 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
The following is a list and description of former and unbuiltQuebec autoroutes.
 Autoroute 51 | |
|---|---|
| Joseph-Armand-Bombardier Autoroute | |
| Existed: | 1974 – 1982 (renumbered asA-55) |
| Length: | 9 km (6 mi) |
| South end: |  R-116 nearMelbourne |
| North end: |   A-20 (TCH) inDrummondville |
Autoroute 55 south ofAutoroute 20 toRoute 116 was co-designated Autoroute 51 until 1982. By 1983, official documents had removed the Autoroute 51 designation from its section of Autoroute 55. In the 1970s, there were plans to extend Autoroute 51 north of Autoroute 20 to a proposed easterly extension of Autoroute 30 nearYamaska.[1]
 Autoroute 430 | |
|---|---|
| René-Levesque Autoroute | |
| Existed: | Renumbered asA-15,A-20 andRoute 132 |
| Length: | 25 km (15.53 mi) |
| South end: |   A-15 /R-132 inCandiac |
| Major junctions: |  A-10 /A-15 /A-20 inBrossard A-20 (TCH) /A-25 (TCH) inBoucherville |
| North end: | A-25 (TCH) /A-20 (TCH) inBoucherville |
Autoroute 430 was proposed to connectCandiac toSainte-Julie. The section between Candiac andBoucherville was constructed but remainedunsigned, instead being signed as part ofRoute 132 with a 13 km (8 mi)concurrency withAutoroute 15 and a 15 km (9 mi) concurrency withAutoroute 20.
Initially, Highway 20 was to pass throughDowntown Montreal along present-dayRoute 136 (Autoroute Ville-Marie) corridor, joinAutoroute 25, and cross theSt. Lawrence River via theLouis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel. Autoroute 20 was to pass temporarily on the south shore (the overlap with Route 132), and once the initial route was constructed, the south shore section would be renumbered to Autoroute 430. The Autoroute Ville-Marie extension was cancelled and Autoroute 20 is permanently routed on the south shore, resulting in the Autoroute 430 designation being cancelled. The exit numbers on Autoroute 20 were adjusted in 2012.
The northern part of Autoroute 430 between the freeway section of Route 132 in Boucherville andAutoroute 30 in Sainte-Julie was not constructed.[2]
 Autoroute 540 | |
|---|---|
| Existed: | 1967 – 2012 (renumbered asA-30) |
| Length: | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| South end: | A-20 inVaudreuil-Dorion |
| North end: |  A-40 (TCH) in Vaudreuil-Dorion |
TheVaudreuil-Dorion segment of Autoroute 540 was a short connection betweenAutoroute 20 andAutoroute 40. It became part ofAutoroute 30 in when its extension was completed in December 2012.
 Autoroute 550 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute Deschênes Britannia-Deschênes Corridor | |
| Existed: | 2007 |
| Length: | n/a |
| West end: |  Highway 416 inOttawa |
| East end: |  A-50 inGatineau |
Autoroute 550 would have served as a bypass ofGatineau and would have been a link across theOttawa River toHighway 416 in the west end ofOttawa.[3][circular reference] It was planned to alleviate traffic alongAutoroute 50 andAutoroute 5 in Gatineau, as well as traffic alongHighway 417 and in downtown Ottawa. In 1996, the Quebec Ministry of Transportation stated in 1996 that there was no need for a Gatineau bypass, but it is keeping the corridor for a possible future boulevard or freeway in partnership with theNational Capital Commission.[4][5]
In 2006, the National Capital Capital Commission began a study about a new inter-provincial bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau;[6] however, the focus is located east of downtown Ottawa and the Britannia-Deschênes Corridor was not included as part of the study.[7]
 Autoroute 6 | |
|---|---|
| Richelieu Autoroute Autoroute Haut-Richelieu | |
| Existed: | 2003 |
| Length: | 55 km (34 mi) |
| West end: | A-15 inLa Prairie |
| Major junctions: |  A-30 in La Prairie A-35 inSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| East end: |  R-235 inFarnham |
Proposed in the 1960s, Autoroute 6 was planned to run fromAutoroute 15 inLa Prairie toFarnham, also intersectingAutoroute 30 andAutoroute 35; it would have paralleledRoute 104. The western half of the route was cancelled by the mid-1970s while the rest of the route was abandoned a few years later. Reconstruction of Autoroute 15 through La Prairie in the mid-2000s removed a grassy median at km 49 where ramps were to be built for a directional T-interchange to connect with Autoroute 6.[8][9]
 Autoroute 9 | |
|---|---|
| Pointe Fortune-Lachute Autoroute | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 12 km (7 mi) |
| South end: | A-40 (TCH) inPointe-Fortune |
| North end: | A-50 inLachute |
Proposed in the 1960s and early 1970s, Autoroute 9 was planned to run fromAutoroute 40 inPointe-Fortune toAutoroute 50 inLachute, providing a fixed crossing over theOttawa River. Evidence of the proposed Autoroute 9 can be found in the form of a wide median on Autoroute 40 (to accommodate a Y-interchange) just east of Exit 1 in Pointe-Fortune.[10]
 Autoroute 10 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute des Cantons de l'Est | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 100 km (62 mi) |
| West end: |  A-55 inSherbrooke |
| East end: |  A-73 inSaint-Georges |
The Autoroute 10 was planned in 1971 to Saint-Georges with a crossing of Autoroute 65 in Lambton.
 Autoroute 13 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute Chomedey | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 25 km (16 mi) |
| South end: |   A-13 /A-640 inBoisbriand |
| North end: | A-50 inMirabel |
Portion only: There was a proposal to extend Autoroute 13 fromAutoroute 640 inBoisbriand toAutoroute 50 nearMirabel Airport. Since Mirabel Airport ceased passenger operations in 2004, the A-13 extension was de-prioritised.[11][12]
 Autoroute 15 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Montréal |
| Existed | Cancelled |
Portion only: There was a fully funded proposal to bypass the Autoroute 15concurrency alongAutoroute 40 (known asAutoroute Métropolitaine or "the Met" between the two segments of Autoroute 15) by diverging from its present alignment south of the Henri-Bourassa/Sauve exit to connect directly from the North into the Decarie interchange.[citation needed]
 Autoroute 16 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute Wilfrid-Laurier | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 9 km (6 mi) |
| West end: | Jacques Cartier Bridge |
| East end: | A-30 inLongueuil |
Reserved for autoroute conversion of Boulevard Wilfrid-Laurier (Route 112 andRoute 116).
 Autoroute 18 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute des Bois-Francs | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | n/a |
| West end: | A-55 inVictoriaville |
| East end: |  A-65 (proposed) inPlessisville |
In the 1970s, Autoroute 18 was proposed to extend east fromAutoroute 55 throughVictoriaville towardAutoroute 65 (also unbuilt) inPlessisville.[13]
 Autoroute 20 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute du Souvenir | |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion section | |
| Length: | 8 km (5 mi) |
| West end: | A-20 /A-30 inVaudreuil-Dorion |
| East end: | A-20 / Boulevard Don-Quichotte inL'Île-Perrot |
| Downtown Montréal section | |
| Length: | 15 km (9 mi) |
| West end: | A-15 / A-20 inMontréal |
| East end: | A-25 (TCH) in Montréal |
Portions only: Autoroute 20 has two unbuilt sections, one bypassingDorion and another the continuation of the presentRoute 136, joiningAutoroute 25 north of the tunnel.
The proposed alignment of the Dorion bypass would have begun at present-Autoroute 30 (formerlyAutoroute 540), crossed theOttawa River at the Hydro transmission wire crossing, and joined the current route at Boulevard Don-Quichotte. Current plans are to move the proposed highway slightly north between the eastern bridge entrance to the town of Dorion and the last junction at Boulevard Harwood (Route 342).[citation needed]
The section east of the current Ville-Marie tunnel was supposed to be designatedAutoroute 20 but was designated asAutoroute 720 until 2021 where it was redesignated toRoute 136. The highway is currently routed from the Turcot interchange alongAutoroute 15, over theChamplain Bridge, and then east onRoute 132 towardsAutoroute 25 at the southern end of the tunnel.[14]
 Autoroute 35 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts | |
| Existed: | In process of realisation |
| Length: | 16 km (10 mi) |
| South end: |  I-89 at theCanada-U.S. border |
| North end: |  A-35 /R-133 inSaint-Sébastien |
Portions only:Autoroute 35 is still incomplete. When the highway was first built in the 1960s, it ended inIberville at the northern end ofRoute 133 at the intersection of rue Lefort. Around 2009, it was announced that the Autoroute would be completed by 2017 where the process involved four phases with the first two completed in 2014.[15] Autoroute 35 is now extended from the previous terminus in Iberville to Route 133 atSaint-Sébastien. The last two phases involve continuing the highway southeast of the current terminus toPhillipsburg, construction of an interchange on Route 133 at Phillipsburg, and following Route 133 toInterstate 89 at the Vermont border. In 2019, the government announced the construction of the last phases will be completed for 2023.[16]
 Autoroute 40 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute Félix-Leclerc | |
| Trois-Rivières section | |
| Length: | 11 km (7 mi)[17] |
| West end: | A-40 /A-55 inTrois-Rivières |
| East end: | A-40 in Trois-Rivières |
| Quebec City section | |
| Length: | 12 km (7 mi)[18] |
| West end: | A-40 inQuebec City |
| East end: |  A-40 /A-73 /A-573 in Quebec City |
Two sections of Autoroute 40 were not part of the original plans. The original intention was to bypassTrois-Rivières to the north, while the existing Autoroute 40 through downtown would have beenAutoroute 755, avoiding its present concurrency withAutoroute 55. In addition, a different route was originally planned aroundSainte-Foy (now in the west end ofQuebec City) south ofJean Lesage International Airport, while the existing 12 km (7.5 mi) segment of Autoroute 40 between Sainte-Augustin andAutoroute 73 would have been the western end ofAutoroute 440. Bothrights-of-way are still maintained.[17][18]
 Autoroute 50 | |
|---|---|
| Joliette Beltway | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | n/a |
| West end: | A-25 inSaint-Esprit |
| East end: |   A-31 /R-131 inJoliette |
Portions only: Originally, the portion ofRoute 158 betweenSaint-Esprit andJoliette was planned to be Autoroute 50, however, these plans were later cancelled.[19][20] A petition to upgrade the existing route to its formerly planned freeway status began circulating in 2014.[21]
 Autoroute 65 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute de l'Amiante | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 50 km (31 mi) |
| South end: |  R-112 inThetford Mines |
| North end: | A-20 (TCH) inVilleroy |
Autoroute 65 was proposed in the 1970s and would have linkedThetford Mines toAutoroute 20 atVilleroy. It may have been planned as far south as an easterly extension ofAutoroute 10 nearLambton.[22]
 Autoroute 415 | |
|---|---|
| Mount Royal Autoroute (Downtown loop – northern leg) | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | 7 km (4 mi) |
| South end: | A-15 inMontréal |
| North end: |  A-19 (unbuilt section) in Montreal |
Autoroute 415 had been proposed as the number of a planned autoroute inMontreal. This road was proposed in 1960, and would have connectedAutoroute 15 (the Décarie Autoroute) atMonkland Avenue toAutoroute 19 at Rachel Street (on a connection between the present Autoroute 19 and theJacques Cartier Bridge that was never built).
In its 1960 master highway plan, the Montreal Metropolitan Committee proposed a new 7 km (4.3 mi) long autoroute along the city's east–west street grid at the northern edge ofdowntown. The six-lane autoroute was forecast to handle as many as 4,500 vehicles per hour during weekday peak periods. Beginning at the Decarie Autoroute at Monkland Avenue in theNotre-Dame-de-Grâce section of the city (at the current EXIT 66 on Autoroute 15), the Mount Royal Autoroute was to extend in a northeastern direction through Westmount underneathMount Royal Park before emerging above ground at Rachel Street connecting to the unbuilt Autoroute 19 section of what is nowPapineau Avenue.[23]
 Autoroute 640 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute de Contournement Nord de Montréal North Belt Autoroute | |
| Existed: | Project cancelled |
| Length: | n/a |
| East end: |  A-640 /R-344 inOka |
| West end: | A-40 (TCH) inVaudreuil-Dorion |
Portion only: The initial plan for Autoroute 640 was to continue west fromOka, crossingLac des Deux Montagnes, toAutoroute 40 inVaudreuil-Dorion, potentially passing throughOka National Park and Aboriginal lands. The political sensitivity involved with constructing a freeway through a protected area and the1990 land dispute regarding a golf course expansion have decreased the likelihood of the extension.[24]
 Autoroute 755 | |
|---|---|
| Autoroute de Francheville | |
| Existed: | 1977 – 1980s |
| Length: | 10 km (6 mi) |
| West end: | A-55 inTrois-Rivières |
| East end: | A-40 in Trois-Rivières |
Autoroute 755 is in service but is currently part ofAutoroute 40. Originally, Autoroute 40 was to avoid the downtown area ofTrois-Rivières and to pass north of its current alignment, continuing east from the northern Autoroute 40 /Autoroute 55 interchange to a tight curve near Rue Courteau. The present alignment of Autoroute 40 in the downtown area would have been designated as Autoroute 755.[25]
It existed briefly in the mid-1980s under the name ofAutoroute de Francheville, but was incorporated into Autoroute 40 when the construction of the original route was suspended.[citation needed]
