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| | 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 (A-440), A-13, A-15. Neither on the motorway junctions in [[Trois-Rivières]] or [[Quebec city]] (A-40, A,640, A-20) as these are places are pretty dangerous. | | 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 (A-440), A-13, A-15. Neither on the motorway junctions in [[Trois-Rivières]] or [[Quebec city]] (A-40, A,640, A-20) as these are places are pretty dangerous. |
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| − | The '''A-40''', known as ''Autoroute 40'' and officially named ''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc'' runs from stretches 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 [[Ontario highways|H-417]] which goes to [[Ottawa]] at the provincial border in Rigaud. It also runs parallel to the St-Lawrence River on its northern bank crossing [[Montreal]] Island, [[Trois-Rivières]] before finally reaching [[Quebec city]] where the highway merge with the national 138 which goes further East.
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| − | In [[Quebec city]], the A-40 (known as 'Autoroute de la Capitale') act as a by-pass 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 (North to [[Chicoutimi]]), to continue on a journey further East, you would have to follow the National Road 138 towards Charlevoix.
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| − | 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)''.
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| − | The '''A-20''', known as ''Autoroute 20'' and officially named ''Autoroute Jean-Lesage'' is one of the oldest highway infrastructure of [[Canada]]. You might indeed notice it when transiting through this major way that connects [[Montreal]] to [[Quebec city]] by the south shore of the St-Lawrence river further West becoming the [[Ontario highways|H-410]] in [[Ontario]] and stretching further East into Gaspesia and nearly connecting [[New Brunswick]] which can be reached by continuing on the Route 185 and becomes the [[Maritimes highways|H-2]] in [[New Brunswick]].
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