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| + | The '''A-55''', known as ''Autoroute 55'' or ''Autoroute Transquébécoise'', is a major North-South highway connecting the [[Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean]] Region in the north to the State of [[Vermont]] in the south. It goes straight through the mid-part of the province passing next to or through the cities of [[Sherbrooke]], [[Drummondville]] and [[Trois-Rivières]] where it crosses the St-Lawrence River on the Pont Laviolette. | ||
=== Section South - [[Vermont]] border to [[Drummondville]] Area === | === Section South - [[Vermont]] border to [[Drummondville]] Area === | ||
| + | ==== In [[Estrie]] and [[Centre-du-Québec]] Regions ==== | ||
| − | '''Autoroute 55''' - border [[Stanstead]] - [[Vermont]] [[United States|USA]] | + | '''Autoroute 55''' - border [[Stanstead]] - [[Vermont]] [[United States of America|USA]] |
| − | *''Continues Southward as the [[I-91 (Vermont)|Interstate I-91]]'' | + | * ''Continues Southward as the [[I-91 (Vermont)|Interstate I-91]]'' |
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| − | *''Border Crossing [[ | + | * ''Border Crossing [[Stanstead]]'' |
| − | *'''Crossroad ''' (Route 247) | + | * '''Crossroad ''' (Route 247) |
| − | *'''(2) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 – Stanstead) | + | * '''(2) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 – Stanstead) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Chemin Curtis) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Chemin Curtis) |
| − | *'''{{Parking}} (Northbound only) | + | * '''{{Parking}} (Northbound only) |
| − | *'''(21) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 141 – Ayer's Cliff, Coaticook) | + | * '''(21) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 141 – Ayer's Cliff, Coaticook) |
| − | *'''(29) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 108 – Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, North Hatley, Lennoxville) | + | * '''(29) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 108 – Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, North Hatley, Lennoxville) |
| − | *'''(32) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue-Saint-Patrice, Boulevard Industriel) | + | * '''(32) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue-Saint-Patrice, Boulevard Industriel) |
| − | *'''(33) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 112 – Magog, Omerville | + | * '''(33) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 112 – Magog, Omerville |
| − | *'''(34/121) {{junction}} Junction [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]]''' | + | * '''(34/121) {{junction}} Junction [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]]''' |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]] Westward to [[Montreal]] | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]] Westward to [[Montreal]] |
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'''Overlap [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]]''' | '''Overlap [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10]]''' | ||
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| − | *'''(123) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 112 to Route 249 – Omerville, Magog, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton) | + | * '''(123) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 112 to Route 249 – Omerville, Magog, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton) |
| − | **Presence of a 'Frontage road' with access to the A-10/A-55 (Eastbound Exit/Westbound Entrance and Exit) | + | ** Presence of a 'Frontage road' with access to the A-10/A-55 (Eastbound Exit/Westbound Entrance and Exit) |
| − | ***''Eastbound'', with access to {{Ramp}} (128) | + | *** ''Eastbound'', with access to {{Ramp}} (128) |
| − | *'''(128) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Route 112 - Boulevard Bourque; Deauville; Rock Forest; Sherbrooke) | + | * '''(128) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Route 112 - Boulevard Bourque; Deauville; Rock Forest; Sherbrooke) |
| − | **Westbound Exit has no access to Westbound Entrance | + | ** Westbound Exit has no access to Westbound Entrance |
| − | *'''(133) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Rock Forest; St-Élie-d'Orford) | + | * '''(133) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Rock Forest; St-Élie-d'Orford) |
| − | *'''(137) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Route 220 - Boulevard Industriel; St-Élie-d'Orford) | + | * '''(137) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Route 220 - Boulevard Industriel; St-Élie-d'Orford) |
| − | *'''{{Parking}} ''''' (Westbound Only) | + | * '''{{Parking}} ''''' (Westbound Only) |
| − | *'''(140) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 410'' [[Sherbrooke]]''' | + | * '''(140) {{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 410'' [[Sherbrooke]]''' |
** Chance to access to [[Sherbrooke|Sherbrooke University]] | ** Chance to access to [[Sherbrooke|Sherbrooke University]] | ||
| − | *'''(141) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Chemin St-Joseph) | + | * '''(141) {{Ramp}} [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Chemin St-Joseph) |
| − | *'''{{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 610'' [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Fleurimont, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic) | + | * '''{{junction}} Junction ''Autoroute 610'' [[Sherbrooke]]''' (Fleurimont, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic) |
| − | *'''(58) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 222 – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Valcourt) | + | * '''(58) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 222 – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Valcourt) |
| − | *'''(60) {{Ramp}} ''' (Bromptonville) | + | * '''(60) {{Ramp}} ''' (Bromptonville) |
| − | *'''(71) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 249 – Windsor, Saint-Grégoire-de-Greenlay, Saint-François-Xavier) | + | * '''(71) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 249 – Windsor, Saint-Grégoire-de-Greenlay, Saint-François-Xavier) |
| − | *'''(85) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 243 – Racine, Valcourt, Melbourne) | + | * '''(85) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 243 – Racine, Valcourt, Melbourne) |
| − | *'''(88) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 116 – Acton Vale, Richmond, Asbestos) | + | * '''(88) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 116 – Acton Vale, Richmond, Asbestos) |
| − | *'''{{Parking}} | + | * '''{{Parking}} |
| − | **Rest Area with toilets and Touristical information ''(summer only)'' | + | ** Rest Area with toilets and Touristical information ''(summer only)'' |
| − | *'''(98) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Mooney) | + | * '''(98) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin Mooney) |
| − | *'''(103) {{Ramp}} ''' (Lefebvre, L'Avenir, Ulverton, Durham-Sud) | + | * '''(103) {{Ramp}} ''' (Lefebvre, L'Avenir, Ulverton, Durham-Sud) |
| − | *'''(111) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route Caya) | + | * '''(111) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route Caya) |
| − | *'''(116) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 139 – Wickham, Acton Vale, Granby, Saint-Nicéphore) | + | * '''(116) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 139 – Wickham, Acton Vale, Granby, Saint-Nicéphore) |
| − | *'''(122) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Jean-de-Brébeuf - Drummondville) | + | * '''(122) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Jean-de-Brébeuf - Drummondville) |
| − | *'''(125) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 122 – Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummondville) | + | * '''(125) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 122 – Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummondville) |
| − | *'''(128) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]''' | + | * '''(128) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]''' |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Westward ([[Montreal]]) or Eastward ([[Quebec city]]) | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Westward ([[Montreal]]) or Eastward ([[Quebec city]]) |
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''Overlap with [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]'' | ''Overlap with [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]'' | ||
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=== Section Centre - [[Drummondville]] to [[Trois-Rivières]] === | === Section Centre - [[Drummondville]] to [[Trois-Rivières]] === | ||
| − | *'''(128/173) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-55 South ''' | + | ==== In Region ==== |
| − | **Continue Southwards on A-55 to [[Sherbrooke]] and [[Vermont]] | + | |
| − | **Change Westwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Montreal]] | + | * '''(128/173) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-55 South ''' |
| − | *'''(175) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 north (Boulevard Lemire) – Saint-Bonaventure, Saint-François-du-Lac) | + | ** Continue Southwards on A-55 to [[Sherbrooke]] and [[Vermont]] |
| − | *'''(177) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 south – Saint-Majorique, Drummondville) | + | ** Change Westwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Montreal]] |
| − | *'''(179) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin du Golf) | + | * '''(175) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 north (Boulevard Lemire) – Saint-Bonaventure, Saint-François-du-Lac) |
| − | *'''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Drummondville, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval) | + | * '''(177) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 143 south – Saint-Majorique, Drummondville) |
| − | *'''(185) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 255 – Baie-du-Febvre, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey) | + | * '''(179) {{Ramp}} ''' (Chemin du Golf) |
| − | *'''(191) {{Ramp}} ''' (Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults) | + | * '''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Drummondville, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval) |
| − | *'''(196) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 259 – Nicolet, Sainte-Perpétue, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil) | + | * '''(185) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 255 – Baie-du-Febvre, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey) |
| − | *'''(200) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 155 - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston) | + | * '''(191) {{Ramp}} ''' (Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults) |
| − | *'''(202) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rang du Moulin-Rouge) | + | * '''(196) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 259 – Nicolet, Sainte-Perpétue, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil) |
| − | *'''(204) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rang des Cédres, Rang des Plaines) | + | * '''(200) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 155 - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston) |
| + | * '''(202) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rang du Moulin-Rouge) | ||
| + | * '''(204) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rang des Cédres, Rang des Plaines) | ||
| − | *'''(145/210) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-955/A-55 North ''' | + | * '''(145/210) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-955/A-55 North ''' |
| − | **Continue Northwards on A-55 to [[Trois-Rivières]] | + | ** Continue Northwards on A-55 to [[Trois-Rivières]] |
| − | **Continue Eastwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Quebec city]] | + | ** Continue Eastwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Quebec city]] |
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| − | *''End of [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] overlap'' | + | * ''End of [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] overlap'' |
Gap | Gap | ||
| − | *Overlap with Route 161 Northwards | + | * Overlap with Route 161 Northwards |
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''As Route 161'' | ''As Route 161'' | ||
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Rang des Érables) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Rang des Érables) |
| − | **Access to current northern end of A-955 | + | ** Access to current northern end of A-955 |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (11e Rang) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (11e Rang) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (10e Rang) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (10e Rang) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (9e Rang) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (9e Rang) |
| − | **Access to current southern end of A-55 through 9e Rang | + | ** Access to current southern end of A-55 through 9e Rang |
| − | **Access to St-Léonard-d'Aston and Route 155 | + | ** Access to St-Léonard-d'Aston and Route 155 |
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''End of Route 161 overlap'' | ''End of Route 161 overlap'' | ||
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| − | *'''(153) Crossroad ''' (9e Rang - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Wenceslas) | + | * '''(153) Crossroad ''' (9e Rang - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Wenceslas) |
| − | **West to Route 155 / East to Route 161 | + | ** West to Route 155 / East to Route 161 |
| − | **End of current A-55 | + | ** End of current A-55 |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Route 226/Route 155 – Saint-Célestin) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Route 226/Route 155 – Saint-Célestin) |
| − | **Northern End of Route 161 | + | ** Northern End of Route 161 |
| − | *'''Truck Weight Balance''' (Northbound only) | + | * '''Truck Weight Balance''' (Northbound only) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Chemin Forest - Précieux-Sang) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Chemin Forest - Précieux-Sang) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Chemin Thibodeau) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Chemin Thibodeau) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Route 132 – Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Route 132 – Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet) |
| − | *'''(176) {{junction}} Junction [[A-30 (Quebec)|A-30 Eastern Segment]] ''' | + | * '''(176) {{junction}} Junction [[A-30 (Quebec)|A-30 Eastern Segment]] ''' |
** '''(177) {{Ramp}}''' (Route 132 – Bécancour, Sainte-Angèle) | ** '''(177) {{Ramp}}''' (Route 132 – Bécancour, Sainte-Angèle) | ||
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Pont Laviolette | Pont Laviolette | ||
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| − | *'''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger)) | + | * '''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger)) |
| − | *'''(182) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40]] Eastward ''' | + | * '''(182) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40]] Eastward ''' |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Quebec city]] | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Quebec city]] |
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=== Section North - [[Trois-Rivières]] Northwards === | === Section North - [[Trois-Rivières]] Northwards === | ||
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| + | ==== In Region ==== | ||
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Pont Laviolette | Pont Laviolette | ||
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| − | *'''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger)) | + | * '''(181) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger)) |
| − | *'''(182) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40]] Eastward ''' | + | * '''(182) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40]] Eastward ''' |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Quebec city]] | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Quebec city]] |
| − | **''Overlap with [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]]'' | + | ** ''Overlap with [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]]'' |
| − | *'''(183) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Jean-XXIII) | + | * '''(183) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Jean-XXIII) |
| − | *'''(186) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute de la Rive-Nord A-40]]''' | + | * '''(186) {{junction}} Junction [[A-40 (Quebec)|Autoroute de la Rive-Nord A-40]]''' |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Montreal]] | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]] towards [[Montreal]] |
| − | **''End of overlap with [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]]'' | + | ** ''End of overlap with [[A-40 (Quebec)|A-40]]'' |
| − | **'''(186) {{Ramp}} ''' (A-40 west / Boulevard des Forges – Montréal) | + | ** '''(186) {{Ramp}} ''' (A-40 west / Boulevard des Forges – Montréal) |
| − | ***Access through Frontage road | + | *** Access through Frontage road |
| − | *'''(191) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Saint-Michel) | + | * '''(191) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Saint-Michel) |
| − | *'''(196) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Forges - Saint-Thomas-de-Caxton) | + | * '''(196) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard des Forges - Saint-Thomas-de-Caxton) |
| − | *'''(202) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Saint-Barnabé) | + | * '''(202) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Saint-Barnabé) |
| − | *'''(206) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Boniface) | + | * '''(206) {{Ramp}} ''' (Saint-Boniface) |
| − | *'''(211) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 153 – Saint-Boniface, Shawinigan) | + | * '''(211) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 153 – Saint-Boniface, Shawinigan) |
| − | *'''(216) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Burrill) | + | * '''(216) {{Ramp}} ''' (Rue Burrill) |
| − | *'''(217) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 351 (Rue Garnier) – Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc) | + | * '''(217) {{Ramp}} ''' (Route 351 (Rue Garnier) – Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc) |
| − | *'''(220) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Hubert-Biermans, Boulevard Vallée-du-Parc) | + | * '''(220) {{Ramp}} ''' (Boulevard Hubert-Biermans, Boulevard Vallée-du-Parc) |
| − | *'''(223) {{Ramp}} ''' (5e avenue, 25e rue) | + | * '''(223) {{Ramp}} ''' (5e avenue, 25e rue) |
| − | *'''(226) {{Ramp}} ''' (8e rue, 4e rue) | + | * '''(226) {{Ramp}} ''' (8e rue, 4e rue) |
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St-Maurice River Bridge | St-Maurice River Bridge | ||
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| − | *'''Crossroad''' (95e Av.) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (95e Av.) |
| − | *''End of A-55'' continue northward as Route 155 | + | * ''End of A-55'' continue northward as Route 155 |
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=== Route 155 Southwards ''(From A-55 to [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]])'' === | === Route 155 Southwards ''(From A-55 to [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]])'' === | ||
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (A-55/Route 226/Route 161) | + | ==== In [[Centre-du-Québec]] Region ==== |
| − | **St-Célestin | + | * '''Crossroad''' (A-55/Route 226/Route 161) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (8e Rang) Access to end of A-55 | + | ** St-Célestin |
| − | *St-Léonard-d'Aston | + | * '''Crossroad''' (8e Rang) Access to end of A-55 |
| − | *'''(200) {{Ramp}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Eastward ''' | + | * St-Léonard-d'Aston |
| − | **Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Eastwards to [[Quebec city]] or Westwards to [[Montreal]] | + | * '''(200) {{Ramp}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Eastward ''' |
| − | *''Southern End of Route 155'' | + | ** Chance to get onto the [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] Eastwards to [[Quebec city]] or Westwards to [[Montreal]] |
| + | * ''Southern End of Route 155'' | ||
=== Route 155 Northwards ''(North End of A-55)'' === | === Route 155 Northwards ''(North End of A-55)'' === | ||
| + | ==== In [[Mauricie]] and [[Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean]] Regions ==== | ||
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St-Maurice River Bridge | St-Maurice River Bridge | ||
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| − | *Beginning of Autoroute A-55 Southwards | + | * Beginning of Autoroute A-55 Southwards |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (95e Av. east to Route 153/A-55) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (95e Av. east to Route 153/A-55) |
| − | **Grand-Piles | + | ** Grand-Piles |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Route 159) St-Roch de Mékinac | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Route 159) St-Roch de Mékinac |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Chemin St-Joseph/To St-Joseph de Mékinac) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Chemin St-Joseph/To St-Joseph de Mékinac) |
| − | *La Tuque | + | * La Tuque |
| − | *La Bostonnais | + | * La Bostonnais |
| − | *Lac des Commissaires | + | * Lac des Commissaires |
| − | *Lac Bouchette | + | * Lac Bouchette |
| − | *St-François-de-Sales | + | * St-François-de-Sales |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Route 169) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Route 169) |
| − | **Chambord | + | ** Chambord |
| − | *''Northern End of Route 155'' | + | * ''Northern End of Route 155'' |
| − | **Continue Northward on Route 169 to Roberval | + | ** Continue Northward on Route 169 to Roberval |
| − | **Continue Southward on Route 169 to Alma | + | ** Continue Southward on Route 169 to Alma |
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== Hitching the A-955 == | == Hitching the A-955 == | ||
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Rang des Érables) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Rang des Érables) |
| − | **Current northern end of A-955 | + | ** Current northern end of A-955 |
| − | **Continue Nortwards through Route 161 | + | ** Continue Nortwards through Route 161 |
| − | *'''(20/210) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-955/A-55 North ''' | + | * '''(20/210) {{junction}} Junction [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]]/A-955/A-55 North ''' |
| − | **Continue Northwards on A-55/Route 161 to [[Trois-Rivières]] | + | ** Continue Northwards on A-55/Route 161 to [[Trois-Rivières]] |
| − | **Continue Eastwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Quebec city]] or Westwards to [[Montreal]] | + | ** Continue Eastwards on [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] towards [[Quebec city]] or Westwards to [[Montreal]] |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Rang des Cèdres) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Rang des Cèdres) |
| − | **Lead westwards as Frontage road to [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] {{Ramp}} (204) | + | ** Lead westwards as Frontage road to [[A-20 (Quebec)|A-20]] {{Ramp}} (204) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Rang Ste-Hélène) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Rang Ste-Hélène) |
| − | **Lead to Route 161 | + | ** Lead to Route 161 |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (2e Rang Est) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (2e Rang Est) |
| − | **Lead to Route 161 | + | ** Lead to Route 161 |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (3e Rang Est) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (3e Rang Est) |
| − | **St-Samuel-de-Horton | + | ** St-Samuel-de-Horton |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (12e Rang) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (12e Rang) |
| − | **Lead to St-Valère / Route 161 | + | ** Lead to St-Valère / Route 161 |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (10e Rang/Rang Landry) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (10e Rang/Rang Landry) |
| − | *'''Crossroad''' (Route 122/Boul. Industriel Ouest) | + | * '''Crossroad''' (Route 122/Boul. Industriel Ouest) |
| − | **Lead Eastward to [[Victoriaville]] | + | ** Lead Eastward to [[Victoriaville]] |
| − | *Southern End of A-955 | + | * Southern End of A-955 |
| − | **'''Crossroad''' (Rue Principale - St-Albert-de-Warwick) | + | ** '''Crossroad''' (Rue Principale - St-Albert-de-Warwick) |
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| + | {{IsIn|Quebec}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean]] | |
| + | [[Category:Estrie]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mauricie]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Centre-du-Québec]] | ||
[[Category:Quebec]] | [[Category:Quebec]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Motorways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:55, 6 May 2012
Hitching the A-55
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The A-55, known as Autoroute 55 or Autoroute Transquébécoise, is a major North-South highway connecting the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Region in the north to the State of Vermont in the south. It goes straight through the mid-part of the province passing next to or through the cities of Sherbrooke, Drummondville and Trois-Rivières where it crosses the St-Lawrence River on the Pont Laviolette.
Section South - Vermont border to Drummondville Area
In Estrie and Centre-du-Québec Regions
Autoroute 55 - border Stanstead - Vermont USA
- Continues Southward as the Interstate I-91
- Border Crossing Stanstead
- Crossroad (Route 247)
- (2)
(Route 143 – Stanstead) - Crossroad (Chemin Curtis)
(Northbound only)- (21) (Route 141 – Ayer's Cliff, Coaticook)
- (29) (Route 108 – Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, North Hatley, Lennoxville)
- (32) (Rue-Saint-Patrice, Boulevard Industriel)
- (33) (Route 112 – Magog, Omerville
Overlap A-10
- (123) (Route 112 to Route 249 – Omerville, Magog, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton)
- Presence of a 'Frontage road' with access to the A-10/A-55 (Eastbound Exit/Westbound Entrance and Exit)
- Eastbound, with access to (128)
- Eastbound, with access to
- Presence of a 'Frontage road' with access to the A-10/A-55 (Eastbound Exit/Westbound Entrance and Exit)
- (128) Sherbrooke (Route 112 - Boulevard Bourque; Deauville; Rock Forest; Sherbrooke)
- Westbound Exit has no access to Westbound Entrance
- (133) Sherbrooke (Rock Forest; St-Élie-d'Orford)
- (137) Sherbrooke (Route 220 - Boulevard Industriel; St-Élie-d'Orford)
- (Westbound Only)
- (140)
Junction Autoroute 410 Sherbrooke
- Chance to access to Sherbrooke University
- (141) Sherbrooke (Chemin St-Joseph)
- Junction Autoroute 610 Sherbrooke (Fleurimont, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic)
- (58) (Route 222 – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Valcourt)
- (60) (Bromptonville)
- (71) (Route 249 – Windsor, Saint-Grégoire-de-Greenlay, Saint-François-Xavier)
- (85) (Route 243 – Racine, Valcourt, Melbourne)
- (88) (Route 116 – Acton Vale, Richmond, Asbestos)
-
- Rest Area with toilets and Touristical information (summer only)
- (98) (Chemin Mooney)
- (103) (Lefebvre, L'Avenir, Ulverton, Durham-Sud)
- (111) (Route Caya)
- (116) (Route 139 – Wickham, Acton Vale, Granby, Saint-Nicéphore)
- (122) (Boulevard Jean-de-Brébeuf - Drummondville)
- (125) (Route 122 – Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Drummondville)
- (128) Junction A-20
- Chance to get onto the A-20 Westward (Montreal) or Eastward (Quebec city)
Overlap with A-20
Section Centre - Drummondville to Trois-Rivières
In Region
- (128/173) Junction A-20/A-55 South
- Continue Southwards on A-55 to Sherbrooke and Vermont
- Change Westwards on A-20 towards Montreal
- (175) (Route 143 north (Boulevard Lemire) – Saint-Bonaventure, Saint-François-du-Lac)
- (177) (Route 143 south – Saint-Majorique, Drummondville)
- (179) (Chemin du Golf)
- (181) (Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Drummondville, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval)
- (185) (Route 255 – Baie-du-Febvre, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey)
- (191) (Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults)
- (196) (Route 259 – Nicolet, Sainte-Perpétue, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil)
- (200) (Route 155 - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston)
- (202) (Rang du Moulin-Rouge)
- (204) (Rang des Cédres, Rang des Plaines)
- (145/210) Junction A-20/A-955/A-55 North
- Continue Northwards on A-55 to Trois-Rivières
- Continue Eastwards on A-20 towards Quebec city
- End of A-20 overlap
Gap
- Overlap with Route 161 Northwards
As Route 161
- Crossroad (Rang des Érables)
- Access to current northern end of A-955
- Crossroad (11e Rang)
- Crossroad (10e Rang)
- Crossroad (9e Rang)
- Access to current southern end of A-55 through 9e Rang
- Access to St-Léonard-d'Aston and Route 155
End of Route 161 overlap
- (153) Crossroad (9e Rang - Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Wenceslas)
- West to Route 155 / East to Route 161
- End of current A-55
- Crossroad (Route 226/Route 155 – Saint-Célestin)
- Northern End of Route 161
- Truck Weight Balance (Northbound only)
- Crossroad (Chemin Forest - Précieux-Sang)
- Crossroad (Chemin Thibodeau)
- Crossroad (Route 132 – Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet)
- (176) Junction A-30 Eastern Segment
- (177) (Route 132 – Bécancour, Sainte-Angèle)
- (177)
Pont Laviolette
- (181) (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger))
- (182) Junction Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40 Eastward
- Chance to get onto the A-40 towards Quebec city
Section North - Trois-Rivières Northwards
In Region
Pont Laviolette
- (181) (Route 138 (Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Boulevard Gene-H.-Kruger))
- (182) Junction Autoroute Félix-Leclerc A-40 Eastward
- Chance to get onto the A-40 towards Quebec city
- Overlap with A-40
- (183) (Boulevard Jean-XXIII)
- (186) Junction Autoroute de la Rive-Nord A-40
- (191) (Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Saint-Michel)
- (196) (Boulevard des Forges - Saint-Thomas-de-Caxton)
- (202) (Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Saint-Barnabé)
- (206) (Saint-Boniface)
- (211) (Route 153 – Saint-Boniface, Shawinigan)
- (216) (Rue Burrill)
- (217) (Route 351 (Rue Garnier) – Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc)
- (220) (Boulevard Hubert-Biermans, Boulevard Vallée-du-Parc)
- (223) (5e avenue, 25e rue)
- (226) (8e rue, 4e rue)
St-Maurice River Bridge
- Crossroad (95e Av.)
- End of A-55 continue northward as Route 155
Hitching the Route 155
Route 155 Southwards (From A-55 to A-20)
In Centre-du-Québec Region
- Crossroad (A-55/Route 226/Route 161)
- St-Célestin
- Crossroad (8e Rang) Access to end of A-55
- St-Léonard-d'Aston
- (200) Junction A-20 Eastward
- Chance to get onto the A-20 Eastwards to Quebec city or Westwards to Montreal
- Southern End of Route 155
Route 155 Northwards (North End of A-55)
In Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Regions
St-Maurice River Bridge
- Beginning of Autoroute A-55 Southwards
- Crossroad (95e Av. east to Route 153/A-55)
- Grand-Piles
- Crossroad (Route 159) St-Roch de Mékinac
- Crossroad (Chemin St-Joseph/To St-Joseph de Mékinac)
- La Tuque
- La Bostonnais
- Lac des Commissaires
- Lac Bouchette
- St-François-de-Sales
- Crossroad (Route 169)
- Chambord
- Northern End of Route 155
- Continue Northward on Route 169 to Roberval
- Continue Southward on Route 169 to Alma
Hitching the A-955
- Crossroad (Rang des Érables)
- Current northern end of A-955
- Continue Nortwards through Route 161
- (20/210) Junction A-20/A-955/A-55 North
- Continue Northwards on A-55/Route 161 to Trois-Rivières
- Continue Eastwards on A-20 towards Quebec city or Westwards to Montreal
- Crossroad (Rang des Cèdres)
- Lead westwards as Frontage road to A-20 (204)
- Lead westwards as Frontage road to A-20
- Crossroad (Rang Ste-Hélène)
- Lead to Route 161
- Crossroad (2e Rang Est)
- Lead to Route 161
- Crossroad (3e Rang Est)
- St-Samuel-de-Horton
- Crossroad (12e Rang)
- Lead to St-Valère / Route 161
- Crossroad (10e Rang/Rang Landry)
- Crossroad (Route 122/Boul. Industriel Ouest)
- Lead Eastward to Victoriaville
- Southern End of A-955
- Crossroad (Rue Principale - St-Albert-de-Warwick)
