Autoroute 85 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Autoroute Claude-Béchard | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length: | 58.0 km (36.0 mi) | |||
Existed: | 2005 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | Route 2 (TCH) near Moulin-Morneault, NB | |||
Route 232 in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac Rue Fraserville, Rivière-du-Loup |
||||
North end: | A-20 (TCH) in Notre-Dame-du-Portage | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Rivière-du-Loup, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac | |||
Highway system | ||||
|
Autoroute 85 is a Quebec Autoroute and the route of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province's Bas-Saint-Laurent region, also known as the Autoroute Claude-Béchard. It is currently under construction with committed Federal and Provincial funding for its completion, with an estimated completion date of 2025. Running between Rivière-du-Loup (at a junction with Autoroute 20) and a junction with New Brunswick Route 2 at the Quebec-New Brunswick border, the A-85 when complete will be the only controlled access highway link between the Maritime Provinces and the rest of the country. The A-85 is projected to be approximately 100 km (60 mi) long when construction is complete and is intended to replace Route 185, which has been called one of the deadliest highways in Canada.