Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)

Autoroute 440 (or A-440) is a superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Originally meant to be connected and form a single continuous highway via a tunnel under the city centre (unused ramps were torn down at the western terminus of the Dufferin-Montmorency section in the late 2000s), these plans were shelved years ago and are not expected to be revived.

Autoroute 440 marker
Autoroute 440
Autoroute Charest
Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency
Map
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Charest: 4.4 km (2.7 mi)[1]
Dufferin-Montmorency:
8.5 km (5.3 mi)[1]
Existed1962[1]–present
Major junctions
West end A-40 / A-73 in Québec
Major intersections A-740 in Québec
East end A-40 in Québec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesQuebec City
Highway system
A-440 A-520

The designation of Autoroute Charest is derived from Boulevard Charest, which is the street continuation east of this segment of A-440.

Route description

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The Autoroute Charest segment is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long. It begins at the junction of A-73 and A-40 and ends at Saint-Sacrement Avenue.[1] Originally built as a two-lane freeway in 1962, it was twinned in 1967.

The roadway continues as Boulevard Charest into downtown Quebec, where A-440 traffic is directed along Rue Monseigneur-Gauvreau to reach the Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency at its westernmost interchange (exit 21).

The Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency is 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long. It begins at Côte de la Potasse, one block north of Route 175 (corner of Avenue Dufferin and Côte d'Abraham), and ends at the junction with A-40 in Beauport.[1] The portion from Route 175 to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (exit 23) was built in 1976 and the rest of the segment (exits 23 to 29) was built in 1982.

The autoroute was designated Dufferin-Montmorency because it extends former Avenue Dufferin (now Avenue Honoré-Mercier) in Quebec City and ends near the Montmorency Falls in Beauport. Lord Dufferin was a Governor General of Canada and had significant ties to Quebec City.

 
West end of Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency

Exit list

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The entire route is located in Quebec City, Québec TE

km[2]miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0  A-40 west (Autoroute Félix-Leclerc) – MontréalSigned as exits 12S (south) and 12N (north); A-40 east exit 307; A-73 / A-40 west exit 139; continues as A-40 west
12   A-73 / A-40 east (Autoroute Henri-IV) – Pont Pierre-Laporte, Saguenay
1.3–
2.9
0.81–
1.8
15  A-740 (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa) / Avenue Dalton / Avenue Watt / Rue EinsteinA-740 exit 4
4.22.6Rue Cyrille-Duquet / Rue Frank-CarrelAt-grade intersection
4.52.8Avenue Saint-Sacrement
Boulevard Charest
At-grade intersection
Gap in A-440; connection made via Boulevard Charest
−0.1−0.062  Avenue Honoré-Mercier / Rue d'Abraham (R-175)Continues as Avenue Honoré-Mercier
0.00.0Côte de la PotasseAt-grade intersection
0.80.5021Boulevard CharestLeft exit; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.90.56Crosses the Saint-Charles River
1.20.7522Boulevard des Capucins / Boulevard Jean-Lesage (R-136 west)No eastbound exit to Boulevard Jean-Lesage; westbound exit part of exit 23
2.01.223Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
3.22.024Avenue d'EstimauvilleEastbound exit part of exit 23
4.72.9Boulevard François-de-LavalAt-grade intersection
6.13.827Boulevard des Chutes / Rue du ManègeTo R-138 (Boulevard Sainte-Anne)
8.55.329   A-40 west – Montréal, Aéroport Jean-LesageA-40 exit 323; continues as A-40 east
    A-40 east to R-138 / R-368 – Île d'Orléans, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec - Transports et Mobilité durable Québec". Ministère des Transports (in Canadian French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Quebec Autoroute 440" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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