Province: | QC |
Type: | QC |
Route: | 223 |
Maint: | Transports Québec |
Map: | Route 223-QC.png |
Length Km: | 128.6 |
Length Round: | 1 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Direction A: | South |
Terminus A: | at Rouses Point, NY |
Junction: | in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu near Chambly in Carignan in Beloeil in Sorel-Tracy |
Direction B: | North |
Terminus B: | in Sorel-Tracy |
Previous Type: | QC |
Previous Route: | 222 |
Next Type: | QC |
Next Route: | 224 |
Route 223 is a 128.6 km north/south highway on the south shore of the Richelieu River in Quebec. Its northern terminus is in Sorel-Tracy at the junction of Route 132 and its southern terminus is close to Lacolle, where it crosses the U.S. border at the Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing and continues into New York state as U.S. Route 11.
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Route 223 runs along Boulevard du Séminaire, one of the most important streets of the city and home to the main campus of Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.[2] [3]