Quebec Autoroute 40
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| Autoroute Félix-Leclerc Metropolitan Expressway Trans-Canada Highway |
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| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length: | 347.0 km (215.6 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1959 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 Highway 417 near Pointe-Fortune
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 A-30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion  A-13 and A-520 in Dorval    A-15/TCH, A-19, A-25/TCH in Montreal A-640 in Charlemagne A-31 in Lavaltrie A-55 in Trois-Rivières      A-73, A-540, A-573, A-740, A-973 in Quebec City
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| East end: |
  Route 138/368 near Boischatel
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| Major cities: | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Terrebonne, Charlemagne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City | |||
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Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is a freeway 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.
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.
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