Autoroute 20 (Québec)
Map with all coordinates: The Autoroute 20 in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system. It is the continuation of the Ontario Highway 401 and runs to Montréal north of the Saint Lawrence River and from Montreal along the southern bank. The line is divided into two segments, to the northwest of the main line there is another segment that is to be connected to the main line in the long term. Both segments have a total length of 547 km.
Route description
The entire route is built like a motorway with at least two lanes in each direction of travel, except for the sections east of Cacouna near Rivière-du-Loup , which are free of intersections, but usually only have one lane per direction of travel. It begins on the provincial border with Ontario as a continuation of Freeway 401 and follows in a northeasterly direction parallel to the course of the St. Lawrence River. In memory of Canadian veterans, this section of the route is also called Autoroute du Souvenir , the road signs are marked with the veteran's symbol, a poppy blossom. 29 km after the start of the Autoroute is the motorway triangle with Autoroute 540 , a connecting route to Autoroute 40 , which is a parallel route of the Trans-Canada Highway. Shortly thereafter, Autoroute 20 crosses the Ottawa River , known in Québec as the Rivière des Outaouais . At its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, the river divides into two arms, which are crossed by two bridges, Pont Taschereau and Pont Galipeault. The highway runs south of Montréal's largest airport, known as the Montréal-Trudeau . To the east of the airport intersect Autoroutes 13 and 15 , which come from the west, and Autoroute 10 , which starts in central Montréal and heads east to Sherbrooke .
With the Pont Champlain , the autoroute crosses the St. Lawrence River and continues to run parallel to the river, but now on the south of it. The Autoroute joins Autoroute 15 over the bridge, which then continues south towards the United States . It also crosses Autoroute 30 , which leads directly along the southern bank of the St. Lawrence River from Châteauguay to Sorel-Tracy . Further to the northeast, the Autoroute comes to Drummondville , where Autoroute 55 joins from Sherbrooke. Over the next 37 km there is a joint award with Autoroute 20 and 55, until it branches off again to the northwest towards Trois-Rivières . This junction is designed as a motorway junction, Autoroute 955 connects Victoriaville , located in the southeast of the junction, to Autoroute 20. At the Rivière Chaudière, Autoroute 73 crosses , which crosses the Saint Lawrence River to the north and leads to the provincial capital Québec . The route runs as a bypass south around the city of Lévis and continues to follow the Saint Lawrence River. At Rivière-du-Loup , Autoroute 85 branches off to the east, which means that the status of Trans-Canada Highway for Autoroute 20 ends. The Autoroute initially ends at Isle-Verte and leads to Route 132 .
Route 132 follows the St. Lawrence River. The northern segment begins at Le Bic . It runs around Rimouski as a bypass and ends after 44 km at the regional airport of Mont-Joli .
Expansion projects
In order to cope with the increased volume of traffic, the car route at Vaudreuil-Dorion is to be expanded to eight lanes over a distance of 7 km.
Furthermore, the gap between the two segments should be closed in the long term, a termination is still pending.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Transports Québec: Repertoire des autoroutes du Québec. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 26, 2016 ; accessed on February 14, 2016 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Transports Québec: Autoroute 20 - Parachèvement dans Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012 ; Retrieved April 10, 2012 (French).
- ^ Transports Québec: Tous les projets routiers. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012 ; Retrieved April 10, 2012 (French).
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Sections of the Trans-Canada Highway System
| British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Alberta | |
| Saskatchewan | |
| Manitoba | |
| Ontario |
Highway 7 | Highway 11 | Highway 12 | Highway 17 | Highway 66 | Highway 69 | Highway 71 | Highway 400 | Highway 417 |
| Quebec |
Autoroute 15 | Autoroute 20 | Autoroute 25 | Autoroute 40 | Autoroute 85 | Route 117 | Route 185 |
| New Brunswick | |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| Nova Scotia | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |