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This freeway runs along the Majestic on all its lenght. Formerly under governance of the Québec Autoroutes Office, this
highway was tolled. As Jean-Lesage Autoroute, it links Montréal to Québec. Originally, A-40 was supposed to by-pass Trois-Rivières
(the actual elevated carriage through Downtown Trois-Rivières would have been A-755/Francheville Exwy. and would have ran between West-Trois-Rivières Interchange (km 196) and Madeleine Curve) and Ste-Foy (the actual carriage
would have begun at St-Augustin Curve. That explains the irregular exit-numbering of A-440). There are nice point of views of both Montreal and Québec skylines and also of the St. Lawrence.
Status : In
service
Years in service : 1959 - present
Location
: Montérégie, Montréal, Lanaudière, Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale regions
Western
terminus : Ontario Border (HWY-417) (Pointe-Fortune) (km 1)
Eastern terminus : Boulevard Sainte-Anne (R-138) (Boischatel) (km 325)
Length
: 347.1 kilometres
Other
names :
Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (decomissioned 1998) (km 0 to 66, 92 to 196, 207 to 295)
Autoroute de Francheville (decomissioned 1998) (km 196 to 207). Note : This part of the road is still reffered
to as Autoroute de Francheville by locales and traffic reports.
Autoroute Charest (decomissioned 1998) (km 295 to 307)
Autoroute de la Capitale (decomissioned 1998) (km 307 to 323). Note : This part of the road is still reffered
to as Autoroute de la Capitale by locales and traffic reports
Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency (decomissioned 1998) (km 323 à 325)
Boulevard Métropolitain (decomissioned 1979?) (km 307 to 323)
Lowest AADT
: 12 400 vpd (between R-153 and
R-363) (2000)
Highest AADT : 193
000 vpd (between A-15 North and boulevard de l'Acadie) (2000)
| Aut. Félix-Leclerc (Formerly Capitale Autoroute) |
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| JCT Henri-Bourassa Blvd., Québec Arr. Charlesbourg |
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