Quebec route 138
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Route 138 is one of the oldest highways in Canada. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with the state of New York south-west of Montreal (connecting with New York State Route 30), and it follows the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Part of this highway is known as the King's Road (Chemin du Roy). It passes through the Montérégie, Lanaudière, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec.
This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City. It crosses the Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac.
Although there are no current plans to construct it, the gradual extension of the highway to its present terminus in Natashquan suggests that the highway may one day be extended to the border of Newfoundland and Labrador, once it connects with a local road that extends west from Blanc-Sablon. If built before the upgrading of Route 389 to the Labrador border, it would be a vital connecting link to a Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link spanning the Strait of Belle Isle. (At this time, the shortest prospective road link is Route 389 from Baie-Comeau, connecting to the Trans-Labrador Highway to Goose Bay, a highway from Cartwright to Blanc-Sablon, and a new route now being engineered between Cartwright and Goose Bay.)
Important cities along the way include:
- Chateauguay
- Repentigny
- Trois-Rivières
- Québec
- La Malbaie
- Baie-Comeau
- Port-Cartier
- Sept-Iles
[edit] See also
[edit] The King's Highway
- Ontario
- Québec
- Quebec route 338 and Quebec Autoroute 20
- Chemin du roi (Route 138)
- Quebec_Autoroute_85 and Quebec route 185
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
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| Principal Autoroutes
Autoroute 5 | Autoroute 10 | Autoroute 13 | Autoroute 15 | Autoroute 19 | Autoroute 20 | Autoroute 25 | Autoroute 30 | Autoroute 31 | Autoroute 35 | Autoroute 40 | Autoroute 50 | Autoroute 55 | Autoroute 70 | Autoroute 73 | Autoroute 85 |
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| Spur Autoroutes
Autoroute 410 | Autoroute 440 (Laval) | Autoroute 440 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 520 | Autoroute 530 (Future) | Autoroute 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) | Autoroute 540 (Quebec City) | Autoroute 573 | Autoroute 610 | Autoroute 640 | Autoroute 720 | Autoroute 740 | Autoroute 955 | Autoroute 973 |
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| Routes with parts built to Autoroute standards
Route 105 | Route 112 | Route 116 | Route 117 | Route 125 | Route 131 | Route 132 | Route 133 | Route 138 | Route 148 | Route 157 | Route 158 | Route 173 | Route 175 | Route 185 | Route 201 |
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