A-40 (Quebec)

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Hitching the A-40

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The A-40, known as Autoroute 40 and officially named Autoroute Félix-Leclerc and Autoroute de la Rive-Nord runs on one stretch from the border of Ontario to the West and finishes just East of Quebec city. The A-40 highway continues its path into Ontario as the H-417, which goes towards Ottawa, the provincial border in Rigaud. It also runs parallel to the St-Lawrence River on its northern bank crossing the main urban areas on Montreal Island, Trois-Rivières before finally reaching Quebec city where the highway finally merge with the National Route 138 continuing further East.

The A-40 is part of the Transcanadian Highway between Montreal and the ontarian border.

Section West - Ontario border and Montreal Metropolitan

In Montreal Metropolitan, the A-40 runs in the northern part of the Montreal island and is known as Autoroute Metropolitaine until it reaches the St-Lawrence North Shore at the 'Charles-De-Gaulle Bridge' in Repentigny. The A-40 highway also includes two periphical By-Pass branches meant to avoid the urban traffic of downtown Montreal and facilitate the transport towards the northern regions of Laurentides/Lanaudières. From Repentigny, the A-440 and the A-640 aim to By-Pass Montreal Island, the A-440 goes through and finishes in Laval while the A-640 follows the Northern shore before finishing in the surrounding of Oka. Both connects with the A-13 that runs North-South back to the main A-40 on Montreal Island and the A-15 which also goes further north.

Autoroute 40 as 'Trans-Canada Highway' - border Ontario:

As Autoroute Félix-Leclerc

Pont de l'Île-aux-Tourtes

As Route Transcanadienne

As Autoroute Metropolitaine

  • (67) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (westbound exit / eastbound entrance)(Boulevard Décarie / Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117))
  • (68) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (eastbound only) (De L'Acadie Blvd., Stinson St.)
    • Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse)
    • Chance to Access other destinations in Montreal Nord through 'Frontage road' (Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse)
    • Chance to get to 'Mont-Royal Train Station'
    • Chance to get to Montreal Underground System, Station 'Acadie'

End of A-40 as Trans-Canada Highway

  • (82) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (Roi-René Blvd./ Ray-Lawson Blvd.)
    • Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)
  • (83)/(85) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (Frontage Access only) (Marien Ave.(eastbound)/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Blvd.(westbound))
    • Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)
  • (87) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (eastbound only) (du Tricentenaire Blvd. / Henri-Bourassa Blvd. (eastbound only))
    • Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)
  • (89) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (westbound only) (Henri-Bourassa Blvd.)
    • Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)
    • Frontage Road turnaround (Boulevard Metropolitan Est) - (Westbound)
  • (92) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Montreal (Eastbound exit/Westbound entrance) (Gouin Blvd. / Autoroute 40 turnaround (eastbound only))

Pont Charles-de-Gaulle

As Autoroute Félix-Leclerc

  • (94) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Lachenaie (Route 344))
    • Chance to get onto East Montreal destinations through local road
    • Autobahn gasstation.pngAutobahn Restaurant.png
  • (96) Autobahn junction.png Junction Autoroute 640 By-pass
    • Montreal Northern By-pass (note: incomplete)
    • Chance to get to North Shore
    • Chance to get to Laval through By-pass A-440
    • Chance to get onto East Montreal destinations through local road
    • Chance to head north towards Ottawa on the A-50 or towards Abitibi northern region and the Trans-Taiga Route
  • (97) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Eastbound exit/Westbound entrance) (Boulevard Pierre-Legardeur (eastbound only))
    • Chance to get onto East Montreal destinations through local road

Pont Benjamin-Moreau



Autoroute 440 (Laval)

Western end as Avenue des Bois in Laval As Autoroute Laval

    • Continue westward as Avenue des Bois
  • End of A-440
    • Continue Eastward merged as A-25


Autoroute 640 (Montreal North Shore)

Western end as Chemin des Collines/Chemin d'Oka (Route 344) in Oka As Autoroute 640

    • Continue westward as Chemin des Collines
  • End of A-640


Section Centre Trois-Rivieres

As Autoroute de la Rive-Nord and Autoroute Félix-Leclerc

A-40/A-55 Overlap for 3 km

Saint-Maurice River bridge

Pont Rivière Batiscan

Pont Rivière Ste-Anne


Section East Greater Quebec Region

As Autoroute de la Rive-Nord and Autoroute Félix-Leclerc

Pont Rivière Ste-Anne

Pont Rivière Jacques-Cartier

Continue as A-440 West Autoroute Charest into downtown Quebec city

  • (12) Autobahn junction.png Autoroute Henri-IV - Overlap - A-40 (North) ( A-73 South/A-573 North)
    • Chance to go onto the A-73 North/South, chance to join the A-20 on the St-Lawrence South shore
    • Chance to go towards the South shore destinations
    • Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass
    • Chance to go towards the northern destinations
  • (15) Autobahn junction.png A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon) (Rue Jean-Talon, Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue Einstein)
    • Chance to go towards Ste-Foy University district Centre
    • Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass
    • Chance to go towards the northern destinations
  • Crossroad 'Frontage road' (Rue Jean-Talon)
  • Crossroad (Av. St-Sacrement)

End of Fast-lane A-440 West, continue downtown Quebec city as Boulevard Charest

Overlap - A-40 (East)/ A-73 (North)/A-573 North

As Autoroute de la Capitale Overlap - A-40 (East)/ A-73 (North)

Pont Rivière

  • (310) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Rue Letourneau / Rue Arnaud)
    • No direct access to the other side of the highway (2km)
  • (311) Autobahn junction.png A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon)
    • Chance to go towards Ste-Foy University district Centre
    • Chance to access the northern suburbs
  • (312) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (Route 358))
  • (313) Autobahn junction.png Autoroute Laurentienne (Route 175)
    • Chance to change onto the A-73 northwards to the Saguenay region
    • Chance to go to Quebec city Downtown

End of Overlap, continue as Autoroute de la Capitale A-40

End of A-40 Continue eastward as Route 138

Continue as A-440 East Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency into downtown Quebec city

  • (29) Autobahn junction.png A-40 Autoroute de la Capitale
    • Chance to go onto the A-73
    • Chance to go towards eastern destinations onto Côte-de-Beaupré - Île d'Orléans - Charlevoix on Route 138
    • Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass
    • Chance to go towards the northern destinations
  • (27) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boulevard des Chutes, Rue du Manége)
  • Crossroad (Boulevard François-de-Laval - Beauport)
  • (24) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Westbound entrance and Exit/Eastbound entrance (Avenue d'Estimauville)
  • (23) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boulevard Henri-Bourassa)
  • (22) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boulevard des Capucins, Boulevard Champlain (Route 136))

Pont Rivière


A-440 (Quebec) Autoroutes Charest & Dufferin-Montmorency

See the appropriate sections outlined and included in the A-40 description above


A-540 (Quebec) Autoroute Duplessis

Begins Quebec city Airport Southwards

    • (Continue Northwards as country road until 'Val-Bélair' Borough)
    • Joins Route 358 northwards

As Route de l'Aéroport

  • Crossroad Aéroport de Québec (Rue Principale)
    • Good.png (good) people will most likely be altruist to help you out as there is no local transport from the airport
    • There is a local Gas Station/Donut store at this corner
  • Crossroad On-Grade
  • Crossroad On-Grade
  • Crossroad College
  • Crossroad (Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel) (Route 138)
  • Crossroad (Cinema Mega-Plex)
  • Crossroad (Rue Jules-Verne, Rue Laberge)
  • (3) Autobahn junction.png A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) / Route de l'Aéroport
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - Fast lanes

As Autoroute Duplessis

  • Senseless.png (senseless) - Do not venture as pedestrian along the fast lanes as it is narrowed without shoulder with many blinded corner for drivers.
  • End of A-540 continue eastward as 'Boulevard Laurier' (Route 175) towards Quebec city Downtown


A-740 (Quebec) Autoroute Du Vallon/Robert-Bourassa

  • Senseless.png (senseless) - Do not venture as pedestrian along this highway until the fast lane stops as it is narrowed boulevard without shoulder, designed as a urban race track and often used as such by commuters!!

Begins Quebec city University District - 'Ste-Foy Borough'

  • Crossroad 'Boulevard Laurier'
    • Access to Local Bus Network
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - This crossroad is busy and cars can not pull over, lights changes quickly
  • Crossroad 'Mall Place Ste-Foy'
    • Average.png (average) - It might be possible to ask drivers at the light or leaving the mall
    • This might be exclusive to a short distance destination
  • Crossroad (Boulevard Hochelaga)
    • Average.png (average) - It might be possible to ask drivers in the parking of the mall or waiting at the light
    • This might be exclusive to a short distance destination
  • (2) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Université Laval (Rue du Peps, Av. de la Terrasse)
    • Access to Local Bus Network
    • Verygood.png (very good) - On the on-ramp from the University, before the cars are accelerating to the fast lanes
  • (3) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois/Chemin Ste-Foy)
    • Northbound Exit / Southbound Entrance
    • Access to Local Bus Network
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - People will just be confused to see you there

Tunnel (Senseless.png (senseless) - Do not venture on this tunnel as a foot pedestrian!)

  • (3) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois/Chemin Ste-Foy)
    • Southbound Exit / Northbound Entrance
    • Access to Local Bus Network
    • Good.png (good) - You might catch a ride at the on-ramp crossroad with 'Chemin Ste-Foy', do not venture too far near the highway. Also you can try to catch the students leaving the nearby college during the academic season - which gives direct on the on-ramp
  • (4/4e) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boul. Versant-Nord, Rue Jean-Talon, Boul. Charest Est)
    • Bad.png (bad) - Southbound only local - Northbound, you better go directly to further to the 'Jean-Talon Crossroad' and try to hitch there to get to Boulevard Charest A-40 (See information in appropriate section)
  • (6) Autobahn junction.png A-440 (Autoroute Charest) (Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue Einstein, Charest Ouest A-440)
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - Dangerous corner
  • (6/4o) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Rue Lavoisier, Parc Industriel Est, Charest Ouest A-440)
    • Access through 'Frontage road'
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - Industrial Estates only
  • (7/7o) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel)
  • (8) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Boul. Père-Lelièvre)
  • (9e/9o) Autobahn junction.png Overlap A-40/A-73 (Autoroute de la Capitale)
    • Chance to the A-73 and A-573
    • Chance to go onto northern destinations
    • Chance to get on the A-40 By-pass eastwards
    • Senseless.png (senseless) - Fast lane Cloverleaf Junction, possible only as last resort and not for every direction
    • Average.png (average) - Southbound Exit towards Westbound (From the North: On 'rue Jean-Perrin' access to the A-40 Westwards)
  • Crossroad (Boulevard Lebourgneuf)

As Boulevard Robert-Bourassa - End of Fast lane -

  • Crossroad (Avenue Chauveau)
  • Crossroad (Boulevard Bastien)

End of A-740 (Wendake)

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