Quebec Route 253

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Route 253

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Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length62.4 km [1]  (38.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endVermont 253.svg VT 253 at Canaan, Vermont
Major intersectionsQc206.svg R-206 in Saint-Malo
Qc108.svgQc210.svg R-108  / R-210 in Cookshire-Eaton
North endQc112.svg R-112 in East Angus
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Highway system
Qc251.svg R-251 Qc255.svg R-255

Route 253 is a north–south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Its northern terminus is in East Angus at Route 112 and its southern terminus is at the Vermont border, where it becomes Vermont Route 253.

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Municipalities along Route 253

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 89, Les Publications du Québec, 2005