Quebec Autoroute 40

Autoroute 40
Route Transcanadienne
Autoroute Félix-Leclerc Metropolitan Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	347 km (216 mi)
Existed	1959–present
Major junctions
West end	Highway 417 / TCH at the Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune
Major intersections	A-30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion A-13 in Montreal A-520 in Montreal A-15 (TCH) in Montreal A-19 in Montreal A-25 (TCH) in Montreal A-640 in Charlemagne A-31 in Lavaltrie A-55 in Trois-Rivières A-540 in Quebec City A-73 in Quebec City A-440 in Quebec City A-573 in Quebec City A-973 in Quebec City
East end	R-138 / R-368 in Quebec City
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Montreal, Terrebonne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
Highway system
Trans-Canada Highway Quebec provincial highways Autoroutes List Former
← A-35 → A-50

Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is an Autoroute on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is one of the two major connections between Montreal and Quebec City, the other being Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Autoroute 40 is currently 347 km (215.6 mi) long. Between the Ontario–Quebec boundary and the interchange with Autoroute 25, the route is signed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Route description

The western terminus of Autoroute 40 is located at the Ontario–Quebec border, where it continues as Highway 417 towards Ottawa; the eastern terminus is in Boischatel, where it transitions into Route 138 at the end of the freeway.

The portion of Autoroute 40 from the Ontario border to Autoroute 25 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Metropolitan Autoroute portion in Montreal is the busiest highway in Quebec, the busiest section of the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as the second busiest highway section overall in Canada after Highway 401 in Toronto.

History

Autoroute 40 (Autoroute Felix-Leclerc) in Quebec City

Two sections of Autoroute 40 were not part of the original plans: The original intention was to bypass Trois-Rivières to the north (the existing A-40 through downtown would have been Autoroute 755 and the concurrency with Autoroute 55 would have been simply A-55). In addition, a different route was originally planned around Quebec City south of Jean Lesage International Airport (the existing 12 km (7 mi) segment of Autoroute 40 between Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Autoroute 73 would have been the western end of Autoroute 440, thus explaining the exit numbering starting at 12). While the right-of-ways of both bypasses still exist and may still be developed in the future as congestion increases, there are no immediate plans to renew construction.

A 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the highway in Pointe-Claire, from roughly St. John's Boulevard, near Fairview Pointe-Claire Shopping Centre, to the turnaround loop, Senneville Road was used during the 1976 Summer Olympics for the men's road team time trial cycling race.

A-40 eastbound near the interchange with A-73 in Quebec City

In 1997, the highway (apart from the portion served by the Metropolitan Autoroute) was renamed Autoroute Félix-Leclerc after the late Quebec artist and political activist Félix Leclerc.

Prior to 1997, Autoroute 40 east of Montreal had four different names, the first section was named Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (North Shore Autoroute) between Montréal and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (km 87 to 196, 209 to 296). A segment in Trois-Rivières east of Autoroute 55 that was named Autoroute de Francheville (Francheville Autoroute) (km 196 to 207). Between Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Autoroute 73 in Quebec City (km 296 to 307) it was called Autoroute Charest. Finally, between the junction of Autoroute 73 and Autoroute 573 and its eastern end at Route 138 it was known as Autoroute de la Capitale, a name that is still commonly used by Quebec City residents.

Direction to Autoroute 40/15 road signs photographed in Montreal

Exit list

RCM	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Pointe-Fortune	0.0	0.0	—	Highway 417 west / TCH – Ottawa	Continuation into Ontario
				1	R-342 east – Pointe-Fortune	Straddles the Ontario border; also signed as exit 1 for Hwy 417
	Pointe-Fortune – Rigaud boundary	2.7	1.7	2	Montée Wilson – Pointe-Fortune
	Rigaud	6.2	3.9	6	Montée de la Baie-Saint-Thomas
		9.4	5.8	9	R-342 – Rigaud
		11.8	7.3	12	R-342 – Rigaud	Rigaud Service Centre (Eastbound and Westbound)
		16.9	10.5	17	R-201 (Montée Lavigne) – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
	Saint-Lazare	22.0	13.7	22	Hudson, Saint-Lazare
	Vaudreuil-Dorion	26.5	16.5	26	To R-342 – Hudson, Saint-Lazare	Eastbound access to Route 342
		27.5	17.1	28	R-342 – Hudson	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		32.6	20.3	32	A-30 east to A-20 / Highway 401 – Sorel-Tracy, Toronto	A-30 exit 1; former A-540
		34.7	21.6	35	Avenue Saint-Charles – Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
		36.6	22.7	36	Chemin Dumberry, Chemin des Chenaux	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes)		38.4– 40.3	23.9– 25.0	Pont de l’Île aux Tourtes (Île aux Tourtes Bridge)
Montréal	Senneville	40.3	25.0	40	Chemin de Senneville	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	42.0	26.1	41	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Île-Perrot
		44.7	27.8	44	Boulevard Morgan
	Kirkland	47.8	29.7	49	Chemin Sainte-Marie
		50.0	31.1	50	Boulevard Saint-Charles
	Pointe-Claire	52.9	32.9	52	Boulevard Saint-Jean
	Pointe-Claire – Dorval boundary	56.0	34.8	55	Boulevard des Sources
	Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Montréal boundary	57.6	35.8	58	Boulevard Hymus, Boulevard Alfred-Nobel, Boulevard Henri-Bourassa	Eastbound exit
	Montréal	59.9– 61.4	37.2– 38.2	60	A-13 – Montréal Centre-Ville, Laval, P.E. Trudeau Airport, Mirabel Airport	A-13 exit 6
		61.7– 63.1	38.3– 39.2	62	Boulevard de la Côte-Vertu
					Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Boulevard Hymus	Westbound exit
		63.9	39.7	64	Boulevard Cavendish
		65.3	40.6	65	A-520 west (Autoroute Côte-de-Liesse) – P.E. Trudeau Airport
					Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (R-117 north)	Eastbound exit
	Montréal – Mount Royal boundary	66.4– 67.1	41.3– 41.7	66	A-15 south (Autoroute Décarie) – Montréal Centre-Ville, Pont Champlain, New York	Décarie Interchange A-15 exit 70; west end of A-15 concurrency
				West end of Metropolitan Autoroute / Autoroute Métropolitaine
		68.1	42.3	68	Rue Stinson, Chemin Rockland, Boulevard de l'Acadie	Eastbound exit
		69.2– 70.0	43.0– 43.5	70	A-15 (TCH) north (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Laval, Mirabel Airport	A-15 exit 1; east end of A-15 concurrency
					Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (R-117 north), Chemin Rockland	Westbound exit
				71	Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Rue Saint-Denis (R-335)	Eastbound exit
	Montréal	71.1	44.2	71	Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Boulevard de l'Acadie	Westbound exit
		72.4	45.0	73	To A-19 north / Rue Saint-Hubert, Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Avenue Papineau	Eastbound exit
		73.4	45.6	73	Avenue Christophe-Colomb, Rue Saint-Hubert, Rue Saint-Denis (R-335)	Westbound exit
		74.2	46.1	74	Rue d'Iberville	Eastbound exit
		75.1	46.7	75	Boulevard Saint-Michel
					To A-19 north / Avenue Papineau	Westbound exit
		75.7	47.0	76	Boulevard Pie-IX (R-125), Boulevard Viau	Eastbound exit
		77.1	47.9	77	Boulevard Lacordaire	Westbound exit
		78.2	48.6	76	Boulevard Lacordaire, Boulevard Viau, Boulevard Pie-IX (R-125)	Westbound exit
		79.2	49.2	78	Boulevard Langelier, Boulevard des Galeries-d'Anjou
		80.3– 81.2	49.9– 50.5	80	A-25 (TCH) to A-20 – Laval, Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine	Trans-Canada Highway follows A-25 south; signed as exits 80-S (south) and 80-N (north); A-25 exit 8
		81.7– 83.1	50.8– 51.6	82	Boulevard Roi-René, Boulevard Ray-Lawson
	Montréal-Est	82.9	51.5	83	Boulevard Bourget, Avenue Marien, Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Montréal	86.7	53.9	87	Rue Sherbrooke (R-138) Boulevard Henri-Bourassa	Eastbound exit
		87.4	54.3	85	Boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Boulevard Tricentenaire, Avenue Marien	Westbound exit
		88.9	55.2	89	Rue Sherbrooke (R-138), Boulevard Henri-Bourassa	Westbound exit
				East end of Metropolitan Autoroute / Autoroute Métropolitaine
		91.9	57.1	92	Boulevard Gouin	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Rivière des Prairies		92.3– 93.3	57.4– 58.0	Pont Charles-de Gaulle (Charles de Gaulle Bridge)
Les Moulins	Terrebonne	94.1	58.5	94	R-344 – Terrebonne
Les Moulins – L'Assomption boundary	Terrebonne – Charlemagne boundary	95.2– 96.2	59.2– 59.8	96	A-640 – Charlemagne, Laval, Saint-Eustache, Mirabel Airport	Signed as exits 96-E (east) and 96-O (west); A-640 exit 52
L'Assomption	Repentigny	97.0	60.3	97	Boulevard Pierre-Le Gardeur – Repentigny, Charlemagne	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		97.8	60.8	98	Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – Repentigny	Eastbound exit; west end of collector/express lanes
		100.0	62.1	100	Boulevard Industriel, Rue Valmont	Eastbound exit
		102.0	63.4	100	Boulevard Industriel, Boulevard Larochelle, Boulevard Brien – Repentigny	Westbound exit; east end of collector/express lanes
		102.4	63.6	102	Rue Valmont	Westbound exit
	L'Assomption	106.1	65.9	108	R-341 (Boulevard Louis-Philippe Picard) – L'Assomption, L'Épiphanie	Formerly exit 106
		109.6	68.1	110	R-343 – L'Assomption, Saint-Sulpice	Formerly exit 108
D'Autray	Lavaltrie	117.9	73.3	Point-du-Jour Rest Area (Eastbound and Westbound, exit 118)
		121.7	75.6	122	A-31 north / R-131 – Joliette, Lavaltrie	A-31 exit 1
	Lanoraie	129.6	80.5	130	Lanoraie
	Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier	140.7	87.4	141	Rang Sainte-Philomène	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Berthierville	143.1	88.9	144	R-158 – Saint-Gabriel, Berthierville
	Saint-Cuthbert	150.1	93.3	151	R-138 – Saint-Cuthbert
	Saint-Barthélemy	155.6	96.7	155	Saint-Barthélemy, Maskinongé
Maskinongé	Maskinongé	161.0	100.0	160	Rang de la Rivière Sud-Est
		163.0	101.3	Baie-de-Maskinongé Service Centre (Eastbound) Concession-de-la-Rivière Rest Stop (Westbound)
	Maskinongé – Louiseville boundary	167.5	104.1	166	Louiseville, Maskinongé
	Louiseville – Yamachiche boundary	175.3	108.9	174	R-138 – Louiseville, Yamachiche
	Yamachiche	180.5	112.2	180	R-153 north – Yamachiche
Trois-Rivières		188.1	116.9	187	R-138 (Rue Notre-Dame O) – Yamachiche
		190.3	118.2	189	Rang St-Charles
		192.6	119.7	192	Chemin des Petites-Terres
		197.4	122.7	196 186	A-55 north to R-155 / Boulevard des Forges – Shawinigan	West end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 186; exit numbers follow A-55
		199.9	124.2	183	Boulevard Jean-XXIII
		200.9	124.8	182 197	A-55 south – Pont Laviolette, Victoriaville, Drummondville, Vermont	East end of A-55 concurrency; A-55 exit 182; A-40 exit numbers resume
		202.6	125.9	198	Boulevard des Récollets
		204.2– 205.2	126.9– 127.5	199	Boulevard des Forges – Trois-Rivières Centre-Ville
		207.3	128.8	201	Boulevard des Chenaux
		207.3– 207.7	128.8– 129.1	Pont Radisson (Radisson Bridge) crosses Saint-Maurice River
		207.7	129.1	202	Boulevard des Estacades
		209.4	130.1	203	R-157 (Rue Thibeau) – Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Shawinigan	Eastbound signed as exits 203-S (south) and 203-N (north)
		211.6	131.5	205	Boulevard des Prairies
Les Chenaux	No major junctions
Trois-Rivières		218.5	135.8	210	R-352 north – Saint-Maurice
Les Chenaux	Champlain	227.9	141.6	220	R-359 – Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Narcisse, Champlain
	Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan	237.2	147.4	229	R-361 – Batiscan, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
	Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade	246.5	153.2	236	R-159 – Saint-Prosper, Saint-Casimir, Saint-Tite, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Portneuf	Deschambault-Grondines	260.4	161.8	250	Chemin de St-Casimir
		265.4	164.9	254	R-363 – Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Deschambault-Grondines
		270.6	168.1	257	Route Proulx – Saint-Gilbert Portneuf, Quebec
	Portneuf	276.2	171.6	261	Portneuf
	Cap-Santé	284.5	176.8	269	R-358 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile, Cap-Santé
	Donnacona	289.2	179.7	274	Donnacona
	Neuville	296.4	184.2	281	R-365 – Pont-Rouge, Saint-Raymond, Neuville	Westbound signed as exits 281-N (north) and 281-S (south)
		300.0	186.4	285	Neuville
Québec	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures	304.8	189.4	Cap-de-Pierre Service Centre (Eastbound)
		310.2	192.7	295	R-367 (Route de Fossambault) – Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
		314.4	195.4	298	R-138 – Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, L'Ancienne-Lorette	Signed as exits 298-O (west) and 298-E (east)
		316.5	196.7	300	Chemin du Lac
	Québec	318.8	198.1	302	Route Jean-Gauvin, Cap Rouge
		320.3	199.0	304	Avenue Le Gendre
		321.4– 322.5	199.7– 200.4	305	A-540 (Autoroute Duplessis) to A-20 – Jean Lesage International Airport, Pont Pierre-Laporte	Signed as exits 305-S (south) and 305-N (north); A-540 exit 3
		323.0	200.7	306	Avenue Blaise-Pascal
		323.6– 324.5	201.1– 201.6	307 139	A-73 south (Autoroute Henri-IV) to A-20 – Pont Pierre-Laporte Autoroute Charest (A-440) – Quebec Centre-Ville	West end of A-73 concurrency; eastbound signed as exits 307-S (south) and 307-N (north), westbound signed as exits 139-O (west) and 139-E (east); A-73 exit 139; A-440 exit 4; exit numbers follow A-73
		324.8	201.8	140	Rue Einstein	Westbound shares exit with exit 139-O
		326.1	202.6	141	Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel (R-138)
		327.0– 327.6	203.2– 203.6	142 307	A-573 north (Autoroute Henri-IV) – Shannon	Autoroute Henri-IV follows A-573; A-40 / A-73 become Autoroute Félix Leclerc; signed as exit 142 (eastbound) and exit 307 (westbound); A-40 exit numbers resume; A-573 exit 1
		328.0	203.8	308	Boulevard Masson, Boulevard de l'Ormiere, Rue Armand-Viau	Rue Armand-Viau not signed eastbound
		329.2– 330.9	204.6– 205.6	310	A-740 (Autoroute Robert-Bourassa), Boulevard Saint-Jacques	A-740 exit 9
		331.7– 332.4	206.1– 206.5	312	Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand (R-358)	Signed as exits 312-S (south) and 312-N (north)
		332.9– 333.9	206.9– 207.5	313	A-73 north / A-973 south / R-175 – Saguenay, Alma, Quebec Centre-Ville	East end of A-73 concurrency; signed as exits 313-S (south), 313-N (north); A-73 / A-973 exit 148
		334.6	207.9	315	1ère Avenue
		335.6	208.5	316	Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
		337.5	209.7	318	Avenue du Bourg-Royal
		338.5	210.3	319	Avenue Saint-David
		339.8	211.1	320	Rue Seigneuriale
		341.1	211.9	321	Rue Labelle
		342.4	212.8	322	Boulevard des Chutes
		343.3	213.3	323	A-440 west (Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency) – Quebec Centre-Ville	A-440 exit 29
		345.3	214.6	325	Boulevard Sainte-Anne (R-138 west) / R-368 south – Montmorency Falls, Île d'Orléans
				—	R-138 east – Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré	A-40 eastern terminus; continues as R-138 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

Rest stops

Location	Name	km	Direction	Services
Le Petit Village, Quebec	Aire de service du Cap-de-Pierre		Eastbound	Food - Valentine, rest rooms, parking for trucks, RVs and cars.
Le Village-Saint-Nicolas			Westbound	Unofficial rest area accessed via on/off ramps for A-40. Filling station - Shell, Food - Valentine, Electric charging stations.
Baie-de-Maskinongé	Aire de service du Baie-de-Maskinongé		Eastbound	Food - Valentine, A&W, Tim Hortons and Couche Tard, tourist information, rest rooms. Esso (independent operated with using Esso-brand fuel), Electric charge stations. Parking for cars, RV and trucks.
Baie-de-Maskinongé	Halte du Maskinongé		Westbound	Closed around 2021-2022 with Portable toilets removed from site and entry roadway blocked. Located across from Eastbound service centre.
Point-du-Jour	Aire de service du Point-du-Jour		Bi-directional	Vending machines, tourist information, rest rooms. Electric charging station. Les Rôtisseries Benny restaruant was closed after 2016 and now vacant area. Current rest area building was formerly Esso service station (with Marché Express) and Tim Hortons.

See also

• List of crossings of the Ottawa River
• List of bridges in Montreal

External links

Template:Attached KML/Quebec Autoroute 40

KML is from Wikidata

• Metropolitan Expressway (Autoroute Metropolitaine) at Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com
• A-40 at motorways-exits.com
• A-40 at Quebec Autoroutes
• Virtual tour of A-40
• Transports Quebec Map Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)