Quebec Route 138
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| Route 138 |
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| Chemin Du Roi | |||||||||
| Length: | 1404.4 km[1][2][3] (872.7 mi) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  NY 30 in Constable, New York |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 202 in Huntingdon Route 201 in Ormstown Route 203 in Très-Saint-Sacrement Route 205 in Sainte-Martine  A-30 / Route 132 in Chateauguay Route 132 / Route 207 in Kahnawake A-20 in Montreal-Ouest (Montreal) A-15 in Notre-Dame-du-Grace (Montreal)  Route 134 / Route 335 in Montreal Route 125 in Rosemont (Montreal) A-25 in Anjou (Montreal) A-640 in Repentigny Route 343 in Saint-Sulpice Route 131 in Lavaltrie  A-40 / Route 158 in Berthierville  Route 348 / Route 349 in Louiseville Route 153 in Yamachiche A-40 in Pointe-du-Lac (Trois-Rivières)  A-40 / A-55 / Route 155 in Trois-Rivières Route 157 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Trois-Rivières) Route 359 in Champlain Route 361 in Batiscan Route 159 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Route 363 in Deschambault-Grondines Route 358 in Cap-Santé A-40 in Donnacona Route 365 in Neuville A-40 / Route 367 in Cap-Rouge (Quebec)  A-40 / A-73 / A-540 in L'Ancienne-Lorette (Quebec) A-740 / Route 358 in Vanier (Quebec) Route 175 in Quebec A-40 / A-440 / Route 367 in Beauport (Quebec) A-40 / Route 368 in Boischatel Route 360 in Beaupré Route 360 in Saint-Tite-des-Caps Route 362 in Baie-Saint-Paul Route 381 in Saint-Urbain Route 362 in La Malbaie Route 170 in Saint-Siméon Route 172 in Tadoussac Route 389 in Baie-Comeau |
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| East end: | Rue du Moulin in Natashquan | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Huntingdon, Châteauguay, Montreal, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles | ||||||||
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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 Chemin du Roi, or King's Highway. 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.
The gradual extension of the highway to its present terminus in Natashquan suggested 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. (In fact that road does bear signage for Route 138.)[4] 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.)
On August 25, 2006, the Quebec government announced a 10-year project to build 425 kilometres of highway along the north shore, excluding a 40 kilometre gap at a major river crossing, the Natashquan, which will require further study.[5]
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[edit] Municipalities along Route 138
- Elgin
- Godmanchester
- Huntingdon
- Ormstown
- Très-Saint-Sacrement
- Howick
- Sainte-Martine
- Mercier
- Chateauguay
- Kahnawake
- Montréal (Lasalle / Montreal-Ouest / Notre-Dame-de-Grâce / Westmount / Montréal / Rosemont / Anjou / Pointe-aux-Trembles)
- Montreal-Est
- Repentigny
- Saint-Sulpice
- Lavaltrie
- Lanoraie
- Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
- Berthierville
- Saint-Cuthbert
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Maskinonge
- Louiseville
- Yamachiche
- Trois-Rivières (Pointe-du-Lac / Trois-Rivières-Ouest / Trois-Rivières / Cap-de-la-Madeleine)
- Champlain
- Batiscan
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
- Deschambault-Grondines
- Portneuf
- Cap-Santé
- Donnacona
- Neuville
- Quebec City (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures / Cap-Rouge / L'Ancienne-Lorette / Vanier / Quebec City / Beauport)
- Boischatel
- L'Ange-Gardien
- Château-Richer
- Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
- Beaupré
- Saint-Joachim
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
- Saint-Tite-des-Caps
- Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
- Baie-Saint-Paul
- Saint-Urbain
- Saint-Hilarion
- Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs
- Clermont, Quebec
- La Malbaie
- Saint-Siméon
- Baie-Sainte-Catherine (ferry to 138 continuation in Tadoussac)
- Tadoussac
- Sacré-Coeur
- Les Bergeronnes
- Les Escoumins
- Longue-Rive
- Portneuf-sur-Mer
- Forestville
- Colombier
- Betsiamites
- Ragueneau
- Chute-aux-Outardes
- Pointe-aux-Outardes
- Baie-Comeau
- Franquelin
- Godbout
- Baie-Trinité
- Port-Cartier
- Uashat
- Sept-Îles
- Rivière-au-Tonnerre
- Rivière-Saint-Jean
- Longue-Pointe-du-Mingan
- Havre-Saint-Pierre
- Baie-Johan-Beetz
- Aguanish
- Natashquan
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Google Maps. Overview map for QC 138 from Montreal border to Natashquan [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ Google Maps. Overview map for QC 138 from Montreal to New York border [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ Google Maps. Overview map for QC 138 from dead end to Newfoundland and Labrador border [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ Trans-Labrador Hwy - Labrador 2003 - Page 5
- ^ New Quebec highway good for Labrador economy: exporter. CBC News. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
[edit] External links
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