Quebec Route 226

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Route 226
Route 226-QC.png
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length129.2 km [1] (80.3 mi)
Major junctions
West endQc132.svg Route 132 in Pierreville
 Qc255.svg Route 255 in Saint-Elphège
Qc259.svg Route 259 in Sainte-Monique
Quebec Autoroute 55.svgQc155.svg A-55 / Route 155 in Saint-Célestin
Qc261.svg Route 261 in Bécancour
Qc263.svg Route 263 in Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
Qc218.svg Route 218 in Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard
Qc265.svg Route 265 in Fortierville
East endQc271.svg Route 271 in Sainte-Croix
Highway system
Qc225.svg Route 225 Route 227 Qc227.svg

Route 226 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Pierreville and its eastern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 271.

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Route 226 is an exclusively rural highway going through very small villages in the Chaudière-Appalaches and mostly in the Centre-du-Québec regions. The biggest village along the way is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, with 1,200 people.

Municipalities along Route 226

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 84-85, Les Publications du Québec, 2005