Quebec Autoroute 73
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Autoroute 73 is an important Autoroute
Autoroute (Quebec)
The Autoroute system is a network of expressways in the province of Quebec, Canada, operating under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway...

 in east-central Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. A-73 provides an important freeway connection to areas to the north and south of Quebec City, starting in the Beauce
Beauce, Quebec
Beauce is a historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, Robert-Cliche and La Nouvelle-Beauce, and its major communities are Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Beauceville,...

 region and (currently) ending in the Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of 1166 metres at Mont Raoul Blanchard, north east of Quebec City in the Reserve Faunique des Laurentides. The Gatineau, L'Assomption, Lièvre,...

 north of Quebec City. Future extensions will take it farther north and south, into the Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....

 region and possibly to near the Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

 border. Including concurrencies, A-73 is currently 116 km (72.1 mi) long.

A-73 currently begins at Route du Golf in Beauceville
Beauceville, Quebec
Beauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....

 as a 4-lane freeway. It then narrows to a two-lane freeway. It widens again to a 4-lane freeway after 28 km (17.4 mi) in Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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. Just after crossing A-20
Quebec Autoroute 20
Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...

 in Lévis
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

, A-73 crosses the Pierre Laporte Bridge
Pierre Laporte Bridge
The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately west of the famous Quebec Bridge between historic Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec....

 (the longest suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...

 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

) into Quebec City. Since November 15, 2007, A-73 continues further south into Beauceville
Beauceville, Quebec
Beauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....

 (Exit 61) and further extensions to Saint-Georges
Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

 are expected to follow.

In September 2008, the Canadian Government announced that under its Building Canada infrastructure plan, it will allocate priority funding through a contribution totalling a maximum of $75 million for improvements to Autoroute Robert-Cliche which includes widening the remaining two-lane freeway to 4 lanes.

For 10 km (6.2 mi) through Quebec City, A-73 overlaps A-40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...

, partially using A-73 exit numbers and partially using A-40 numbers. The routes split at a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...

, where A-73 joins the Autoroute Laurentienne (which in itself continues into downtown Quebec City, signed as Route 175 only but secretly known as Autoroute 973).

Heading north, A-73 continues as a multilane freeway north to Stoneham
Stoneham, Quebec
Stoneham Mountain Resort is a ski resort, located north of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, in the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. The mountain has a peak elevation of 632 metres above sea level and a vertical drop of 420 meters . There are 32 trails covering 132 hectares on four mountains...

 where it currently transitions into a brief two-lane freeway before converting to a 2-lane conventional highway as Route 175
Quebec route 175
Route 175 is a major north/south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi...

. However, extensions of A-73 are planned and under construction; it will be a 4-lane freeway or at-grade expressway all the way north to Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....

. It is unclear whether the long northern extension will be signed as A-73 or Route 175. It is expected to be completed to north of Stoneham by 2007 and Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....

 by 2011. Some of the sections just south of Saguenay have already being twinned as of early 2010. If the A-73 designation is extended to Saguenay it would likely terminate at Quebec Autoroute 70
Quebec Autoroute 70
Autoroute 70, or A-70, is a short Autoroute in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of northern Quebec. It is currently the only Autoroute that does not connect to any other Autoroutes, although other Autoroutes currently have discontiguous segments such as A-20 and A-30.If Route 175 is redesignated...

, currently the only autoroute in Quebec that does not directly connect to any other.

Due to the alignment change and the fact that both sections continue for a short distance as Autoroutes, some have suggested that the Laurentienne section of A-73 (along with unsigned A-973) be given a new designation, the most common (and most logical due to the fact it would be replacing Route 175) suggestion is Autoroute 75. It is unlikely that it will take place however.

The designation Autoroute Robert-Cliche is named after a Quebec provincial New Democratic Party
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
The New Democratic Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social-democratic and democratic socialist ideological tendencies...

 leader of the early 1960s. Robert Cliche
Robert Cliche
Robert was a Canadian judge, lawyer and politician, who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party of Quebec, as well as the Quebec lieutenant to federal New Democratic Party leader Tommy Douglas, from 1964 to 1968...

 also led an inquiry into Quebec trade union rights in 1974. A foundation in his name is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Beauce region through which A-73 travels.

The Autoroute Laurentienne name is derived from the Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of 1166 metres at Mont Raoul Blanchard, north east of Quebec City in the Reserve Faunique des Laurentides. The Gatineau, L'Assomption, Lièvre,...

 region north of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, through which the northern extension of A-73 is planned.

Interchanges from South to North

Municipality No.
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....

Intersecting Roads Notes
Future southern extension
Saint-Georges
Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

43* 127e Rue Route 204
Quebec route 204
Route 204 is a finite two-lane east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. It is one of the longest secondary highways in the province. Its eastern terminus is in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli at the junction of Route 132 and the western terminus is in Lac-Mégantic at the...

(future interchange)
48* 74e Rue (future interchange)
Notre-Dame-des-Pins
Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec
Notre-Dame-des-Pins is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,073 as of 2009....

53* 20e Rue (future interchange)
Autoroute Robert-Cliche, south of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

Beauceville
Beauceville, Quebec
Beauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....

61 Route du Golf (current A-73 terminus)
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009....

72 Route Lac-Vachon Route 276
Quebec route 276
Route 276 is a 42 km two-lane east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada...

)
Saints-Anges
Saints-Anges, Quebec
Saints-Anges is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,026 as of 2009....

 - Vallée-Jonction
Vallée-Jonction, Quebec
Vallée-Jonction is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,895 as of 2009....

 Boundary
81 Route Érables Route 112
Quebec route 112
Route 112 is a busy east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its eastern terminus is in Frampton at the junction of Route 275, and the western terminus is in Downtown Montreal , after crossing the Victoria Bridge...

)
Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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91 Route Carter
95 Route Cameron
Scott
Scott, Quebec
Scott is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,812 as of 2009.-Name:...

101 Route Président-Kennedy Route 173
Quebec route 173
Route 173 is a major north/south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is at the Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing in Saint-Théophile in the hamlet of Armstrong, at the border with Maine , and its northern terminus is in Lévis at the...

Saint-Isidore
Saint-Isidore, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Saint-Isidore is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,545 as of 2009. Founded in 1855, it is named after Isidore of Seville....

108 Route Vieux-Moulin
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a parish in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 5,571 as of 2009. It is named after Pierre Lambert, a land surveyor who planned neighbouring Lévis...

115 Rue du Pont Route 218
Quebec route 218
Route 218 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets and its eastern terminus is in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse at the junction of Route 281.-Description:...

Lévis
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

123 Avenue St-Augustin Route 175
Quebec route 175
Route 175 is a major north/south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi...

124 Chemin St-Gregoire
128 Route Beaulieu
130 Avenue Joseph-Hudon
131 Autoroute 20
Quebec Autoroute 20
Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...

Pierre Laporte Bridge
Pierre Laporte Bridge
The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately west of the famous Quebec Bridge between historic Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec....

Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

132 Boulevard Champlain, Avenue des Hôtels (unsigned Route 136
Quebec Route 136
Route 136 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec. The highway runs from Autoroute 440 to Autoroute 73 near the Pierre Laporte and Quebec bridges in Quebec City....

)
133 Chemin St-Louis (northbound only)
134 Autoroute 540
Quebec Autoroute 540 (Quebec City)
Autoroute 540 is a short spur highway, connecting Route 138 to Autoroute 73 and linking the Jean Lesage International Airport with the Pierre Laporte Bridge. It is also known as Autoroute Duplessis, honouring former Premier Maurice Duplessis...

 (Autoroute Duplessis) / Boulevard Laurier (Route 175
Quebec route 175
Route 175 is a major north/south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi...

)
136 Boulevard Hochelaga
137 Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois
138 Chemin Ste-Foy (northbound) / (southbound)
139 Autoroute 40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...

 West / Ville de Québec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

 Autoroute 440
Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)
Autoroute 440 is a superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency...

 (Autoroute Charest)
140 Rue John-Molson
141 Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel Route 138
Quebec route 138
Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec, following the entire north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal...

)
142 Autoroute 573
Quebec Autoroute 573
Autoroute 573 is a short spur road located in Quebec City, Quebec, connecting Autoroute 73 and Autoroute 40 to Route 369. It facilitates access to the CFB Valcartier military base.The portion north of Avenue Industrielle is a two-lane road with intersections....

 (Autoroute Henri-IV)
Autoroute Henri-IV, concurrency with Autoroute 40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...

Quebec City 308 (143*) Boulevard de l'Ormiere Route 371
Quebec Route 371
Route 371 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale region in south-central Quebec. The highway starts in the L'Ancienne-Lorette sector of Quebec City at the junction of Route 138 and ends in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury at the junctions of Autoroute 73 and Route 175...

310 (145*) Boulevard St-Jacques
311 (146*) Autoroute 740
Quebec Autoroute 740
Autoroute 740 is a short connecting highway in Quebec City, Canada. Its southern end is at the Université Laval from Boulevard Laurier. Its northern end is at Autoroute 40 at the shopping mall Les Galeries de la Capitale...

 (Autoroute du Vallon)
312 (147*) Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand Route 358
Quebec Route 358
Route 358 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec. It runs from the junction of Route 138 in Cap-Santé and ends in the Vanier sector of Quebec City also at the junction of Highway 138...

)
Autoroute Laurentienne, north of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

148 Autoroute 40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...

 East / Route 175
Quebec route 175
Route 175 is a major north/south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi...

 (unsigned Autoroute 973)
149 Boulevard de l'Atrium / Boulevard Lebourgneuf
150 Boulevard Louis-XIVRoute 369
Quebec Route 369
Route 369 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale region in south-central Quebec. The highway runs from Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier and ends in the Beauport sector of Quebec City at the junctions of Autoroute 40 and Route 360...

151 Boulevard Jean-Talon
154 Rue de la Faune, Wendake
155 Rue Georges-Muir
156 Rue Bernier (northbound only)
157 Boulevard du Lac, Lac-Beauport
158 Rue Jacques-Bédard (northbound only)
159 Boulevard Talbot
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City...

167 Stoneham, Tewkesbury, Lac-Delage Route 371
Quebec Route 371
Route 371 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale region in south-central Quebec. The highway starts in the L'Ancienne-Lorette sector of Quebec City at the junction of Route 138 and ends in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury at the junctions of Autoroute 73 and Route 175...

Future northern extension
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury 169* Chemin Crawford, Parc de la Forêt du Mont-Wright (future interchange)
173* 1ere Avenue / Rue St-Edmond, St-Adolphe (future interchange)
181* Boulevard Talbot / Jacques-Cartier Park access (future interchange)

  • *Exit number not signed (or future interchange), based on kilometre post
  • On the east-west portion of the A-40 concurrency, the first number is the posted A-40 exit number, followed by the unposted A-73 kilometre post in brackets.

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