Quebec Autoroute 540 Explained

Province:QC
Type:Autoroute
Route:540
Alternate Name:Autoroute Duplessis
Maint:Transports Québec
Map:A-540.png
Length Km:5.1
Length Round:1
Length Ref:[1] [2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Québec
Junction: in Québec
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Québec
Cities:Québec City
Established:1966
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:530
Next Type:A
Next Route:573

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.

Exit list

Exit numbers on Autoroute 540 are numbered from north to south, unlike other Autoroutes which are numbered from south to north.

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.