Quebec Route 162

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Route 162
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Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length23.9 km [1] (14.9 mi)
Major junctions
South endQc122.svgQc161.svg Route 122 / Route 161 in Victoriaville
 Qc165.svgQc263.svg Route 165 / Route 263 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
North endQuebec Autoroute 20.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-20 (TCH) in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
Location
Counties Arthabaska
Major cities Victoriaville
Highway system
Qc161.svg Route 161 Route 165 Qc165.svg

Route 162 is a short 24 km highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, linking Autoroute 20 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford and Victoriaville, at the junction of Route 122.

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Municipalities along Route 162

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 73, Les Publications du Québec, 2005