Quebec Autoroute 540
Highway in Quebec City, Quebec
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Autoroute 540 | ||||
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Autoroute Duplessis | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 5.1 km[1][2] (3.2 mi) | |||
Existed | 1966[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Québec City | |||
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Autoroute 540 is a short spur highway, connecting Route 138 to Autoroute 73 and linking the Jean Lesage International Airport with the Pierre Laporte Bridge. It is also known as Autoroute Duplessis, honouring former Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Exit list
Exit numbers on Autoroute 540 are numbered from north to south, unlike other Autoroutes which are numbered from south to north. The entire route is located in Québec City, Québec TE.
km[3] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | – | ![]() | A-540 southern terminus; through traffic follows R-175 north | ||
10 | ![]() | |||||
9 | ![]() ![]() | A-73 north exit 134; A-73 south exit 136; no exit to A-73 north | ||||
0.6 | 0.37 | 8 | Boulevard Hochelaga | |||
1.3 | 0.81 | 6 | Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois | |||
2.0 | 1.2 | 5 | Chemin Sainte-Foy | |||
4.0 | 2.5 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 3E (east) and 3O (west); A-40 exit 305 | ||
4.9 | 3.0 | – | Avenue Jules-Verne | At-grade intersection; terminus of freeway section | ||
5.4 | 3.4 | – | ![]() | At-grade intersection; A-540 northern terminus; becomes Route de l'Aéroport | ||
7.1 | 4.4 | ![]() | ||||
9.2 | 5.7 | ![]() | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ "Quebec Autoroute 540" (Map). Google Maps. Google. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
External links
KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/Quebec Autoroute 540
KML is from Wikidata
Geographic data related to autoroute Duplessis at OpenStreetMap
- Transport Quebec website
- Transports Quebec Map (in French)
- A-540 at Quebec Autoroutes
- A-540 at motorways-exits.com
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