Quebec Autoroute 40

Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is an Autoroute on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is one of the two major connections between Montreal and Quebec City, the other being Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Autoroute 40 is currently 347 km (215.6 mi) long. Between the Ontario–Quebec boundary and the interchange with Autoroute 25, the route is signed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

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Autoroute 40

Route Transcanadienne
Autoroute Félix-Leclerc
Metropolitan Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length347 km[1][2] (216 mi)
Existed1959[3]–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 417 / TCH at the Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune
Major intersections
East end R-138 / R-368 in Quebec City
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesMontreal, Terrebonne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
Highway system
← A-35→ A-50

Route description

The western terminus of Autoroute 40 is located at the Ontario–Quebec border, where it continues as Highway 417 towards Ottawa; the eastern terminus is in Boischatel, where it transitions into Route 138 at the end of the freeway.

The portion of Autoroute 40 from the Ontario border to Autoroute 25 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Metropolitan Autoroute portion in Montreal is the busiest highway in Quebec, the busiest section of the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as the second busiest highway section overall in Canada after Highway 401 in Toronto.

History
Autoroute 40 (Autoroute Felix-Leclerc) in Quebec City

Two sections of Autoroute 40 were not part of the original plans: The original intention was to bypass Trois-Rivières to the north (the existing A-40 through downtown would have been Autoroute 755 and the concurrency with Autoroute 55 would have been simply A-55). In addition, a different route was originally planned around Quebec City south of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing 12 km (7 mi) segment of Autoroute 40 between Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Autoroute 73 would have been the western end of Autoroute 440, thus explaining the exit numbering starting at 12). While the right-of-ways of both bypasses still exist and may still be developed in the future as congestion increases, there are no immediate plans to renew construction.

A 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the highway in Pointe-Claire, from roughly St. John's Boulevard, near Fairview Pointe-Claire Shopping Centre, to the turnaround loop, Senneville Road was used during the 1976 Summer Olympics for the men's road team time trial cycling race.[4]

A-40 eastbound near the interchange with A-73 in Quebec City

In 1997, the highway (apart from the portion served by the Metropolitan Autoroute) was renamed Autoroute Félix-Leclerc after the late Quebec artist and political activist Félix Leclerc.

Prior to 1997, Autoroute 40 east of Montreal had four different names, the first section was named Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (North Shore Autoroute) between Montréal and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (km 87 to 196, 209 to 296). A segment in Trois-Rivières east of Autoroute 55 that was named Autoroute de Francheville (Francheville Autoroute) (km 196 to 207). Between Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Autoroute 73 in Quebec City (km 296 to 307) it was called Autoroute Charest. Finally, between the junction of Autoroute 73 and Autoroute 573 and its eastern end at Route 138 it was known as Autoroute de la Capitale, a name that is still commonly used by Quebec City residents.

Direction to Autoroute 40/15 road signs photographed in Montreal

Exit list
RCMLocationkm[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
Vaudreuil-SoulangesPointe-Fortune0.00.0— Highway 417 west / TCH – OttawaContinuation into Ontario
1 R-342 east – Pointe-FortuneStraddles the Ontario border; also signed as exit 1 for Hwy 417
Pointe-Fortune – Rigaud boundary2.71.72Montée Wilson – Pointe-Fortune
Rigaud6.23.96Montée de la Baie-Saint-Thomas
9.45.89 R-342 – Rigaud
11.87.312 R-342 – Rigaud Rigaud Service Centre (Eastbound and Westbound)
16.910.517 R-201 (Montée Lavigne) – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Saint-Lazare22.013.722Hudson, Saint-Lazare
Vaudreuil-Dorion26.516.526 To R-342 – Hudson, Saint-LazareEastbound access to Route 342
27.517.128 R-342 – HudsonWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
32.620.332 A-30 east to A-20 / Highway 401 – Sorel-Tracy, TorontoA-30 exit 1; former A-540
34.721.635Avenue Saint-Charles – Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
36.622.736Chemin Dumberry, Chemin des ChenauxWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Lake of Two Mountains
(Lac des Deux Montagnes)		38.4–
40.3		23.9–
25.0		Pont de l’Île aux Tourtes (Île aux Tourtes Bridge)
MontréalSenneville40.325.040Chemin de SennevilleWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue42.026.141Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Île-Perrot
44.727.844Boulevard Morgan
Kirkland47.829.749Chemin Sainte-Marie
50.031.150Boulevard Saint-Charles
Pointe-Claire52.932.952Boulevard Saint-Jean
Pointe-Claire – Dorval boundary56.034.855Boulevard des Sources
Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Montréal boundary57.635.858Boulevard Hymus, Boulevard Alfred-Nobel, Boulevard Henri-BourassaEastbound exit
Montréal59.9–
61.4		37.2–
38.2		60 A-13 – Montréal Centre-Ville, Laval, P.E. Trudeau Airport, Mirabel AirportA-13 exit 6
61.7–
63.1		38.3–
39.2		62Boulevard de la Côte-Vertu
Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Boulevard HymusWestbound exit
63.939.764Boulevard Cavendish
65.340.665 A-520 west (Autoroute Côte-de-Liesse) – P.E. Trudeau Airport
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (R-117 north)Eastbound exit
Montréal – Mount Royal boundary66.4–
67.1		41.3–
41.7		66 A-15 south (Autoroute Décarie) – Montréal Centre-Ville, Pont Champlain, New YorkDécarie Interchange
A-15 exit 70; west end of A-15 concurrency
West end of Metropolitan Autoroute / Autoroute Métropolitaine
68.142.368Rue Stinson, Chemin Rockland, Boulevard de l'AcadieEastbound exit
69.2–
70.0		43.0–
43.5		70 A-15 (TCH) north (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Laval, Mirabel AirportA-15 exit 1; east end of A-15 concurrency
Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (R-117 north), Chemin RocklandWestbound exit
71 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Rue Saint-Denis (R-335)Eastbound exit
Montréal71.144.271Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Boulevard de l'AcadieWestbound exit
72.445.073 To A-19 north / Rue Saint-Hubert, Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Avenue PapineauEastbound exit
73.445.673 Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Rue Saint-Hubert, Rue Saint-Denis (R-335)Westbound exit
74.246.174Rue d'IbervilleEastbound exit
75.146.775Boulevard Saint-Michel
To A-19 north / Avenue PapineauWestbound exit
75.747.076 Boulevard Pie-IX (R-125), Boulevard ViauEastbound exit
77.147.977Boulevard LacordaireWestbound exit
78.248.676 Boulevard Lacordaire, Boulevard Viau, Boulevard Pie-IX (R-125)Westbound exit
79.249.278Boulevard Langelier, Boulevard des Galeries-d'Anjou
80.3–
81.2		49.9–
50.5		80 A-25 (TCH) to A-20 – Laval, Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-LafontaineTrans-Canada Highway follows A-25 south; signed as exits 80-S (south) and 80-N (north); A-25 exit 8
81.7–
83.1		50.8–
51.6		82Boulevard Roi-René, Boulevard Ray-Lawson
Montréal-Est82.951.583Boulevard Bourget, Avenue Marien, Boulevard Saint-Jean-BaptisteEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Montréal86.753.987Rue Sherbrooke (R-138) Boulevard Henri-BourassaEastbound exit
87.454.385Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Boulevard Tricentenaire, Avenue MarienWestbound exit
88.955.289 Rue Sherbrooke (R-138), Boulevard Henri-BourassaWestbound exit
East end of Metropolitan Autoroute / Autoroute Métropolitaine
91.957.192Boulevard GouinEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Rivière des Prairies92.3–
93.3		57.4–
58.0		Pont Charles-de Gaulle (Charles de Gaulle Bridge)
Les MoulinsTerrebonne94.158.594 R-344 – Terrebonne
Les Moulins – L'Assomption boundaryTerrebonne – Charlemagne boundary95.2–
96.2		59.2–
59.8		96 A-640 – Charlemagne, Laval, Saint-Eustache, Mirabel AirportSigned as exits 96-E (east) and 96-O (west); A-640 exit 52
L'AssomptionRepentigny97.060.397Boulevard Pierre-Le Gardeur – Repentigny, CharlemagneEastbound exit and westbound entrance
97.860.898Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – RepentignyEastbound exit; west end of collector/express lanes
100.062.1100Boulevard Industriel, Rue ValmontEastbound exit
102.063.4100Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – RepentignyWestbound exit; east end of collector/express lanes
102.463.6102Rue ValmontWestbound exit
L'Assomption106.165.9108 R-341 (Boulevard Louis-Philippe Picard) – L'Assomption, L'ÉpiphanieFormerly exit 106
109.668.1110 R-343 – L'Assomption, Saint-SulpiceFormerly exit 108
D'AutrayLavaltrie117.973.3 Point-du-Jour Rest Area (Eastbound and Westbound, exit 118)
121.775.6122 A-31 north / R-131 – Joliette, LavaltrieA-31 exit 1
Lanoraie129.680.5130Lanoraie
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier140.787.4141Rang Sainte-PhilomèneEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Berthierville143.188.9144 R-158 – Saint-Gabriel, Berthierville
Saint-Cuthbert150.193.3151 R-138 – Saint-Cuthbert
Saint-Barthélemy155.696.7155Saint-Barthélemy, Maskinongé
MaskinongéMaskinongé161.0100.0160Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est
163.0101.3 Baie-de-Maskinongé Service Centre (Eastbound)
Concession-de-la-Rivière Rest Stop (Westbound)
Maskinongé – Louiseville boundary167.5104.1166Louiseville, Maskinongé
Louiseville – Yamachiche boundary175.3108.9174 R-138 – Louiseville, Yamachiche
Yamachiche180.5112.2180 R-153 north – Yamachiche
Trois-Rivières188.1116.9187 R-138 (Rue Notre-Dame O) – Yamachiche
190.3118.2189Rang St-Charles
192.6119.7192Chemin des Petites-Terres
197.4122.7196
186		 A-55 north to R-155 / Boulevard des Forges – ShawiniganWest end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 186; exit numbers follow A-55
199.9124.2183Boulevard Jean-XXIII
200.9124.8182
197		 A-55 south – Pont Laviolette, Victoriaville, Drummondville, VermontEast end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 182; A-40 exit numbers resume
202.6125.9198Boulevard des Récollets
204.2–
205.2		126.9–
127.5		199Boulevard des Forges – Trois-Rivières Centre-Ville
207.3128.8201Boulevard des Chenaux
207.3–
207.7		128.8–
129.1		Pont Radisson (Radisson Bridge) crosses Saint-Maurice River
207.7129.1202Boulevard des Estacades
209.4130.1203 R-157 (Rue Thibeau) – Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, ShawiniganEastbound signed as exits 203-S (south) and 203-N (north)
211.6131.5205Boulevard des Prairies
Les Chenaux
 No major junctions
Trois-Rivières218.5135.8210 R-352 north – Saint-Maurice
Les ChenauxChamplain227.9141.6220 R-359 – Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Narcisse, Champlain
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan237.2147.4229 R-361 – Batiscan, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade246.5153.2236 R-159 – Saint-Prosper, Saint-Casimir, Saint-Tite, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
PortneufDeschambault-Grondines260.4161.8250Chemin de St-Casimir
265.4164.9254 R-363 – Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Deschambault-Grondines
270.6168.1257Route Proulx – Saint-Gilbert Portneuf, Quebec
Portneuf276.2171.6261Portneuf
Cap-Santé284.5176.8269 R-358 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile, Cap-Santé
Donnacona289.2179.7274Donnacona
Neuville296.4184.2281 R-365 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Raymond, NeuvilleWestbound signed as exits 281-N (north) and 281-S (south)
300.0186.4285Neuville
QuébecSaint-Augustin-de-Desmaures304.8189.4 Cap-de-Pierre Service Centre (Eastbound)
310.2192.7295 R-367 (Route de Fossambault) – Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
314.4195.4298 R-138 – Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, L'Ancienne-LoretteSigned as exits 298-O (west) and 298-E (east)
316.5196.7300Chemin du Lac
Québec318.8198.1302Route Jean-Gauvin, Cap Rouge
320.3199.0304Avenue Le Gendre
321.4–
322.5		199.7–
200.4		305 A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) to A-20 – Jean Lesage International Airport, Pont Pierre-LaporteSigned as exits 305-S (south) and 305-N (north); A-540 exit 3
323.0200.7306Avenue Blaise-Pascal
323.6–
324.5		201.1–
201.6		307
139		 A-73 south (Autoroute Henri-IV) to A-20 – Pont Pierre-Laporte
Autoroute Charest (A-440) – Quebec Centre-Ville		West end of A-73 concurrency; eastbound signed as exits 307-S (south) and 307-N (north), westbound signed as exits 139-O (west) and 139-E (east); A-73 exit 139; A-440 exit 4; exit numbers follow A-73
324.8201.8140Rue EinsteinWestbound shares exit with exit 139-O
326.1202.6141 Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (R-138)
327.0–
327.6		203.2–
203.6		142
307		 A-573 north (Autoroute Henri-IV) – ShannonAutoroute Henri-IV follows A-573; A-40 / A-73 become Autoroute Félix Leclerc; signed as exit 142 (eastbound) and exit 307 (westbound); A-40 exit numbers resume; A-573 exit 1
328.0203.8308Boulevard Masson, Boulevard de l'Ormiere, Rue Armand-ViauRue Armand-Viau not signed eastbound
329.2–
330.9		204.6–
205.6		310 A-740 (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa), Boulevard Saint-JacquesA-740 exit 9
331.7–
332.4		206.1–
206.5		312 Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (R-358)Signed as exits 312-S (south) and 312-N (north)
332.9–
333.9		206.9–
207.5		313 A-73 north / A-973 south / R-175 – Saguenay, Alma, Quebec Centre-VilleEast end of A-73 concurrency; signed as exits 313-S (south), 313-N (north); A-73 / A-973 exit 148
334.6207.93151ère Avenue
335.6208.5316Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
337.5209.7318Avenue du Bourg-Royal
338.5210.3319Avenue Saint-David
339.8211.1320Rue Seigneuriale
341.1211.9321Rue Labelle
342.4212.8322Boulevard des Chutes
343.3213.3323 A-440 west (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) – Quebec Centre-VilleA-440 exit 29
345.3214.6325 Boulevard Sainte-Anne (R-138 west) / R-368 south – Montmorency Falls, Île d'Orléans
— R-138 east – Sainte-Anne-de-BeaupréA-40 eastern terminus; continues as R-138 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


    Rest stops
    Location Name km Direction Services
    Le Petit Village, Quebec Aire de service du Cap-de-Pierre Eastbound Food - Valentine, rest rooms, parking for trucks, RVs and cars.
    Le Village-Saint-Nicolas Westbound Unofficial rest area accessed via on/off ramps for A-40. Filling station - Shell, Food - Valentine, Electric charging stations.
    Baie-de-Maskinongé Aire de service du Baie-de-Maskinongé Eastbound Food - Valentine, A&W, Tim Hortons and Couche Tard, tourist information, rest rooms. Esso (independent operated with using Esso-brand fuel), Electric charge stations. Parking for cars, RV and trucks.
    Baie-de-Maskinongé Halte du Maskinongé Westbound Closed around 2021-2022 with Portable toilets removed from site and entry roadway blocked. Located across from Eastbound service centre.
    Point-du-Jour Aire de service du Point-du-Jour Bi-directional Vending machines, tourist information, rest rooms. Electric charging station. Les Rôtisseries Benny restaruant was closed after 2016 and now vacant area. Current rest area building was formerly Esso service station (with Marché Express) and Tim Hortons.

    See also

    References
    1. Google (March 19, 2018). "Autoroute 40 in Quebec" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
    2. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
    3. "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
    4. 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 156-8.
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