Quebec Route 257
Encyclopedia
Route 257 is a north-south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the Eastern Townships
region of Quebec
. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Adrien
at a junction with Route 216
and its southern terminus is at the New Hampshire
border, where it becomes US 3
.
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
region of 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....
. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Adrien
Saint-Adrien, Quebec
Saint-Adrien is a municipality in Quebec....
at a junction with Route 216
Quebec route 216
Route 216 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley in the Eastern Townships at the junction of Route 108 and ends in Sainte-Perpétue in Chaudière-Appalaches at the junction of Route 204....
and its southern terminus is at the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
border, where it becomes US 3
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 is a north–south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, Massachusetts through New Hampshire to its terminus near Third Connecticut Lake at the Canadian border, where the road continues north as Quebec Route 257.In New Hampshire parts of US 3 are...
.
Towns along Route 257
- Saint-Adrien
- Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud
- WeedonWeedon, QuebecWeedon is a municipality of 2,600 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada....
- LingwickLingwick, QuebecLingwick is a township of 400 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada....
- ScotstownScotstown, QuebecScotstown is a city of 617 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada....
- La PatrieLa Patrie, QuebecLa Patrie is a village of 800 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Megantic.Some industries specializing in the field of forestry have settled in La Patrie.-Light Pollution:...
- ChartiervilleChartierville, QuebecChartierville is a small village of 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.Chartierville is located Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area...
External links
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=St-Adrien,+Asbestos,+Quebec,+Canada&daddr=RTE-257%2FRTE-257+E+%4045.740681,+-71.517576+to:RTE-257+%4045.553379,+-71.333744+to:45.253863,-71.206169&hl=en&geocode=13421166620185501398,45.740681,-71.517576%3B11407372041288357315,45.553379,-71.333744&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=12&via=1,2&sll=45.27537,-71.187973&sspn=0.111134,0.30899&ie=UTF8&ll=45.560218,-71.435852&spn=0.884601,2.471924&z=9Route 257] on Google Maps
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)