Quebec route 263
Encyclopedia
Route 263 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River
in Quebec
, Canada
. Its northern terminus is in the community of Gentilly
, part of Bécancour
at the junction of Route 132
, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 161
close to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
.
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
in 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...
. Its northern terminus is in the community of Gentilly
Gentilly, Quebec
Gentilly is a community a couple minutes away from the city of Bécancour, Quebec. It is one of the major population centres within the city. Among other things, it is also home to Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station....
, part of Bécancour
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...
at the junction of Route 132
Quebec route 132
Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...
, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 161
Quebec route 161
Route 161 is a north/south highway south of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its current northern terminus is east of the junction of Autoroute 55 in Saint-Wenceslas, and its southern terminus is at the border of Maine in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27.-Municipalities...
close to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 701 as of 2006...
.
List of towns along Route 263
- Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
- LemieuxLemieuxLemieux, is a surname of French Canadian origin, which means simply "the best". According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643...
- Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
- PrincevillePrincevillePrinceville may refer to:* Princeville, Hawaii, USA* Princeville, Illinois, USA* Princeville, North Carolina, USA* Princeville, Québec, Canada...
- Saint-Norbert d'Arthabaska
- Norbertville
- Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester
- Chester-Est
- Saint-Fortunat
- Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
- Disraeli
- Sainte-Praxède
- Saint-RomainSaint-RomainSaint-Romain is the name or part of the name of several places:-Places:Saint-Romain is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Romain, in the Charente department...
- LambtonLambton-People:*Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham , or Ned Lambton, is the current Earl of Durham*Antony Lambton , formerly 6th Earl of Durham and later claimed Viscount Lambton, disclaimed his earldom under the terms of the Peerage Act 1963...
- Saint-Sébastien-de-Frontenac
- Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
- MarstonMarstonMarston is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:*Marston, Cheshire*Marston, Herefordshire*Marston, Lincolnshire*Marston, Oxfordshire*Marston, Brewood, Staffordshire*Marston, Stafford, Staffordshire*Marston, Warwickshire*Marston, Wiltshire...
- Piopolis
- Saint-Augustin-de-WoburnSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn, QuebecSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 701 as of 2006...
External links
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Route+des+Pionniers+%4046.351440,+-72.138977&daddr=Rue+Champoux%2FRTE-263+%4045.904676,+-71.357660+to:2E+Rang%2FRTE-263+%4045.814409,+-71.034888+to:45.413515,-70.872803&hl=en&geocode=14614774546026887040,46.351440,-72.138977%3B15409272646438220542,45.904676,-71.357660%3B14372611085553279956,45.814409,-71.034888&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=13&via=1,2&sll=45.428335,-70.820618&sspn=0.055417,0.154495&ie=UTF8&ll=46.016039,-70.889282&spn=1.754797,4.943848&z=8Route 263] on Google Maps
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)