Quebec Autoroute 25
North end | R-125 / R-158 in Saint-Esprit | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Longueuil, Montreal, Laval, Terrebonne, Mascouche | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 25 (or A-25, also called Autoroute Louis-H.-La Fontaine in
A-25 begins at an interchange with
Before the Montreal-Laval Extension, a gap existed in A-25 north of the interchange with Autoroute 40. Instead it followed Boulevard Henri-Bourassa to Boulevard Pie-IX, both of which are principal urban arterial roads. Boulevard Pie-IX north of Boulevard Henri-Bourassa was used as a temporary section of Autoroute 25 across the Rivière-des-Prairies to Autoroute 440. From there, A-25 proceeded east with A-440, then continued north and east of Laval.
The designation of Autoroute Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine is named after
A-25 is also part of the Trans-Canada Highway between the A-20 and A-40 interchanges.
History
Construction history
Kilometre | Year | Notes | |
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0 to 4 | 1967 | Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel
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4 to 7 | 1966 | Avenue Souligny, Montreal to A-40/TCH, Montreal | |
7 to 10 | 2002 | A-40/TCH, Montreal to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Montreal | |
10 to 17 | 2011 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Montreal to A-440, Laval | |
12 to 44 | 1971 | From A-440, Laval to Chemin du Ruisseau Saint-Jean, Saint-Roch-Ouest | |
44 to 46 | 1999 | Ruisseau Saint-Jean, Saint-Roch-Ouest to Rue Montcalm, Saint-Esprit | |
46 to end | 2001 | Rue Montcalm, Saint-Esprit to Route 125, Saint-Esprit | |
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Montreal-Laval extension
Autoroute 25 has been extended under a
Now that the link between Montreal and Laval is complete, the temporary autoroute section connecting Boulevard Pie-IX to Autoroute 440 lost its A-25 designation. The new route designation for this section is Route 125.
The new span effectively joins the
Environmental organizations have raised concerns that the highway extension will lead to an influx of automobiles entering Montreal and increase development pressure on agricultural land in Eastern Laval.[4][5]
Exit list
RCM | Location | km[2] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Aéroport Saint-Hubert | A-25 southern terminus; roadway and Trans-Canada Highway continue as A-20 east | |||||
90 | Aéroport P.-E.-Trudeau, USA | A-20 west exit 90; R-132 / A-20 east exit 89 | ||||
Pont Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine | ||||||
1.1 | 0.68 | 1 | Île Charron, Îles-de-Boucherville Park | |||
1.7– 3.1 | 1.1– 1.9 | Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine | ||||
Rue Notre-Dame | Southbound exit | |||||
4.1– 4.7 | 2.5– 2.9 | 4 | Montréal Centre-Ville | Access via Avenue Souligny | ||
5.4 | 3.4 | 5 | Rue Sherbrooke (R-138) / Rue Hochelaga / Rue Notre-Dame | Signed as exits 5E (east) and 5O (west) northbound | ||
Rue Beaubien / Boulevard Yves-Prévost | Northbound exit is via exit 5O | |||||
6.4 | 4.0 | 7 | Boulevard Wilfrid-Pelletier / Boulevard Châteauneuf | Northbound exit | ||
7.1 | 4.4 | 6 | Rue Beaubien / Boulevard Yves-Prévost | Southbound exit | ||
7.6– 8.5 | 4.7– 5.3 | 8 | Aéroport Mirabel | Trans-Canada Highway follows A-40 west; signed as exits 8E (east) and 8O (west); A-40 exit 80 | ||
9.0 | 5.6 | 9 | Rue Bombardier | Northbound exit | ||
9.3 | 5.8 | 10 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa / Boulevard Perras / Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis | Northbound exit | ||
11.5 | 7.1 | 9 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa / Rue Bombardier | Southbound exit | ||
12.9 | 8.0 | 10 | Boulevard Perras / Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis | Southbound exit | ||
Rivière des Prairies | 12.9– 14.2 | 8.0– 8.8 | Pont Olivier-Charbonneau (tolled) | |||
Laval | 14.3 | 8.9 | 14 | Montée Masson (R-125) / Avenue Marcel Villeneuve / Boulevard Lévesque | No southbound signage for Route 125 | |
15.5– 17.5 | 9.6– 10.9 | 16 | A-440 west (Autoroute Jean-Noël-Lavoie) | Eastern terminus of A-440; exit 35 on A-440 | ||
19.8 | 12.3 | 20 | Boulevard des Mille Îles | |||
Pont Lepage | ||||||
20.6 | 12.8 | 21 | Île Saint-Jean | |||
21.0– 21.2 | 13.0– 13.2 | Pont Mathieu | ||||
Les Moulins | Terrebonne | 21.5 | 13.4 | 22 | R-344 (Boulevard des Seigneurs) – Terrebonne Centre-Ville | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 22E (east) and 22O (west) |
22.3 | 13.9 | 23 | R-337 (Boulevard Moody / Chemin Gascon) – Terrebonne Centre-Ville | |||
24.4 | 15.2 | 24 | R-125 (Montée Masson) / Rue Grande-Allée | Southbound exit shares a ramp with exit 25 | ||
25.5 | 15.8 | 25 | Mirabel Airport | A-640 exit 42 | ||
26.4 | 16.4 | Avenue de l'Esplanade | Standalone interchange that shares ramp with exit 25 | |||
Mascouche | 28.4 | 17.6 | 28 | Chemin Sainte-Marie – Mascouche Centre-Ville | ||
29.8 | 18.5 | 30 | Chemin Saint-Pierre | |||
34.3 | 21.3 | 34 | Chemin Saint-Henri – L'Épiphanie | |||
Montcalm | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 38.6 | 24.0 | 38 | Rue Armand-Majeau | Northbound exit and entrance |
41.0 | 25.5 | 41 | Rang du Ruisseau-des-Anges S | |||
Saint-Roch-Ouest | 44.3 | 27.5 | 44 | R-339 / R-125 south – Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | South end of R-125 unsigned concurrency | |
Saint-Jérôme | South end of R-158 concurrency; A-25 becomes unsigned; R-125 becomes signed | |||||
48.6 | 30.2 | – | Rue Montcalm / Rang de la Rivière S | At-grade (traffic signals) | ||
49.3 | 30.6 | – | Joliette, Saint-Jacques | A-25 northern terminus[1] | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Pie IX Bridge
- List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
- List of bridges Spanning the Saint Lawrence River
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River
References
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec - Transports et Mobilité durable Québec". Ministère des Transports (in Canadian French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Google (December 21, 2018). "Autoroute 25 in Quebec" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Transports Québec: "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec", 2007. Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Conseil Régional de l'Environnement de Montréal. "L'AGRICULTURE SUR LE TERRITOIRE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ MÉTROPOLITAINE DE MONTRÉAL ET LES IMPACTS DE LA PROLONGATION DE L'AUTOROUTE 25" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ Conseil Régional de l'environnement de Montréal. "10 raisons d'être contre le prolongement de l'autoroute 25" (PDF). CREMTL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
External links
- MTQ information sheet on 2010 construction of A-25 toll bridge segment between Montreal and Laval
- A-25 at motorways-exits.com
- A-25 at Quebec Autoroutes
- Transports Quebec Map Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Autoroute 25 @ AsphaltPlanet.ca
- Lafontaine Expressway (A-25) at Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com
- Lanaudiere Autoroute (A-25) at Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com