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Québec Autoroutes

Robert-Cliche, Henri IV and Laurentienne Autoroutes (A-73)

Autoroute Robert-Cliche :
A-73 begins as a Super-2 road in the Beauce appalachian slopes and valleys scenery. The carriageway becomes dual at kilometre 95, in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. Autoroute Robert-cliche crosses Saint-Laurent river on a majestic suspended steel structure.
 
Autoroute Henri-IV
Henri-IV runs through downtown Sainte-Foy and shares its roadway with A-40 north of Autoroute Charest (A-40/A-440).
 
Autoroute Laurentienne
Autoroute 73 ends at route 371 in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury united townships. Its sister, R-175, will be twinned and extended as a 4-lane divided road through Réserve faunique des Laurentides W.R., up to Saguenay city before 2015. First, the section through Stoneham village needs to be twinned. Visit http://www.autoroutestoneham.com/ or BAPE website for further informations.
 
2003-2008 Chaudière-Appalaches transportation plan suggest a new 19 kilometres section of A-73 between Saint-Joseph and Saint-Georges-de-Beauce. Route 173 is actually being reconstructed in downtown Saint-Georges to accept eventual A-73 traffic.
 

Status : In service
Years in service : 1963 - present
Location : Chaudière-Appalaches and Capitale-Nationale regions
Southern terminus : Côte Taschereau (Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce) (R-276) (km 72)
Northern terminus : Boulevard Talbot (R-175) (Stoneham-Tewkesbury) (R-175) (km 167)
Length : 88.3 kilometres
Other names : Autoroute de la Beauce
Lowest AADT : 7300 vpd (between Vallée-Jonction and St-Joseph) (2000)
Highest AADT : 114 000 vpd (Pont Pierre-Laporte bridge) (2000)

Henri-IV Autoroute (A-73 northbound)

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As seen from Quatre-Bourgeois blvd.

8% hill on Laurentienne Autoroute in Charlesbourg
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Source : www.autoroutestoneham.com