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The A-40 is part of the [[Transcanadian Highway]] between [[Montreal]] and the [[Ontario|ontarian]] border.
 
The A-40 is part of the [[Transcanadian Highway]] between [[Montreal]] and the [[Ontario|ontarian]] border.
 
=== Section West - [[Ontario]] border and [[Montreal Metropolitan]] ===
 
=== Section West - [[Ontario]] border and [[Montreal Metropolitan]] ===
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==== Crossing [[Montérégie]], [[Montreal Metropolitan]], [[Lanaudières]] ====
  
 
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 (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.
 
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 (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.
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**Access through 'Frontage road'
 
**Access through 'Frontage road'
 
*'''(118) [[Point-du-Jour Services]] {{Rest}}{{gas}}{{Parking}}
 
*'''(118) [[Point-du-Jour Services]] {{Rest}}{{gas}}{{Parking}}
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**''{{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''
  
  

Revision as of 00:40, 19 January 2008

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

Crossing Montérégie, Montreal Metropolitan, Lanaudières

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

  • (98)/(100) File:AB-AS-blau.svg Frontage road access (Boulevard Larochelle (eastbound)/Boulevard Brien;Boulevard Industriel (westbound))
  • (102) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Westbound exit) (Rue Valmont)
    • Access through 'Frontage road'
  • (108) File:AB-AS-blau.svg (Route 341 / Route 343)
    • Access through 'Frontage road'
  • (118) Point-du-Jour Services Autobahn Restaurant.pngAutobahn gasstation.pngParking.png
    • Verygood.png (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



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

In Lanaudières and Montérégie Regions

In Trois-Rivières, the By-Pass highway project has never been built. Therefore, the highway runs directly into downtown and requires that you overlap onto the 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 would be a dangerous 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 itself. 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.


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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