Quebec Route 265

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Route 265
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Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length49 km [1]  (30 mi)
Major junctions
South endQc116.svg Route 116 near Plessisville
Major intersectionsQuebec Autoroute 20.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-20 (TCH) in Villeroy
North endQc132.svg Route 132 near Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent
Location
Major citiesVilleroy, Plessisville
Highway system
Qc263.svg Route 263 Qc267.svg Route 267

Route 265 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 165 in Plessisville. It used to continue up to Black Lake (now part of Thetford Mines) at the junction of Route 112, but the segment between Plessisville and Black Lake was later re-numbered to Route 165 in the 1990s.

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Towns along Route 265

Northern end of the route in Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent. Deschaillons vers Parisville.JPG
Northern end of the route in Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent.

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005