | 233.6 | 376 | R-228 (Chemin des Poirier) – Montmagny | |||
377.6 | 234.6 | 378 | R-283 – Montmagny, Saint-Fabien-de-Panet | ||||
Cap-Saint-Ignace | 388.3 | 241.3 | 388 | Cap-Saint-Ignace | |||
L'Islet | L'Islet | 393.0 | 244.2 | Belles-Amours Rest Stop (westbound, seasonal) | |||
399.9 | 248.5 | 400 | R-285 – L'Islet | ||||
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | 413.5 | 256.9 | 414 | R-204 – Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Saint-Aubert, Saint-Pamphile | |||
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies | 430.0 | 267.2 | 430 | R-132 – Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Sainte-Louise | |||
Kamouraska | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière | 435.8 | 270.8 | 436 | R-132 (Avenue Industrielle) – La Pocatière | ||
La Pocatière | 438.9 | 272.7 | 439 | La Pocatière, Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth | |||
443.8 | 275.8 | 444 | R-132 (Avenue de la Grande-Anse) – La Pocatière, Rivière-Ouelle | ||||
Rivière-Ouelle–Saint-Pacôme boundary | 449.3 | 279.2 | 450 | Rivière-Ouelle, Saint-Pacôme, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant | |||
Saint-Philippe-de-Néri | 455.7 | 283.2 | 456 | R-287 – Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie, Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Mont-Carmel | |||
458.0 | 284.6 | Kamouraska Rest Stop (westbound) Monadnocks Rest Stop (eastbound) | |||||
Saint-Pascal | 464.4 | 288.6 | 465 | Kamouraska, Saint-Pascal, Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska | |||
Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska | 473.9 | 294.5 | 474 | Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska, Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska | |||
Saint-André-de-Kamouraska | 479.9 | 298.2 | 480 | Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska | |||
Saint-André-de-Kamouraska–Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska boundary | 487.5 | 302.9 | 488 | R-289 to R-230 – Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Pohénégamook, Lac-Baker, NB | |||
Rivière-du-Loup | Notre-Dame-du-Portage | 495.1 | 307.6 | 496 | Notre-Dame-du-Portage | ||
498.0 | 309.4 | Portage Rest Stop (eastbound, seasonal) | |||||
499.3 | 310.3 | 499 | A-85 (TCH) south to R-185 / Route 2 – Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Dégelis, New Brunswick | Trans-Canada Highway east end (continues on A-85 south); eastbound exit and westbound entrance; A-85 exit 100 | |||
Rivière-du-Loup | 502.3 | 312.1 | 503 | R-132 (Rue Fraser) / Boulevard de l'Hôtel-de-Ville | |||
506.6 | 314.8 | 507 | R-132 (Boulevard Cartier) – Saint-Siméon | ||||
Cacouna | 513.9 | 319.3 | 514 | R-191 to A-85 – Saint-Arsène, Cacouna, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, New Brunswick | Westbound access to A-85 | ||
520.5 | 323.4 | 521 | Route Moreault | ||||
L'Isle-Verte | 527.1 | 327.5 | 527 | Montée des Coteaux [8] | |||
531.4 | 330.2 | 531 | L'Isle-Verte (Rue Notre-Dame), St-Paul-de-la-Croix | ||||
Rivière-du-Loup–Les Basques boundary | L'Isle-Verte–Saint-Éloi boundary | 539.1 | 335.0 | 539 | Saint-Éloi, Route de la Station | ||
Les Basques | Notre-Dame-des-Neiges | 542.5 | 337.1 | 542 | To R-132 / Route Drapeau – Trois-Pistoles, Rimouski | Current eastern end of main segment | |
55 km (35 mi) gap in A-20 | |||||||
Rimouski-Neigette | Rimouski | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | R-132 – Rivière-du-Loup, Rimouski | At-grade intersection | |
9.0 | 5.6 | 606 | Rue de Lausanne | ||||
13.4 | 8.3 | 610 | R-232 (Chemin Sainte-Odile) – Rimouski | ||||
17.4 | 10.8 | 614 | Montée Industrielle-et-Commercialle | ||||
24.5 | 15.2 | 621 | Avenue Père-Nouvel / Rue de la Gare | ||||
La Mitis | Sainte-Luce | 32.1 | 19.9 | 629 | R-298 – Sainte-Luce, Saint-Donat, Sainte-Flavie6 | ||
Mont-Joli | 45.2 | 28.1 | 641 | R-132 / Boulevard Jacques-Cartier – Sainte-Flavie, Matane, Amqui, New Brunswick | Eastern terminus; traffic circle | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Rest stops
[edit]Other than the Rivière-Beaudette Rest Area, the remaining rest areas along A-20 are not full service and simple places for motorists and truckers to rest. All (except one) have washrooms and a payphone, A few are seasonal only.
There are 15 rest stops located at the following points along Autoroute 20, and contain the following services:
Location | Name | km | Direction | Services |
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Rivière-Beaudette | Rivière-Beaudette | 2 | Eastbound | Full Service Centre, open 24 hours: Washrooms; tourist information; payphone; electric vehicle charging stations C-store (Couche-Tard) Fuel (Esso) Food (St-Hubert, Tim Hortons) |
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | Sainte-Madeleine | 117 | Eastbound | Washrooms; payphone |
Hurons | Westbound | Washrooms; payphone | ||
Saint-Eugène | Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton | 156 | Westbound | Washrooms; payphone |
Daveluyville | Daveluyville | 223 | Eastbound | Washrooms; payphone, |
Lac-à-la-Truite | 225 | Westbound | Washrooms; payphone | |
Villeroy | L'Érable | 254 | Eastbound | Truck pull-off only. Former full rest area with facilities removed. |
Villeroy | Westbound | Washrooms; payphone | ||
Lévis | Chaudière-Appalaches (Formerly Saint-Rédempteur) |
309 | Eastbound | Washrooms; tourist information; vending machines; payphone; indoor seating with tables; electric vehicle charging stations. Rest area building open 24 hours. |
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | La Durantaye | 344 | Eastbound | Washrooms; vending machines |
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | 345 | Westbound | Washrooms; tourist information; vending machines; payphone; indoor seating with tables and microwave oven. Rest area building open 24 hours. | |
L'Islet | Belles-Amours | 393 | Westbound | Seasonal (open only June to August): Washrooms; vending machines; payphone |
Saint-Philippe-de-Néri | Kamouraska | 458 | Eastbound | Washrooms; vending machines; payphone |
Monadnocks | Westbound | Washrooms; vending machines; payphone | ||
Notre-Dame-du-Portage | Portage | 498 | Eastbound | Seasonal (open only June to August): Washrooms; tourist information; payphone |
Gallery
[edit]A-20 eastbound
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former 14th Ave. exit, Montréal, 2005
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Merge with 138, Montréal, 2005
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Turcot yards, 2005
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Autoroute 20 eastbound, km 311 near Pierre-Laporte Bridges in Lévis, Québec
A-20 westbound
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Autoroute 20 west, ~km59 on Montreal Island
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Autoroute 20 east, near Rivière Beaudette, ~km 5
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A-30 at A-20 westbound
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Autoroute 20 west, exit 29.
See also
[edit]- List of bridges in Montreal
- List of crossings of the Ottawa River
- List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Autoroute 20 in Quebec". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b "Prolongement de l'autoroute 20 entre Cacouna et Rimouski, secteur du Bic". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10.
- ^ "900 accidents en 10 ans sur le tronçon Rimouski -Mont-Joli". TVA. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Le maire de Rimouski propose un péage". TVA. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Gaspésie-Les Îles : le PQ n'appuie pas le prolongement de l'autoroute 20 jusqu'à Matane". 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Lakeshore highway expansion in works". Montreal Star. 26 Jul 1975. p. 24.
- ^ Route des Coteau-des-Érables
External links
[edit]- A-20 at motorways-exits.com
- A-20 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Transports Quebec Map Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Veteran from Gaspé behind idea to rename Quebec highway to remember war dead[permanent dead link ]
- Autoroute 20 @ Asphaltplanet.ca