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[[Quebec]] has a particular but very comprehensive road network.

== A'''Quebec Motorways''' signs have two (2) numbers listed according to their general orientation. Therefore, '''Odd''' numbers mark a highways oriented ''North-40 ==South'' while '''Even''' numbers mark a ''East-West'' highway. These highways are usually of limited access for automotive traffic only with on-ramp and exits on most of their length. The number counts starts from the West and South extending East and North according to the pattern.

===== Hitch-hiking on [[Quebec]] expressways is ''de facto'' illegal but tolerated in certain areas, mainly rural. It is recommended to not hitch along the expressways in [[Montreal Metropolitan|Montreal Metropolitan Area]] =====including the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40 (A-440)]], [[A-13 (Quebec)|A-13]], [[A-15 (Quebec)|A-15]]. Neither on the motorway junctions in [[Trois-Rivières]] or [[Quebec city]] [[A-40 (Quebec)|(A-40, A,640)]]/[[A-20 (Quebec)|(A-20)]] as these places are pretty dangerous and will less likely be tolerated.

===== In Quebec the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] does not have a full status as reflected in any other [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces, it is although still existing through parts of the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] around [[Montreal Metropolitan]] and most of the [Trois[A-20 (Quebec)|A-Rivieres20]] and the northern part of the [[A-15 (Quebec city)|A-15]] throughout the province. The [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-85 (Route 185)]] complete the infrastructure with [[New Brunswick]] Area =====.

In === Motorways ===Here is a list of the various motorways in [[Trois-RivièresQuebec]], the by-pass highway project has never been built. Therefore, the highway runs directly into downtown and requires that you change into the A-55 on the western part of the city. While the west southern downtown junction between the A-40 and A-55 would be a hitching disaster (therefore do not hitch along the highway there!), the northern junction (leading to Montreal westbound) would even enable you to hitch directly on the highway viaduc. The distance to travel on the A-55 is about 4km in term of Canadian distance its short enough to usually have a driver do the detour to drop you there.:

In '''North-South Highways ''(odd numbers)'' '''* [[A-13 (Quebec city)|A-13]], the * [[A-40 15 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale'Quebec) act as a by|A-pass while the 15]]* [[A-440 25 (known as 'Boulevard Charest'Quebec) goes directly into downtown. Both the |A-40 and 25]]* [[A-440 terminates in the vicinity of 35 (Quebec)|A-35]]* [[A-55 (Quebec city)|A-55]] crossing the path of the * [[A-75 73 (North to [[ChicoutimiQuebec)|A-73]]), to continue on a journey further East, you would have to follow the National Road 138 towards Charlevoix.

In between these three main cities, you cross a long rural landscape going from farmland to a big nothing. '''East-West of Highways ''(even numbers)'' ''' * [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]]* [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]* [[A-30 (Quebec city, in the region of )|A-30]]* [[PortneufA-40 (Quebec)|A-40]], it could be feasable to hitch along the highway itself at some point. This gets impossible the nearer of * [[Montreal MetropolitanA-50 (Quebec)|MontrealA-50]] you get.

===== Services =Highways - National and Regional Route ====Most of the Services along the A-40 are off the motorway.

Between [[Quebec city]] and [[Trois-Rivières]], in [[Portneuf]] County, there is two exits that provides 24h Services in St-Marc-des-Carrières (Exit 254) and Donnacona (Exit 274) ''(See [[Portneuf]] for the details]]''.The only Highway rest area motorway system is also located in [[Portneuf]] at the border with [[Quebec city]] Urban Community but only Eastbound (between Exit 285 completed by a vast network of National and 295)Regional Routes, the Westbound rest area has been definitely closed in 2005. The Eastern part of [[Trois-Rivières]] offers also a off the highway Services, located which serves other cities or regions at Exit 202 (Boulevard des Estacades) which might reveal the right place to catch long far distance ride on every directions. Between [[Trois-Rivières]] and [[Montreal]], there is only one Highway Rest Area situated between Exit 160 and 166 (toilet only) and one Motorway Services ''([[Point-du-Jour Services]])'' at Exit 118. This Huge Services, located in the middle of the highway enable you to catch rides nearly wherevermajor motorway network. The other off numbering system for these route follow the highway Services are located at Exit 144 - Berthierville (which can lead you to the St-Lawrence South Shore by the [[Sorel]] Ferry) same rule of odd and at Exit 180 - Yamachiche. Before entering [[Montreal Metropolitan|Montreal]] Island and unless you get a ride to nearly downtown or at least a metro station, your last option would be even numbers with the Exit 94 - Lachenaie. Note that the first 8 Exit variation of including three (coming from the East3) on the Island are purely to the Industrial Estatesnumbers. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40 A-40 Wikipedia] == A-20 == == A-10 == == A-55 == == A-15 == == A-73 =={{IsIn|Quebec}}