Quebec Autoroute 540
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| Autoroute Duplessis | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 5.1 km[1][2] (3.2 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1966[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   A-73 / Route 175 in Québec | |||
 A-40 in Québec | ||||
| North end |  Route 138 in Québec | |||
| Location | ||||
| Major cities | Québec City | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 540 is a short spur highway, connecting Route 138 to Autoroute 73 and linking the Jean Lesage International Airport with the Pierre Laporte Bridge. It is also known as Autoroute Duplessis, honouring former Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Exit list[]
Exit numbers on Autoroute 540 are numbered from north to south, unlike other Autoroutes which are numbered from south to north. The entire route is located in Québec City, Capitale-Nationale.
| km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | – | Route 175 north (Boulevard Laurier) | |||
| 10 | Route 175 south (Pont de Québec) / Chemin Saint-Louis | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 134E on A-73 | ||||
| 9 |  A-73 south (Pont Pierre-Laporte) to A-20 – Montréal | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 134O on A-73 | ||||
| 8 | Boulevard Hochelaga | |||||
| 6 | Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois | |||||
| 5 | Chemin Sainte-Foy | |||||
| 3 |  A-40 (Autoroute Charest) to A-440 – Québec Centre-Ville, Montréal | Signed as exits 3E (east) and 3O (west) | ||||
| – | Avenue Jules-Verne | At-grade intersection; terminus of freeway section | ||||
| 5.10 | 3.17 | – | Route 138 (Boulevard Wilfred-Hammel) – Québec, Trois-Rivières | At-grade intersection | ||
| 5.10 | 3.17 | – |  Aéroport Jean-Lesage | Continuation beyond Route 138 via Route de l'Aéroport | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
External links[]
Route map:
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Geographic data related to autoroute Duplessis at OpenStreetMap- Transport Quebec website
- Transports Quebec Map (in French)
- A-540 at Quebec Autoroutes
- A-540 at Exitlists.com
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