Quebec Route 249

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Route 249
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Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length68.8 km [1] (42.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endQc112.svg Route 112 in Magog (Omerville)
 Qc220.svg Route 220 in Sherbrooke
Qc222.svg Route 222 in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Quebec Autoroute 55.svgQc143.svg A-55 / Route 143 in Windsor
North endQc255.svg Route 255 in Val-des-Sources
Location
Major citiesMagog, Sherbrooke, Val-des-Sources
Highway system
Qc247.svg Route 247 Route 251 Qc251.svg

Route 249 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Val-des-Sources at the junction of Route 255, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 112 close to Magog.

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Municipalities along Route 249

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 88, Les Publications du Québec, 2005