Quebec Route 175
Route 175 is a major north–south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi. Route 175 crosses the Saint Lawrence River on the Quebec Bridge, and a little further north of downtown Quebec City, it merges with Autoroute 73 for about 30 km before continuing through the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve as a two-lane divided highway in Stoneham.
Route 175 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 243.3 km[1] (151.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  R-218 in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | |||
| North end |  R-172 in Saguenay | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Major cities | Lévis, Quebec City, Stoneham, Saguenay | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Part of Route 175 is built to autoroute standards; the major part of that autoroute portion, also known as Autoroute Laurentienne, overlaps Autoroute 73. However the southern extremity of Autoroute Laurentienne, which is not part of A-73, is also designated as Autoroute 973.[2]
The stretch of highway between Stoneham and Saguenay was considered one of the most dangerous highways in the province due to it being two-lane and subject to poor weather conditions. Collisions, including those with moose, are not uncommon.[3] After lengthy negotiations between the Québec and federal governments to fund the project, work was begun to completely rebuild Route 175 as a four-lane dual carriageway. It was started in 2003 and completed in September 2013.[4]
Halfway between Quebec City and Saguenay is L'Étape, a rest area and campground featuring a gas station, restaurant and dépanneur.
Municipalities
Major intersections
| RCM | Location | km[5] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| La Nouvelle-Beauce | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 0.0 | 0.0 |  R-218 / A-73 – Saint-Gilles, Saint-Henri-de-Lévis | R-175 southern terminus | |||
| Lévis | 9.0 | 5.6 | A-73 – Québec, Saint-Georges | A-73 exit 123 | ||||
| 19.0 | 11.8 |   A-20 (TCH) to A-73 – Montreal, Québec, Pont Pierre-Laporte, Rivière-du-Loup | A-20 exit 314 | |||||
| 19.6 | 12.2 |  R-132 east (Boulevard Guillaume-Couture) – Lévis Centre-Ville | R-175 follows Boulevard Guillaume-Couture; south end of R-132 concurrency | |||||
| 21.3 | 13.2 | R-132 west (Route Marie-Victorin) – Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | Interchange; north end of R-132 concurrency; northbound U-turn | |||||
| St. Lawrence River | 21.5– 22.5 | 13.4– 14.0 | Pont de Québec (Quebec Bridge) | |||||
| Québec | Québec | 22.9 | 14.2 | 22 |  Boulevard Champlain (R-136 east) / Avenue des Hôtels | Interchange; R-175 becomes Boulevard Laurier; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 23.3 | 14.5 | 23 | Chemin Saint-Louis | Interchange | ||||
| 23.7– 24.3 | 14.7– 15.1 | – | A-73 (Autoroute Henri-IV) – Pont Pierre-Laporte  A-540 north (Autoroute Duplessis) – Aéroport Jean-Lesage | A-540 southern terminus; A-73 exit 134; A-540 exit 10; no exit from A-73 north to R-175 south or R-175 north to A-73 south | ||||
| 26.1 | 16.2 |  A-740 north (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa) | At-grade; A-740 southern terminus | |||||
| 28.9 | 18.0 | Avenue Holland | R-175 becomes Grande Allée | |||||
| 32.3 | 20.1 | Avenue Honoré-Mercier / Rue Saint-Louis | R-175 follows Avenue Honoré-Mercier; passes the Parliament Building of Quebec | |||||
| 32.9 | 20.4 |  To A-440 east (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) / Côte d'Abraham | R-175 follows Côte d'Abraham | |||||
| 33.4 | 20.8 | Rue Dorchester, Rue de la Couronne, Rue Saint-Vallier | One-way transition; R-175 north follows Rue de la Couronne; R-175 south follows Rue Dorchester | |||||
| 33.6 | 20.9 | Boulevard Charest | Connects gap in A-440 | |||||
| 34.2 | 21.3 | Rue du Chalutier | Two-way traffic resumes | |||||
| 34.5 | 21.4 |  A-973 begins (Autoroute Laurentienne) / Rue de la Croix-Rouge, 4e Rue, Pont Drouin, Rue du Cardinal-Maurice-Roy | At-grade; A-973 southern terminus and concurrency | |||||
| Autoroute Laurentienne southern terminus | ||||||||
| 35.0 | 21.7 | 2 | Rue Lee, Rue du Cardinal-Maurice-Roy | |||||
| 35.3 | 21.9 | 3 | Rue Bourdages | Southbound entrance and exit | ||||
| 35.9 | 22.3 | 4 |  Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (R-138) | Southbound signed as 4-O (west) and 4-E (east) | ||||
| 36.5 | 22.7 | 5 | Rue Soumande | |||||
| 36.9 | 22.9 | 6 | Boulevard des Cèdres | Northbound entrance and exit | ||||
| 37.9 | 23.5 | 7 148 |  A-40 / A-73 south (Autoroute Félix Leclerc) / A-973 ends – Montréal, Jean Lesage International Airport, Pont P.-Laporte, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre | A-973 northern terminus and concurrency; south end of A-73 concurrency; northbound signed as exits 7-E (east) and 7-O (west); southbound signed as exits 148-E (east) and 148-O (west); A-40 / A-73 north exit 313; exit numbers follow A-73 | ||||
| 39.2 | 24.4 | 149 | Boulevard de l'Atrium, Boulevard Lebourgneuf | |||||
| 40.2 | 25.0 | 150 |  Boulevard Louis-XIV (R-369) | |||||
| 41.7 | 25.9 | 151 | Boulevard Jean-Talon | |||||
| 44.5 | 27.7 | 154 | Rue de la Faune, Wendake | |||||
| 45.5 | 28.3 | 155 | Rue Georges-Muir | |||||
| 46.4 | 28.8 | 156 | Rue Bernier | Northbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 47.2 | 29.3 | 157 | Boulevard du Lac – Lac-Beauport | Northbound entrance via exit 156 | ||||
| 48.6 | 30.2 | 158 | Rue Jacques-Bédard | Southbound exit is via exit 159 | ||||
| 48.9 | 30.4 | 159 | Boulevard Talbot | No northbound entrance | ||||
| La Jacques-Cartier | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury | 56.9 | 35.4 | 167 |  R-371 south / A-73 ends – Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Lac-Delage | A-73 northern terminus and concurrency | ||
| Autoroute Laurentienne northern terminus | ||||||||
| 59.4 | 36.9 | 169 | Chemin des Frères-Wright, Chemin Crawford | |||||
| 64.1 | 39.8 | 174 | Chemin Saint-Edmond, Saint-Adolphe | |||||
| 72.3 | 44.9 | 182 | Chemin du Parc National – Jacques-Cartier National Park | |||||
| La Côte-de-Beaupré | Lac-Jacques-Cartier | 132.0 | 82.0 |  L'Étape Rest Area | ||||
| Charlevoix | Lac-Pikauba | 163.5 | 101.6 | – |  R-169 north – Alma, Roberval | Interchange | ||
| Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Saguenay | 235.0 | 146.0 |  R-170 (Boulevard du Royaume Ouest) – Jonquière, La Baie | R-175 follows Boulevard Talbot | ||||
| 235.7 | 146.5 |  A-70 – Jonquière, La Baie, Bagotville Airport | A-70 exit 47 | |||||
| 239.3 | 148.7 |  R-372 east (Boulevard de l'Université) / Boulevard Talbot | R-175 follows Boulevard de l'Université; south end of R-372 concurrency | |||||
| 241.5 | 150.1 | Rue Saint-Paul / Boulevard Saint-Paul | R-175 / R-372 follow Boulevard Saint-Paul | |||||
| 242.4 | 150.6 | – | R-372 west (Boulevard de l'Université) – Chicoutimi Centre-Ville, Jonquière | Interchange; south end of R-372 concurrency | ||||
| 242.5– 243.0 | 150.7– 151.0 | Pont Dubuc crosses Rivière Saguenay | ||||||
| 243.3 | 151.2 | – | R-172 (Boulevard Sainte-Geneviève, Boulevard de Tadoussac) / Rue Roussel – Alma, Tadoussac | Interchange; R-175 northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 76, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- Ministère des Transports du Québec, Atlas des transports, accessed September 2015
- (fr) Radio-Canada January 31, 2010, Découverte Accessed May 13, 2010
- (fr) Ministère des Transports du Québec "Transports Québec : Axe routier 73 / 175". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010. Accessed May 13, 2010
- Google (April 24, 2023). "Quebec Route 175" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
External links
- Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec) (in French)
- Route 175 on Google Maps