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A-40 (Quebec)

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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 (Ontario)|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. In between these three main cities, you cross a long rural landscape going from farmland to a big nothing in these rural areas it could be feasible to hitch along the highway itself at some point. This gets impossible the nearer of [[Montreal]] you get.
 
The A-40 is part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway|Transcanadian Highway]] between [[Montreal]] and the [[Ontario|ontarian]] border.
=== Section West - [[Ontario]] border and [[Montreal Metropolitan]] ===
==== In [[Montérégie]], [[Montreal Metropolitan]], [[Lanaudière]] Regions ====
 
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 peripheral 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 (Quebec)|A-13]] that runs North-South back to the main A-40 on Montreal Island and the [[A-15 (Quebec)|A-15]] which also goes further north.
'''Autoroute 40''' as ''' 'Trans-Canada Highway' ''' - border '''[[Ontario]]''':
*''Continues Westward as the [[H-417 (Ontario)|Highway 417]] (Queensway)''
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As ''' ''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'' '''
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*'''(1) {{Ramp}} [[Ontario]]/[[Quebec]] border''' (Route 342 ([[Quebec|Qc]])/ Prescott and Russell County Road 14 ([[Ontario|Ont]]))*'''(2) {{Ramp}}''' (Montee Wilson)*'''(6) {{Ramp}}''' (Montee Baie St-Thomas)*'''(9) {{Ramp}}Rigaud''' (Chemin de la Baie (Route 342))*'''(12) {{Ramp}}''' Route Harwood ( Route 342) / Chemin de la Mairie*'''{{Parking}} ''''' (Eastbound Only)*'''(17) {{Ramp}}''' (Route 201)*'''(22) {{Ramp}}''' (Cote du St-Charles)*'''(26) {{Ramp}}''' (Chemin Daoust / Route Harwood ( Route 342))**Splitted Split Ramp, Entrance 1km further from Exit*'''(32) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 540'' '''**Chance to join the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Eastwards for certain [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations or Westwards towards [[Ontario]] [[H-401|Highway 401]]*'''(35) {{Ramp}} Vaudreuil-Dorion''' (Avenue Saint-Charles)*'''(36) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin des Chenaux)
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Pont de l'Île-aux-TourtesBridge
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*'''(40) {{Ramp}} ''' (Autoroute 40 turnaround (westbound only))**Westbound Exit and Eastbound Entrance*'''(41) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Blvd des Anciens-Combattants / Chemin Sainte-Marie)*'''(44) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Blvd Morgan)**Eastbound Exit onto a 'Frontage road'*'''(49) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Sainte-Marie)**Exit onto a 'Frontage road'*'''(50) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Blvd Saint-Charles)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(52) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Blvd Saint-Jean)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(55) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Blvd des Sources)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(58) {{Ramp}} ''' (Henri-Bourassa Blvd./ Hymus Blvd.)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(60) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute Chomedey'' [[A-13 (Quebec)|A-13]] '''**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] [[Dorval Airport]]**Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] or other [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations**Chance to get onto the A-440 [[Montreal Metropolitan|Laval]] and A-640 [[Montreal Metropolitan|North Shore]]**Chance to head north towards Ottawa on the [[A-50 (Quebec)|A-50]] or Route 148
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As ''Route Transcanadienne''
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*'''(62) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] ''''' (Cote-Vertu Blvd.)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(63) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Cavendish Blvd.)**Exit and Entrance through a 'Frontage road'*'''(65) {{junction}} Junction ''Côte-de-Liesse Expressway'' [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-520]] '''**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] [[Dorval Airport]]**Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] or other southern [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations*'''(66) {{junction}} Junction ''Decarie Expressway'' [[A-15 (Quebec)|Autoroute 15 South]] '''**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System and [[Montreal]] downtown West End**Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] or other south bank [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations**Chance to get onto the [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]] towards [[Sherbrooke]] or **Chance to get towards [[New York (state)|New York]] through 'Pont Champlain' [[A-15 (Quebec)|Autoroute 15 South]]
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As ''' ''Autoroute Metropolitaine'' '''
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*'''(67) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] (westbound exit / eastbound entrance)'''(Boulevard Blvd Décarie / Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117))**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse)***''Eastbound'' Exit through 'Frontage road' (Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse at {{Ramp}} (65)***''Entrance {{Ramp}}'' Westbound at {{Ramp}} (62), Eastbound through {{junction}} (66)*'''(68) {{Ramp}} [[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'
*'''(70) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute Laurentienne'' [[A-15 (Quebec)|Autoroute 15 North]] '''**Chance to get to other north bank [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations**Chance to get onto the A-440 [[Montreal Metropolitan|Laval]] and A-640 [[Montreal Metropolitan|North Shore]]**Chance to head north towards Ottawa on the [[A-50 (Quebec)|A-50]] or towards [[Abitibi]] northern region and the [[Trans-Taiga]] Route
*'''(71) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Route 335 Saint-Laurent blvd., Saint-Denis St.)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Crémazie-Ouest)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System*'''(73) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Papineau Ave.(to ''[[A-19 (Quebec)|Autoroute 19]]'') Saint-Hubert St., Christophe-Colomb Ave., Papineau Ave.)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Crémazie-Est)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System**Chance to get to [[Montreal Metropolitan|Laval]] and the A-440 by-pass**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] downtown East End or South Bank [[Montreal Metropolitan]] destinations through Pont Jacques-Cartier
*'''(74) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Iberville St.)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Crémazie-Est)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System*'''(75) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Saint-Michel Blvd)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Crémazie-Est)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System*'''(76) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Pie-IX Blvd.(Route 125) / Viau Blvd)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Crémazie-Est/Boulevard Metropolitan Est)**Chance to get to East [[Montreal]] and Olympic District destinations*'''(77) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Lacordaire Blvd.)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)*'''(78) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Langelier Blvd., Des Galeries-d'Anjou Blvd)**Presence of a 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Metropolitan Est)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System
*'''(80) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute Louis H. Lafontaine'' [[A-25 (Quebec)|Autoroute 25 North]] '''**Chance to get to East [[Montreal]] destinations**Chance to get to [[Montreal Metropolitan|]] South Shore]]**Chance to head East towards Quebec on the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] (Trans-Canada)**Chance to get to [[Montreal]] Underground System
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'''End''' of ''A-40'' as '''Trans-Canada Highway'''
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*'''(82) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]]''' (Roi-René Blvd./ Ray-Lawson Blvd.)**Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Blvd Metropolitan Est)*'''(83)/(85) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] (Frontage Access only)''' (Marien Ave.(eastbound)/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Blvd.(westbound))**Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Blvd Metropolitan Est)*'''(87) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] (eastbound only)''' (du Tricentenaire Blvd. / Henri-Bourassa Blvd. (eastbound only))**Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Blvd Metropolitan Est)*'''(89) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] (westbound only)''' (Henri-Bourassa Blvd.)**Access through 'Frontage road' (Boulevard Blvd Metropolitan Est)**Frontage Road turnaround (Boulevard Blvd Metropolitan Est) - (Westbound)*'''(92) {{Ramp}} [[Montreal]] (Eastbound exit/Westbound entrance)''' (Gouin Blvd. / Autoroute 40 turnaround (eastbound only))
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Pont Charles-de-GaulleBridge
As ''' ''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'' '''
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*'''(94) {{Ramp}}Lachenaie''' (Lachenaie (Route 344))**Chance to get onto East [[Montreal]] destinations through local road** {{gas}}{{Rest}}*'''(96) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 640'' By-pass'''**Montreal Northern By-pass ''(note: incomplete)''**Chance to get to [[Montreal Metropolitan|]] North Shore]]**Chance to get to [[Montreal Metropolitan|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 (Quebec)|A-50]] or towards [[Abitibi]] northern region and the [[Trans-Taiga]] Route*'''(97) {{Ramp}} Charlemagne (Eastbound exit/Westbound entrance)''' (Boulevard Blvd Pierre-Legardeur (eastbound only))**Chance to get onto East [[Montreal]] destinations through local road
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Pont Benjamin-MoreauBridge
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*'''(98)/(100) {{Ramp}} Repentigny/Le Gardeur ''Frontage road access'' ''' (Boulevard Blvd Larochelle (eastbound)/Boulevard Blvd Brien;Boulevard -Blvd Industriel (westbound))*'''(102) {{Ramp}} (Westbound exit)L'Épiphanie''' (Rue Valmont)**Access through 'Frontage road'*'''(108) {{Ramp}}L'Assomption''' (Route 341 / Route 343)**Access through 'Frontage road'*'''(118) [[Point-du-Jour Services]] {{Rest}}{{gas}}{{Parking}}** ''{{Very Good}} - The Services is located in the median strip, enabling you to change direction and hitch cars to any directions, it usually is a common stop for all drivers doing long distance along the A-40'' 
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==== '''Autoroute 440 ''' ([[Laval]]) ====
Western end as ''Avenue des Bois'' in [[Laval]]
As ''Autoroute Laval''
** Continue westward as ''Avenue des Bois''
====* '''(17) {{junction}} [[A-13 (Quebec)|Autoroute 440 Chomedey A-13]]'''** Chance to head north towards Laurentides** Chance to head south towards [[Montreal]] West End and Dorval Airport** Access through a Frontage road* ''' (19) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 117 (Boulevard Curé-Labelle) / Boulevard Chomedey)* '''(22) {{junction}} [[A-15 (Quebec)|Autoroute des Laurentides A-15]]'''** Chance to head north towards Laurentides** Chance to head south towards [[Montreal Metropolitan]] West End and Dorval Airport** Access through a Frontage road* '''(24) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Industriel)** Access through a Frontage road* '''(25) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 335 South (Boulevard des Laurentides)/Boulevard René-Laennec) ''(Eastbound)''* '''(27) {{junction}} [[A-19 (Quebec)|Autoroute Papineau A-19]] ** '''{{Ramp}} ''' (Route 335 North (Boulevard Des Laurentides) ''(Westbound)''* '''(30) {{junction}} [[A-25 (Quebec)|A-25 Boulevard Pie-IX]] ''(Eastbound)''* '''(12) {{junction}} [[A-25 (Quebec)|LavalA-25 Boulevard Pie-IX]]''(Westbound)''** '''{{Ramp}} ''' (Montée Saint-François) ** ''(Eastbound)'' through Frontage road** ''(Westbound)'' numbered (13) ===={{Ramp}}
* ''End of A-440''
** Continue Eastward merged as [[A-25 (Quebec)|A-25]]
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===='''Autoroute 640 ''' ([[Montreal Metropolitan|Montreal North ShoreLaurentides]]/[[Lanaudières]])====
Western end as ''Chemin des Collines''/Chemin d'Oka (Route 344) in Oka
As ''Autoroute 640''
** Continue westward as ''Chemin des Collines''
* '''Crossroad''' Route 344 - Chemin d'Oka
* '''(2) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Principal Saint-Joseph-du-Lac)
** Eastbound Entrance / Westbound Exit
* '''(8) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Promenades/Avenue 20e)
* '''(11) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Arthur-Sauve, Route 148)
* '''(14) {{Ramp}} ''' (25e Avenue)
* '''(16) {{junction}} [[A-13 (Quebec)|Autoroute Chomedey A-13]]'''
** Chance to head south towards [[Montreal]] West End and Dorval Airport
** Northern end of [[A-13 (Quebec)|A-13]]
* '''(19) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. de la Grande-Allée) ''(Eastbound)''
** Westbound access through Frontage road at previous exit
* '''(20) {{junction}} [[A-15 (Quebec)|Autoroute des Laurentides A-15]]'''
** Chance to head north towards Laurentides
** Chance to head south towards [[Montreal]] West End and Dorval Airport
** Access through a Frontage road
 
* '''(22) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. du Curé Labelle/Route 117)
* '''(22/23) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. Robert Abbott) ''(Westbound only)''
* '''(24) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin du Bas-de-Ste-Thérèse)
* '''(26) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. de Gaulle)
* '''(28) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Laurentides/Route 335)
* '''(35) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul des Entreprises)
* '''(38) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Gascon/Route 337)
* '''(42) {{junction}} [[A-25 (Quebec)|A-25]]
** Access Westward to A-440 '''Autoroute Laval'''
** Chance to head north towards further Lanaudières destinations
* '''(44) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Charles-Aubert/Rue Louis-Hébert Montréal/Mascouche Airport)
* '''(45) {{Ramp}} ''' (Montee Dumais/Chemin de la Cabane-Ronde)
* '''(53) {{junction}} A-40 Autoroute de la Rive-Nord'''
** Chance to go eastward towards [[Quebec city]] and [[Trois-Rivières]]
* '''Crossroad''' Rue Émile-des-Pins/Route 344
* '''Crossroad''' Rue Notre-Dame/Route 138
 
* ''End of A-640''
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==== ''Autoroute 540 ([[Monteregie]])'' ====
Short Connector between the A-40 and the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] west of [[Montreal Metropolitan]].
* '''(32) {{junction}} A-40 Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'''
* '''(3) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 340 - Boul. de la Cité-des-Jeunes - Vaudreuil)
* ''' {{Ramp}} ''' ''(Northbound only)'' (Rue Henry-Ford/Route Harwood (Route 342))
* '''(29) {{junction}} [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]'''
 
 
''In construction: the A-540 will be due to continue southwards as the [[A-30 (Quebec)|A-30]] in the future, permitting the existence of a complete by-pass highway south of [[Montreal]] to exist.''
 
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=== Section Centre [[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivieres]] === ==== In [[Lanaudière]] and [[Mauricie]] Regions ==== In [[Trois-Rivières]], the By-Pass project was never built. Therefore, the highway runs directly into downtown and requires that you overlap onto the [[A-55 (Quebec)|A-55]] for a few km on the western part of the city. Note that the southern junction between the A-40 and [[A-55 (Quebec)|A-55]] would be a dangerous hitching spot, the northern junction (leading to [[Montreal]] westbound) would even enable you to hitch directly on the highway viaduc itself. The distance to travel on the [[A-55 (Quebec)|A-55]] is about 4km.
As ''' ''Autoroute de la Rive-Nord'' and ''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'' '''
*'''(118) [[Point-du-Jour Services]] {{Rest}}{{gas}}{{Parking}}'''** ''{{Very Good}} - The Services is located in the median strip, enabling you to change direction and hitch cars to any directions, it usually is a common stop for all drivers doing long distance along the A-40''*'''(122) {{Ramp}} {{Junction}} Autoroute Antonio-Barrette [[A-30 (Quebec)|A-3031]] - [[Joliette]]/Lavaltrie''' (Joliette - Autoroute A-3031/Route 131)*'''(130) {{Ramp}} Lanoraie''' (Chemin de Joliette)*'''(141) {{Ramp}} ''' ''(Eastbound exit/Westbound entrance)''' (Rang Ste-Philomène)*'''(144) {{Ramp}} [[Berthierville]]''' (Avenue Gilles-Villeneuve)**Chance to get to the St-Lawrence south shore through the [[Sorel]] bridgeferry ([http://www.traversiers.gouv.qc.ca/traverses/sorel-tracysaint-ignace-de-loyola_8.php#Tarifs 2.25$ o-w crossing])**{{Rest}}{{gas}}*'''(151) {{Ramp}} St-Viateur''' (Route 138)*'''(155) {{Ramp}} St-Barthelemy''' (Montee St-Laurent)*'''(160) {{Ramp}} Maskinonge''' (Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est)**''(West)'' Include 'Frontage road' Eastbound exit and Westbound entrance*'''{{Parking}} Pointe-du-Lac Rest Area**{{Rest}} Temporary Seasonnal Snack**Major Summer Halt/Pic-Nic Area*'''(166) {{Ramp}} Louiseville''' (Route Livernoche)*'''(174) {{Ramp}} Louiseville''' (Route du Pays-Brûlé)** {{Gas}} {{Rest}}*'''(180) {{Ramp}} Yamachiche''' (Chemin St-Jacques/Boulevard Duchesne (Route 153))*'''(187) {{Ramp}} Pointe-du-Lac''' (Rue Notre-Dame (Route 138))*'''(189) {{Ramp}} Pointe-du-Lac''' (Rang St-Charles)*'''(192) {{Ramp}} Pointe-du-Lac''' (Chemin des Petites-Terres)*'''(196) {{junction}}{{Ramp}} [[A-55 (Quebec)|Autoroute Transquebecoise A-55]]'''**Possibility to hitch at this junction{{Good}}**Chance to head north towards Lac-St-Jean Region**Chance to head south towards [[Trois-Rivières]] or the south shore of the St-Lawrence through Pont Laviolette
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*'''(197) {{junction}}{{Ramp}} [[A-55 (Quebec)|Autoroute Transquebecoise A-55]]''' {{Senseless}}**Chance to head north towards Lac-St-Jean Region**Chance to head south towards the south shore of the St-Lawrence through Pont Laviolette*'''(198) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]]''' (Boulevard des Récollets)*'''(199) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]] Downtown''' (Rue St-Roch/Boulevard des Forges){{Average}}*'''(201) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]]''' (Boulevard des Chenaux)
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'''Saint-Maurice River''' bridge
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*'''(202) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]]''' (Boulevard des Estacades)** {{gas}}{{Rest}} ''(Westward)''*'''(203) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]]''' (Rue Thibeau (Route 157))*'''(205) {{Ramp}} [[Trois-Rivières]]''' (Rue des Prairies)*'''(210) {{Ramp}} St-Maurice''' (Rue Notre-Dame (Route 352))*'''(220) {{Ramp}} Champlain''' (Boulevard de la Visitation (Route 359))*'''(229) {{Ramp}} Batiscan''' (Rang Sud (Route 361))
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Pont Rivière Batiscan
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*'''(236) {{Ramp}} Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade''' (2e Avenue ( Route 159))
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Pont Rivière Ste-Anne
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=== Section East [[Greater Quebec city|]] Region === ==== In [[Greater Quebec Region]] Region ==== In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a By-Pass north of the city while the A-440 (known as 'Boulevard Charest') goes directly into downtown. Both the A-40 and A-440 terminates in the vicinity of [[Quebec city]] crossing the path of the [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] (northwards to [[Chicoutimi]] and Southwards to [[Maine]]), to continue on a journey further East, you would have to follow the National Road [[Route 138 (Quebec)|138]] toward [[Charlevoix]]. West of Quebec city, in the region of [[Portneuf]], it could be feasible to hitch along the highway itself at some point.
As ''' ''Autoroute de la Rive-Nord'' and ''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'' '''
*'''(236) {{Ramp}} Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade''' (2e Avenue (Route 159))
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Pont Rivière Ste-Anne
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*'''(250) {{Ramp}} Grondines / St-Casimir ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Chemin de St-Casimir){{Average}}*'''(254) {{Ramp}} Deschambault / St-Marc ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Route Dussault (Route 363)){{Good}}**{{gas}} ''(Westward)''{{Good}}*'''(257) {{Ramp}} St-Gilbert / Deschambault ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Route Groulx)*'''(261) {{Ramp}} Portneuf ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Rue Provencher){{Average}}*'''(269) {{Ramp}} Cap-Santé / St-Basile ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Rang St-Joseph (Route 358)){{Average}}
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Pont Rivière Jacques-Cartier
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*'''(274) {{Ramp}} Donnacona ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Rue de l'Eglise/2e Rang){{Good}}**{{gas}}{{Rest}} ''(Eastward)''{{Good}}*'''(281) {{Ramp}} Pont-Rouge ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Route 365)*'''(285) {{Ramp}} Neuville ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Route Gravel){{Bad}}*'''Capitale-Nationale Rest Area (Eastbound only)'''*'''{{Parking}} Portneuf Rest Area (Westbound Eastbound only)'''*'''Trucker Weight-Scale Balance'''*'''(295) {{Ramp}} St-Augustin / Sainte-Catherine ''([[Portneuf]])'' ''' (Route de Fossambault (Route 367))*'''(298) {{Ramp}} St-Augustin ''' (Route 138)**{{gas}} ''(Eastward)''*'''(300) {{Ramp}} St-Augustin ''' (Chemin du Lac){{Bad}}*'''(302) {{Ramp}} Cap-Rouge ''' (Route Jean-Gauvin)**{{gas}}{{Rest}} ''(Eastward)''*'''(304) {{Ramp}} Cap-Rouge ''' (Avenue Le Gendre){{Good}}**{{gas}}{{Rest}} ''(Westward)''{{Good}}*'''(305) {{Junction}} A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) / Route de l'Aéroport''' {{Senseless}}*'''(306) {{Ramp}} [[Quebec city]] ''' (Avenue Blaise-Pascal)** ''Industrial Area'' {{Bad}}*'''(307) {{Junction}} A-40 (Northbound)/[[A-73 (Quebec)|Autoroute Henri-IV]] ''([[A-73 (Quebec)| A-73 South]]/[[A-73 (Quebec)|A-573 North]])'' '''**Chance to go onto the [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] North/South, chance to join the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] on the St-Lawrence South shore**Chance to go towards the toward [[Levis|South shore ]] destinations**Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass**Chance to go towards the toward northern destinations
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Continue ''Spur'' Continuing as '''A-440 West ''Autoroute Charest'' ''' into downtown [[Quebec city]]*'''(12) {{Junction}} [[A-73 (Quebec)|Autoroute Henri-IV]] - Overlap - A-40 (North) ''([[A-73 (Quebec)| A-73 South]]/[[A-73 (Quebec)|A-573 North]])'' '''**Chance to go onto the [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] North/South, chance to join the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] on the St-Lawrence South shore**Chance to go towards the toward [[Levis|South shore ]] destinations**Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass**Chance to go towards the toward northern destinations*'''(15) {{Junction}} A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon)''' ''(Rue Jean-Talon, Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue Einstein)''**Chance to go towards toward Ste-Foy University district Centre**Chance to continue by the A-40 By-pass**Chance to go towards the toward northern destinations*'''Crossroad''' 'Frontage road' (Rue Jean-Talon)*'''Crossroad''' (Av. St-Sacrement)** Starting Spot in [[Quebec city]] {{Good}}
'''End of Fast-lane A-440 West''', continue downtown [[Quebec city]] as ''Boulevard Charest''
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''' ''Overlap'' - A-40 (East)/[[A-73 (Quebec)| A-73 (North)]]/[[A-73 (Quebec)|A-573 North]] '''*'''(140) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Einstein)*'''(141) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (Route 138))*'''(142) {{Junction}} [[A-73 (Quebec)|Autoroute Henri-IV (A-573)]] - ''Overlap'' - A-40 (East)/[[A-73 (Quebec)| A-73 (North)]]'' '''
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As '''Autoroute de la Capitale'''
''' ''Overlap'' - A-40 (East)/[[A-73 (Quebec)| A-73 (North)]]'''
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*'''(308) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard de l'Ormiere (Route 371))
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'''Pont RivièreSt-Charles'''
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*'''(310) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Letourneau / Rue Arnaud)**No direct access to the other side of the highway (2km)*'''(311) {{Junction}} A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon)''' **Chance to go towards Ste-Foy University district Centre**Chance to access the northern suburbs*'''(312) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (Route 358))*'''(313) {{Junction}} [[A-73 (Quebec)|Autoroute Laurentienne]] ''' (Route 175)**Chance to change onto the [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] northwards to the Saguenay region**Chance to go to [[Quebec city]] Downtown
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'''End of Overlap''', continue as ''Autoroute de la Capitale'' A-40
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*'''(315) {{Ramp}} ''' (1er Avenue)*'''(316) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Henri-Bourassa)*'''(318) {{Ramp}} ''' (Avenue du Bourg-Royal)*'''(319) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Cambronne (eastbound)/Rue Clemenceau (westbound))*'''(320) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Seigneuriale)*'''(321) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Labelle)*'''(322) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Chutes)*'''(323) {{Junction}} ''A-440 East (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency)'' '''**Chance to get into [[Quebec city]] East End Downtown and Upper City*'''(325) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Ste-Anne (Route 138)/Route 368, Île d'Orléans)
'''End of A-40''' ''Continue eastward as '''Route 138''' ''
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Continue as '''A-440 East ''Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency'' ''' into downtown [[Quebec city]]
*'''(29) {{Junction}} A-40 Autoroute de la Capitale '''**Chance to go onto the [[A-73 (Quebec)|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) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Chutes, Rue du Manége)*'''Crossroad ''' (Boulevard François-de-Laval - Beauport)*'''(24) {{Ramp}} ''Westbound entrance and Exit/Eastbound entrance'' ''' (Avenue d'Estimauville)**Exit through 'Frontage road' {{Ramp}} (23)*'''(23) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Henri-Bourassa)*'''(22) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Capucins, Boulevard Champlain (Route 136))
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Pont RivièreSt-Charles
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*'''End of A-440 East, downtown [[Quebec city]]'''
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====A-440 ''[[Quebec city|(Quebec)]] Autoroute Autoroutes Charest/Autoroute & Dufferin-Montmorency'' ====''See the appropriate sections outlined and included in the '''A-40 ''' description above''
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====A-540 [[Quebec city|(Quebec)]] ''Autoroute Duplessis'' ===='''Begins [[Quebec city]] Airport Southwards '''**''(Continue Northwards as country road until 'Val-Bélair' Borough)''**Joins ''Route 358'' northwards
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As ''Route de l'Aéroport''
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*'''Crossroad Aéroport de Québec''' (Rue Principale)** '' {{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** You can ask to reach 'Boulevard Laurier' where the major bus line will help you roam further downtown*'''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) {{Junction}} A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) / Route de l'Aéroport''' ** '' {{Senseless}}- Fast lanes''
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As ''Autoroute Duplessis''
* {{Senseless}} - Do not venture as pedestrian along the fast lanes as it is narrowed without shoulder with many blinded corner for drivers.
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* '''(5) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Ste-Foy)
* '''(6/7) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois)
* '''(8) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. Hochelaga)
* '''(9) Mega {{junction}} 'Entrée des Ponts' [[A-73 (Quebec)|Autoroute Henri IV A-73]]'''
** ''{{Senseless}} - Dangerous for pedestrians''
* '''Crossroad''' (Rue Lavigerie)
** ''{{Bad}} - Westwards, drivers are too busy finding their right lane before the Junction
 
* '''End of A-540''' continue eastward as 'Boulevard Laurier' ''(Route 175)'' towards [[Quebec city]] Downtown
** Local Hitch: could bring you to the northern and western suburbs/counties as well as to 'Quebec City Airport' if you need to in replacement of using the public transport.
 
 
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*'''(5) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Ste-Foy)*'''(6/7) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois)--*'''(8) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. Hochelaga)*'''(9) Mega {{junction}} 'Entrée des Ponts' ==== A-740 [[A-73 Quebec city|(Quebec)|Autoroute Henri IV A-73]]''Autoroute Du Vallon/Robert-Bourassa' ' ====* {{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!!*Local Hitch along this highway could lead you to '''Crossroad''Wendake' (Rue LavigerieThe Huron Village)'''End or to other northern suburbs if you need to in replacement of A-540''' continue eastward as 'Boulevard Laurier' ''(Route 175)'' towards [[Quebec city]] Downtownusing the public transport
====A-740 [[Quebec city|(Quebec)]] ''Autoroute Du Vallon/Robert-Bourassa''====Begins [[Quebec city]] University District - 'Ste-Foy Borough' '''* '''Crossroad 'Boulevard Laurier''''** Access to Local Bus Network** ''{{Senseless}} - This crossroad is busy and cars can not pull over, lights changes quickly''* '''Crossroad 'Mall Place Ste-Foy' '''** ''{{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}} - 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) {{Ramp}} Université Laval''' (Rue du Peps, Av. de la Terrasse)** Access to Local Bus Network** ''{{Very Good}} - On the on-ramp from the University, before the cars are accelerating to the fast lanes''*'''(3) {{Ramp}}''' (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois/Chemin Ste-Foy)** Northbound Exit / Southbound Entrance** Access to Local Bus Network** ''{{Senseless}} - People will just be confused to see you there''
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Tunnel''({{Senseless}} - Do not venture on this tunnel as a foot pedestrian!)''
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* '''(3) {{Ramp}}''' (Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois/Chemin Ste-Foy)** Southbound Exit / Northbound Entrance** Access to Local Bus Network** ''{{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) {{Ramp}}''' (Boul. Versant-Nord, Rue Jean-Talon, Boul. Charest Est)** ''{{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) {{Junction}} A-440 (Autoroute Charest)''' ''(Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue Einstein, Charest Ouest A-440)''** ''{{Senseless}} - Dangerous corner ''*'''(6/4o) {{Ramp}}''' (Rue Lavoisier, Parc Industriel Est, Charest Ouest A-440)**Access through 'Frontage road'** '' {{Senseless}} - Industrial Estates only ''*'''(7/7o) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel)** ''{{Average}} - Good on Ramp, with local traffic only*'''(8) {{Ramp}}''' (Boul. Père-Lelièvre)** ''{{Bad}} - Local Traffic only*'''(9e/9o) {{Junction}} Overlap A-40/[[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] (Autoroute de la Capitale)''' **Chance to the [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-73]] and [[A-73 (Quebec)|A-573]]**Chance to go onto northern destinations**Chance to get on the A-40 By-pass eastwards** ''{{Senseless}} - Fast lane Cloverleaf Junction, possible only as last resort and not for every direction''** ''{{Average}} - Southbound Exit towards Westbound (From the North: On 'rue Jean-Perrin' access to the A-40 Westwards)''*'''Crossroad (Boulevard Lebourgneuf)'''
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As ''Boulevard Robert-Bourassa- End of Fast lane - ''
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*'''Crossroad (Avenue Chauveau)''' *'''Crossroad (Boulevard Bastien)'''
'''End of A-740 ''(Wendake)'' '''
 
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=== Internet Ressources ===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_40 A-40 on Wikipedia]
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