Quebec Autoroute 640 Explained

Province:QC
Type:Autoroute
Route:640
Alternate Name:Autoroute 640
Maint:Transports Québec
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Map of Greater Montreal with the A-640 in red
Length Km:53.2
Length Round:1
Length Ref:[1] [2]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Oka
Junction: in Boisbriand
in Sainte-Thérèse
in Charlemagne
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Charlemagne
Established:1961[3]
Cities:Terrebonne, Blainville, Saint-Eustache, Mascouche, Boisbriand
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:610
Next Type:A
Next Route:730

Autoroute 640 (or A-640) is a Quebec autoroute that runs across the North Shore Region (paralleling the Rivière des Mille-Îles) from Route 344 in the Oka area to Route 138, where it ends as a four-lane expressway in Charlemagne. The road was designed to be northern bypass of the city of Montréal and was originally intended to cross the Lake of Two Mountains to connect to Autoroute 40 near Vaudreuil. It is currently 54.81NaN1 long.

A-640 begins at Chemin d'Oka (Route 344) at a traffic circle near Oka National Park, and terminates at a signalized at-grade intersection with Rue Émile-Despins (Route 344) in Charlemagne.

History

A-640 was built over the following timeline:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. Web site: Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec. fr. Transports Québec. 2008-02-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111145001/http://www1.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/repertoire_autoroute/autoroute.asp. 2010-01-11.
  3. Web site: Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec. fr. Transports Québec. 2012-01-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111145001/http://www1.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/repertoire_autoroute/autoroute.asp. 2010-01-11.