Quebec Autoroute 540

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Autoroute 540

Autoroute Duplessis
A-540.png
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length5.1 km [1] [2]  (3.2 mi)
Existed1966 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endQuebec Autoroute 73.svgQc175.svg A-73  / R-175 in Québec
Major intersectionsQuebec Autoroute 40.svg A-40 in Québec
North endQc138.svg R-138 in Québec
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Major cities Québec City
Highway system
Quebec Autoroute 530.svg A-530 Quebec Autoroute 573.svg A-573

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.

Contents

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, Québec TE. 

km [3] miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Qc175.svg Boulevard Laurier (R-175 north) Québec Centre-Ville A-540 southern terminus; through traffic follows R-175 north
10Qc175.svg R-175 south / Chemin Saint-Louis Pont de Québec
9Quebec Autoroute 73.svgQuebec Autoroute 20.svg A-73 south to A-20  Pont Pierre-Laporte, Montréal A-73 north exit 134; A-73 south exit 136; no exit to A-73 north
0.60.378Boulevard Hochelaga
1.30.816Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois
2.01.25Chemin Sainte-Foy
4.02.53Quebec Autoroute 40.svgQuebec Autoroute 440.svg A-40 (Autoroute Félix-Leclerc) to A-440  Québec Centre-Ville, Montréal Signed as exits 3E (east) and 3O (west); A-40 exit 305
4.93.0Avenue Jules-Verne At-grade intersection; terminus of freeway section
5.43.4Qc138.svg Boulevard Wilfred-Hammel (R-138) Québec, Trois-Rivières At-grade intersection; A-540 northern terminus; becomes Route de l'Aéroport
7.14.4Quebec I-300-1.svg Aéroport Jean-Lesage
9.25.7Qc358.svg Avenue Notre Dame (R-358)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. Google (April 25, 2023). "Quebec Autoroute 540" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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