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  Quebec - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
The Trans-Canada Highway traverses Québec for 640 km (400 mi) along the south bank of the St. Lawrence River between New Brunswick and Ontario.
Autoroute 40 connects Montréal and Québec City through Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Autoroute 10 connects Montréal and Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships.
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  Autoroute Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Autoroute system in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a network of freeways which operate under the same principle of controlled-access as the Interstate freeway system in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario.
Quebec's Autoroutes are numbered from 1-99 in the case of principal routes, and from 400-999 in the case of collector routes or deviation routes designed such that truck traffic can by-pass urban areas.
Quebec's first Autoroute was the Laurentian Autoroute (Autoroute des Laurentides), which opened in 1959 as a toll road.
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 Québec Roads - A-13
While subsequent non-toll autoroutes and other highways used regular green signs, these blue signs were used both on intersecting highways and on the toll freeways themselves until the tollbooths were dismantled.
A 3da (3-digit autoroute) is shown in a 2da-width shield; the probable cause here is the same thing that happened in the United States, where the 2di/2da shield was developed originally, and only later was widened for the spur/loop routes.
Autoroute 13 was originally planned as the northwest freeway for Montréal, but the portion north of A-640 (Montréal's northern loop) never got built.
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 Autoroute (Quebec)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Autoroute is a French word meaning literally a motor road corresponding to the words " motorway " or " freeway " in English.
Quebec's Autoroutes are numbered from 1-99 the case of principal routes and from in the case of collector routes or routes designed such that truck traffic can urban areas.
It was the Quebec Liberal government of 1960s that saw the construction of further especially in light of the fact that visitors would be flocking to Montréal by car for Expo 67.
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The speed limit on Quebec's Autoroutes is generally 100 km/h (60 mph) in rural areas and 70-90 km/h (45-55 mph) in urban areas.
Quebec's Autoroutes are numbered from 1-99 in the case of principal routes, and from 400-999 in the case of collector routes or deviation routes (what Americans would term bypass routes) designed such that truck traffic can by-pass urban areas.
Autoroutes were built (two sections of A-440, and A-740) and a few more planned in the Quebec City region, creating a dense web, which led to significant sprawl.
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 Quebec Information Center - quebec city
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Quebec
The official language of Quebec is French; it is the sole Canadian province whose population is mainly French Canadian, and where English is not an official language at the provincial level.
Quebec's highest mountain is Mont D'Iberville, which is located on the border with Newfoundland and Labrador in the northeastern part of the province.
Quebec is unique among the provinces in its overwhelmingly Roman Catholic population.
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 Transports Québec : Greater Montréal Area Transportation Management Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Autoroute 30 was originally intended to link a number of sub-regions in the Montérégie region.
Most of the autoroutes in the region were built in the 1960s and 1970s and will be over 40 years old by 2006.
Upgrading of the A-15 and the A-640 on the North Shore
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 Quebec City Tips | iExplore.com
Quebec City’s airport lies 20km (12 miles) west of Old Quebec and handles primarily domestic flights, although there are a few flights from destinations in the USA as well as charters to Paris, London and the Caribbean.
Quebec City is well served by a network of autoroutes (motorways), which normally have two-digit numbers identified by red and blue signs, as well as main (100–199) and secondary (200–399) highways, which have green signs.
Although the Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency (Highway 440) passes within a couple of blocks of the city walls and so provides a direct link to the attractions east of the city, the other highways crossing the city to the north and west can be confusing, as not enough information about exits and routes is given.
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 Quebec 2001
Quebec's primary and only official language is French, making up the bulk of the Francophone population in North America.
Quebec is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language (at the provincial level), and it is one of only two Canadian provinces where French is an official language.
The capital is Quebec City (simply referred to as "Québec" in French) and the largest city is Montreal (or Montréal in French).
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 Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Quebec is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language, and it is one of only two Canadian provinces where French is an official language (the other one being New Brunswick).
Quebec is located in eastern Canada, bordered by Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west, Atlantic Canada to the east, the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York) to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
The avian emblem of Quebec is the snowy owl.
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 U.S. Interstate vs. Quebec Autoroute: More effective? [Archive] - SkyscraperCity
Quebec's Autoroutes are numbered from 1-99 in the case of principal routes, and from 400-999 in the case of collector routes or deviation routes designed such that truck traffic can by-pass urban areas.
The Autoroute des Laurentides (A-15, Laurentian Autoroute), the Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est (A-10, Eastern Townships Autoroute), the Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (A-40, North Shore Autoroute) and the A-13 were toll roads until the mid-1980s, when the toll barriers were removed and the province stopped collecting tolls from vehicles using the Autoroutes.
History: the autoroute is parallel to the Décarie boulevard (hence the name); from Côte-de-Liesse to Queen-Mary road on the south, it was built on a wide expanse of vacant land, donated to the City by the Décarie estate on the condition that only a streetcar line be established.
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 Autoroute 40 (Quebec)
Also on the other gaps of A-40 (Félix-Leclerc Autoroute), reroute A-40 on the planned corridor it was supposed to go at Trois-Rivières and Quebec.
It traverses the spine of Montreal Island as the Metropolitan Autoroute, an antiquated, six-lane expressway designed and built during the late 1950's.
The section between Berthierville and the Quebec City was built mostly from the mid-1970's to mid-1980's, after the Repentigny-to-Berthierville toll section already had been built.
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 The Westin Resort Tremblant Quebec - Mont Tremblant Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Named the "#1 Ski Resort in Eastern North America" for the seventh consecutive year by readers of Ski Magazine, Le Westin Resort and Spa, Tremblant, Quebec is the ultimate world-class, four-season destination.
Proceed east on autoroute Highway 148 until you arrive in Montebello.
Quebec City: Take Highway 40 West and then travel west on Highway 640.
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 Quebec Autoroute 15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Autoroute 15 (also called the Decarie Expressway (English) or Autoroute Décarie (French) in Montreal and the Laurentian Autoroute (English) Autoroute des Laurentides (French) north of Highway 40) is a highway in western Quebec, Canada.
It is currently the only constructed north-south Autoroute to go out of Montreal on both sides (until a new bridge will be built to connect both ends of A-25), running from the United States border at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle (where it continues as Interstate 87) to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with intentions to continue beyond Mont-Tremblant.
The route is also connected to Quebec Autoroute 30 in Candiac which will be completed to Quebec Autoroute 20 in 2009 providing a quicker access to the south shore of Montreal, to southern communities located alongside Highway 15 and to the US-Canadian border in Lacolle.
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 Quebec City PQ - City Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Québec has three distinct climates: the humid continental climate in the region covered by boreal forest (south of the 50th parallel), the sub arctic climate in the taiga region (between the 50th-58th parallels), and the arctic climate of Nunavik, the tundra region above the 58th parallel, home of the Inuit.
The crowds are at their most bustling throughout summer (June through August), particularly over the last two weeks of July when Canadian factory workers and other heavy-industry personnel traditionally lay down their tools and take a “long lunch”.
When driving to Québec City from Montréal, Autoroute 40, which runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence, is faster than Autoroute 20, on the south shore.
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 Transports Québec : Inforoutière - Road works
Autoroute 15 and 640 – Reconfiguration of the interchange – Phase 1 (Boisbriand – Laval–Mille-Îles) (French)
Autoroute 15 – Reconstruction of pont Notre-Dame (Blainville and Mirabel – Laurentides-Lanaudière) (French)
Autoroute 15 – Reconstruction of the southward roadway (between Saint-Jérôme and Mirabel – Laurentides-Lanaudière (French)
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 Quebec City, Canada Destination Guide - City Information | PerfectPlaces.com
Québec has three distinct climates: the humid continental climate in the region covered by boreal forest (south of the 50th parallel), the sub arctic climate in the taiga region (between the 50th-58th parallels), and the arctic climate of Nunavik, the tundra region above the 58th parallel, home of the Inuit.
The crowds are at their most bustling throughout summer (June through August), particularly over the last two weeks of July when Canadian factory workers and other heavy-industry personnel traditionally lay down their tools and take a “long lunch”.
When driving to Québec City from Montréal, Autoroute 40, which runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence, is faster than Autoroute 20, on the south shore.
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 Quebec Autoroute 35 information - Search.com
Autoroute 35 (or A-35, also called Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts) is a north-south Autoroute in southern Quebec.
A-35 is currently 19.2 km (11.9 miles) long, however extensions are planned both north and southward, to provide a direct freeway connection to Interstate 89 and bypass east of the Greater Montreal Area.
Lawrence River and combine with Autoroute 31, however there are no immediate plans to construct a northern extension.
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 Road map to come at Expo ATV - 4X4
This road is accessible either by the Autoroute 25 North or by the highway 158 (should you be coming from Joliette or Ste Jerome direction).
From the 640 West follow the signs for the Autoroute 25 North.
From the Autoroute 640 West follow the signs for the Autoroute 25 North (Rawdon).
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 Champlain Bridge (A-10, A-15, and A-20)
On June 25, 1959, the MKD Partnership (comprised of McNamara Quebec, Key Construction, and Deschamps and Belanger) won the C$8.3 million to build the 50 approach spans and roadways on either side of the superstructure.
An extension of the Decarie Autoroute (A-15 and A-20), which opened in 1963 to provide access to Atwater Avenue and La Verendrye Boulevard, was the first autoroute approach to the bridge.
Traffic on the Champlain Bridge increased dramatically upon the completion of the Eastern Townships Autoroute (A-10) in 1964, the Monteregie Autoroute (A-15) in 1966, and the Bonaventure Autoroute (A-10) in 1967.
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 eBay Forums: Quebec travel help ...
You would likely be south shore by Quebec City, and if any of the highways here had been completed, you could have circumvented Montreal.
That said, the south shore (Autoroute 20) is a better road than 40 (north shore).
640 west to 13 south (what maplefred referred to, but in the other direction) takes you back to 40 west, beyond the worst of the traffic.
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 Directions
Autoroute des Laurentides North (highway 15), exit 64.
Continue on Autoroute 640 West to exit 19 for Autoroute 15 North.
Autoroute 91 to Autoroute 55 North in Quebec.
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 Quebec City : Getting to Know : Orientation | Frommers.com
Almost all of a visit to Québec City can be spent in the old upper and lower towns, because many accommodations, restaurants, and tourist-oriented services are based there.
Alternatively, take Autoroute 40 from Montréal, which follows the north shore of the St. Lawrence.
From Boston, take I-89 to I-93 to I-91 in Montpelier, Vermont, which connects with Autoroute 55 in Québec to link up with Autoroute 20.
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 Motel.com - Quebec Motels and Hotels
Quebec City is the closestone can come to being in France without leaving North America.
Situated at the creative forefront of Quebec theatre, the Periscope also sponsors public discussion sessions with respect to their program and art in general.
Quebec City's modern theatre stands in stark contrast to the venerable beauty of the Palais Montcalm, which it effectively replaced.
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 "How To" Arrive at Mt Tremblant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
For those of you starting from points west and south of Montreal, consider this route through the city to minimize some rush-hour traffic: Ontario Highway 401 East becomes Quebec Autoroute 20 East ("Est" in French).
About 17 miles after entering Quebec province, take Exit #26 for Autoroute 540 North (be careful; this is a LEFT exit).
Autoroute 15 through center city has tricky exits, one left exit, easy to miss -- 13 is longer but simpler and may have less traffic.
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 Tremblant Chalet Cottage Rentals, best rates in Tremblant, weekly or seasonal cottage rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Take Highway 401 East; when you enter Quebec, the highway will be called the 20 East.
At the Quebec border, it changes to the 15 North.
Emprunter l'autoroute 13 Nord, sortir à la 640 puis prendre l'autoroute 15 Nord et suivre les indications depuis le départ de Montréal.
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 300C: Hot Deals on Hotels, Cruises and Travel Packages
To meet their objective, event planners have turned not only to the stars of Québec’s 70s musical scene but also to outstanding representatives of the younger generation of performing artists who, together, will renew the spirit of fraternity epitomizing this mega-gathering of cultures, a forerunner of today’s Québec City Summer Festival.
Situated at the creative forefront of Quebec theatre, the Periscope also sponsors public discussion sessions with respect to their program and art in general.
Quebec City’s modern theatre stands in stark contrast to the venerable beauty of the Palais Montcalm, which it effectively replaced.
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