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Québec Autoroutes

Dupessis Autoroute and Autoroute 540 (A-540)

Route 540
Route 540 in Vaudreuil-Dorion is used, as its sister A-520, to connect A-20 and A-40. It is the shortest numbered autoroute.

Status : In service
Years in service : 1967 - present
Location : Vaudreuil-Dorion municipality, Montérégie region.
Southern terminus : Autoroute Jean-Lesage (A-20) (Vaudreuil-Dorion) (km 1)
Northern terminus : Félix-Leclerc Autoroute (A-40) (Vaudreuil-Dorion) (km 4)
Length : 4.9 kilometres
Other names : Autoroute de Vaudreuil
Lowest AADT : 22 700 vpd (between A-20 and R-340) (2000)
Highest AADT : 33 000 vpd (between R-340 and A-20) (2000)

Duplessis Autoroute
Duplessis Expressway is an urban boulevard that runs in Québec city IIIrd and VIIIth arroundissments. It's a direct link from Jean-Lesage International Airport and Pierre-Laporte Bridge. Charest Autoroute interchange has been rebuilt (2003-2004). Duplessis Boulevard was planned to link de la Captiale (wich was once planned to run through L'Ancienne-Lorette), Charest and Henri-IV Autoroutes with Jean-Lesage Airport (that explains why its exit-numbering begins to 3).

Status : In service
Years in service : 1966 - present
Location : Québec city, Capitale-Nationale region.
Southern terminus : Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (R-138) (Québec Arr. Laurentien VII) (km 2)
Northern terminus : Boulevard Laurier (R-175) (Québec Arr. Sainte-Foy-Sillery III) (km 10)
Length : 5.1 kilometres
Other names : Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis (60's-70's)
Lowest AADT : 31 000 vpd (between A-40 and R-138) (2000)
Highest AADT : 51 000 vpd (between A-40 and Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois) (2000)

Duplessis Autoroute (A-540 northbound)
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As seen from the Quatre-Bourgeois (exit 6) overpass