Quebec Autoroute 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
Autoroute des Briquets | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 4.9 km[1][2] (3.0 mi) | |||
Existed | 1967[2]–2012 | |||
History | Replaced by A-30 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | A-20 in Vaudreuil-Dorion | |||
North end | A-40 (TCH) in Vaudreuil-Dorion | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Québec | |||
Major cities | Vaudreuil-Dorion | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) was a short spur route that connected Autoroute 20 to Autoroute 40, providing a direct freeway link from Windsor, Ontario (via Highway 401) to Quebec City, Rivière-du-Loup, and points east through A-40, as A-20 currently has several at-grade intersections in Vaudreuil-Dorion as a multi-lane divided road. A-540 was the shortest numbered Autoroute.
Absorption as part of Autoroute 30
In 2006, construction began to extend Autoroute 30 north of the St. Lawrence River (over a new crossing) to the existing junction with Autoroute 540 and Autoroute 20, necessitating reconstruction of that interchange. Once that was completed in December 2012, A-540 was annexed and re-designated as an extension of Autoroute 30, while the old alignment of A-30 south of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield was renamed Autoroute 530. This made the expanded A-30 a ring road serving the southwestern part of the Montreal metropolitan area.
Exit list
From south to north. The entire route was located in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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1 | A-20 (Autoroute du Souvenir) – Centre-Ville Montréal, Toronto | |||||
2 | R-342 (Route Harwood) | Northbound exit and entrance | ||||
3 | R-340 (Boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes) | |||||
5 | A-40 (TCH) to Highway 417 – Montréal, Mirabel Airport, Ottawa, Gatineau | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Ministère des transports (2005). Distances routières (in French). Les Publications du Québec.[page needed]
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2008.