Quebec Autoroute 35
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| Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts | ||||
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| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length: | 40.0 km (24.9 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1966 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 Route 133 in Saint-Sébastien
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 Route 104 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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| North end: |
 A-10 in Chambly
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| Major cities: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | |||
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Autoroute 35 (A-35) is an Autoroute in the region of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada. Constructed in the 1960s, the A-35 links Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu with Montreal via the A-10. The A-35 is also the primary route for traffic between Montreal and Boston, although it ends 13.4 km (8.3 mi) short of the U.S. border. South of its current terminus in Saint-Sébastien, the A-35 continues as two-lane Route 133 (which becomes four-lane divided 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north of the border) to the border. An extension of A-35 to meet Interstate 89 at Saint-Armand will complete a nearly 500 km (310.7 mi) limited-access highway link between Montreal and Boston. It had been scheduled to open in 2017, but construction is on hold during 2015 and 2016, so this last freeway link is delayed until at least 2020. The MTQ has not mentioned any revised schedule.
Like many Quebec Autoroutes, the A-35 also has a name: Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts (Forts Valley Highway). The name refers to a chain of forts built by the French in the Richelieu Valley during the 17th and 18th centuries to defend their colonial settlements from the Iroquois. Previously, the A-35 was known as Autoroute de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (New England Motorway), referring to its role as a link between Quebec and New England.
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