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{{Short description|Highway system in Quebec, Canada}}
{{infobox state highway system
| title = Autoroutes of Quebec
| shields = {{infobox road/shieldmain/CAN|province=QC|type=A|route=5}} {{infobox road/shieldmain/CAN|province=QC|type=A|route=20}} {{infobox road/shieldmain/CAN|province=QC|type=A|route=640}}
| caption = [[Highway shield]]s for Autoroutes 5, 20 and 640
| map = Autoroutes-QC-2013.png
| map_notes = The current Autoroute network in [[Quebec]]
| map_alt = 
| maint = [[Transports Quebec]] (MTQ)
| length_km = 2417
| length_ref = <ref name="Trans">Ministère des Transport: "Distances routières", page 5, Les Publication du Québec, 2005</ref><ref name="A">{{cite web|url=https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/fr/projets-infrastructures/info-reseau-routier/repertoire-autoroutes/Pages/repertoire-des-autoroutes-du-Quebec.aspx |title=Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec |language=fr |publisher=[[Transports Québec]] |access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref>
| formed = {{start date|1958}}
| links = QC
}}
[[File:A20Ouest km66.jpg|alt=|thumb|220x220px|Quebec Autoroute 20 west in Montreal, ~km 66. ]]
The '''Quebec Autoroute System'''{{efn|{{langx|fr|Réseau autoroutier québécois}}, {{IPA|fr|ʁezo otɔʁutje kebekwa|pron}}}} is a network of freeways within the province of [[Quebec]], Canada, operating under the same principle of controlled access as the [[Interstate Highway System]] in the [[United States]] and the [[400-series highways]] in neighbouring [[Ontario]]. The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway system, spanning over {{convert|2,400|km|miles|-2|abbr=on}}. The [[speed limit]] on the Autoroutes is generally {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} in rural areas and {{convert|70|-|90|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} in urban areas; most roads are made of [[asphalt concrete]].

The word ''autoroute'' is a blend of ''[[Car|auto]]'' and ''[[route number|route]]'', equivalent to "freeway" or "motorway" in [[English language|English]], and it became the equivalent of "expressway" in [[French language|French]]. In the 1950s, when the first Autoroutes were being planned, the design documents called them ''autostrades'' from the Italian word ''[[autostrada]]''.<ref>
* In 1900 the word autostrade was used in ''Aéroport intercontinental. Bassin d'Arcachon. Le Teich'' Editor: J. Bière (Bordeaux) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96147718/f15.image
* In 1924, the Italian word ''autostrada'' was coined (See https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/autostrade )
* In 1924, the words ''auto-strade'' and ''auto-route'' were used in the French language in ''Revue d'artillerie'' (Nancy, Paris, etc.) 1924-01 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9666738n/f408.item for construction af road for exclusive use of automobile in Italie
* In 1925, the first autostrada was opened in Italy (See https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/autostrade )
* In 1925, some tourist organisations become involved in debates around autoroutes; see ''Bulletin officiel / Union des fédérations des syndicats d'initiative de France, colonies et protectorats'' by the ''Union des fédérations des syndicats d'initiative de France Colonies et Protectorats'' (Paris) 1925-03 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5670134h/f54.item
* In 1931, an autoroute meeting (''Congrés international des autoroutes'') occurred, organised by an autoroute organisation (''Bureau international des autoroutes''); See ''Le Journal'' (Paris) 1931-09-01 Contributors: Fernand Xau and Henri Letellier 1931-09-01 (N14198). page 3 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k76307767/f3.item
* In 1932, Paris started a project of autoroute building; See ''Le Journal'' (Paris) 1932-04-27 Contributor: Fernand Xau and Henri Letellier 1932-04-27 (N14437), page 2 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k76299484/f2.item
* In 1935, France creates legal concepts regarding the building of autoroutes: ''Dictionnaire du notariat: répertoire général de droit civil et fiscal avec formules. Tome 15 / par les rédacteurs du Journal des Notaires et des Avocats'' Editor: Administration of the "Journal des notaires et des avocats"; Publisher: L. Maretheux (Paris) 1922–1941 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6268007q/f622.image
* In 1957, studies about the United States make the link between autoroutes, freeways and expressways: expressways have at-grade junctions, freeways are a kind of autoroute with restricted access at each interchange to avoid any conflict point in a sophisticated way such that the driver could be lost if he does not follow the signage; See ''La Technique sanitaire et municipale: hygiène, services techniques, travaux publics: journal de l'Association générale des ingénieurs, architectes et hygiénistes municipaux de France, Algérie-Tunisie, Belgique, Suisse et Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'' Author: ''Association générale des hygiénistes et techniciens municipaux'' Editor: Berger-Levrault (Paris) 1957-01 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9607718j/f28.item</ref>

==Signage==
[[Image:Panneau I-130-1.svg|thumb|left|150px|Standard autoroute shield]]
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2025}}
Autoroutes are identified by blue-and-red shields, similar to the American Interstate system. The red header of the shield contains a white image representing a highway overpass, and the blue lower portion of the shield contains the autoroute's number in white, along with a [[fleur-de-lis]], which is a provincial symbol of [[Quebec]].

Most autoroute and road traffic signs in the province are in French, though English is also used on federally-financed or -owned routes, such as the [[Bonaventure Expressway]] in [[Montreal]]. To surmount the language barrier, however, most signs in Quebec use pictograms, and text is avoided in most cases, with the exceptions usually only being the names of [[control cities]]. Other exceptions that are posted in both languages is the illegal use of [[radar detector]]s when entering the province that reads "{{lang|fr|Détecteurs de radar interdits}}/Radar detectors prohibited", as well as areas where roads can be slippery due to melting ice and snow, marked "{{lang|fr|Degel}}/Thaw".

==Numbering system==
[[File:Quebec Autoroute 30 - Autoroute 15 - Oct 2012 (1).JPG|alt=|thumb|220x220px|Drivers along eastbound Autoroute 30 approach the exit for Autoroute 15.]]
Autoroutes are divided into three types &ndash; principal routes, deviation routes, and collector routes &ndash; and are laid out and numbered in a fashion similar to the [[Interstate Highway System]] in the [[United States]]. The principal Autoroutes are the major highways of the province, and have single- or double-digit numbers. East-west Autoroutes running parallel to the [[Saint Lawrence River]] (for example, [[Quebec Autoroute 20|Autoroute 20]] and [[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]]) are assigned even numbers, while north-south Autoroutes running perpendicular to the Saint Lawrence (such as [[Quebec Autoroute 5|Autoroute 5]] and [[Quebec Autoroute 15|Autoroute 15]]) are given odd numbers. Deviation and collector Autoroutes both feature triple-digit numbers. Deviation routes are [[bypass (road)|bypasses]] intended for truck traffic to circumvent urban areas, and are identified by an even number prefixing the number of the nearby Autoroute that it bypasses (for example, [[Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval)|Autoroute 440]] in [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]). Collector Autoroutes, by contrast, are [[spur route]]s into urban areas, and are identified by an odd number prefixing the number of the nearby Autoroute that it branches off of (such as [[Quebec Autoroute 720|Autoroute 720]], a spur of Autoroute 20 into downtown [[Montreal]]).

==History==
Quebec's first Autoroute was the ''Autoroute des Laurentides'' (Laurentian Autoroute), which opened in 1959 as a [[toll road]]. This initiative to bring freeways into Quebec was started by [[Maurice Duplessis]], whose government saw the construction of the Laurentian Autoroute (now A-15) from [[Montreal]] to [[Saint-Jérôme, Quebec|Saint-Jérôme]] and the first section of the Boulevard Métropolitain ([[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]]), which opened in 1960.

===1960s===

It was the Quebec Liberal government of the 1960s that saw the construction of further Autoroutes, with a grid numbering system and the introduction of the blue and red shield. The sign is inspired by the American Interstate sign. This was especially needed in light of the fact that many visitors would be flocking to [[Montreal]] by car for [[Expo 67]]. Montreal's ''Autoroute Décarie'' (A-15) and the [[Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel]] were constructed for that very reason. The ''Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est'' (Eastern Townships Autoroute - [[Quebec Autoroute 10|A-10]]) opened in 1964, and its continuation, [[Quebec Autoroute 55|A-55]] between [[Magog, Quebec|Magog]] and Rock Island, opened in 1967, connecting with [[Interstate 91]]. What are now the A-20 (part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]) and the A-15 to New York (connecting with [[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]]), originally built in the 1940s, were upgraded to expressway standards. The A-20 also connects with [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]] in Ontario. A-40 was extended out to [[Berthierville, Quebec|Berthierville]], and later to [[Trois-Rivières]] in the 1970s. Others include Autoroutes [[Quebec Autoroute 25|25]], [[Quebec Autoroute 30|30]] (southern beltway), [[Quebec Autoroute 31|31]], [[Quebec Autoroute 35|35]] (eventually connecting to [[Interstate 89]]), ''Autoroute Laurentienne'' ([[Quebec Autoroute 73|73]]), and [[Quebec Autoroute 640|640]] (an unfinished proposed northern beltway).

===1970s===

The 1970s also saw the completion of the [[Pierre Laporte Bridge]] in [[Quebec City]], connecting the south shore of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] to the north. In addition to this, the [[Quebec Autoroute 73|A-73]] was extended to [[Beauce, Quebec|Beauce]], the A-20 was extended to [[Rivière-du-Loup]], and the Chomedey Autoroute ([[Quebec Autoroute 13|A-13]]), the [[Quebec Autoroute 19|A-19]] and the [[Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval)|A-440]] were constructed in [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]. Autoroutes were built (two sections of [[Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)|A-440]], and [[Quebec Autoroute 740|A-740]]) and a few more planned in the [[Quebec City]] region, creating a dense web, which led to significant sprawl. In 1976, the [[Parti Québécois]] came to power, whose platform mandated an expansion of public transportation over the construction of more Autoroutes. Existing Autoroutes were extended (e.g., the A-40 was extended from Trois-Rivières to Quebec City) but no new Autoroutes were built.

The Autoroute des Laurentides, the Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est, the Autoroute de la Rive-Nord (North Shore Autoroute), and the A-13 were toll roads until the mid-1980s, when the toll barriers were removed and the province stopped collecting tolls from vehicles using the Autoroutes. The last toll booth was on the Champlain Bridge (A-10,A-15 and A-20). It was removed in 1990 because the Champlain Bridge is federal property and is thus not subject to provincial tolls.

===2000s===

[[File:Intersections des routes 20 et 165 à Sainte-Anne-du-Sault.jpg|thumb|Road signs showing directions for Autoroute 20 and Route 165 in Quebec.]]

In the 2000s, there were several high-profile failures and collapses around some Autoroutes, due to aging and crumbling infrastructure, including the [[Boulevard du Souvenir overpass collapse]], [[De la Concorde overpass collapse]], and most recently the [[Quebec Route 136 (Montreal)|Ville-Marie tunnel collapse]]. An online poll by Léger Marketing conducted shortly after the Viger tunnel collapse found that 88 percent of Montrealers are "worried" about the state of roads, bridges and tunnels in the city, with more than half of respondents saying they are downright "scared" to drive under an overpass (58 percent), on a bridge (54 per cent), or through a tunnel (53 per cent). [[McGill University]]'s Saeed Mirza stated that ill-advised design choices and poor-quality concrete were used in the construction rush ahead of Expo '67 and the 1976 Olympics. In particular, the concrete used was permeable with lack of proper drainage, and these allowed chlorides from de-icing salts to corrode the steel reinforcements.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gohier |first=Philippe |url=http://www.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/montreal-is-falling-down/#more-210162 |title=Montreal is falling down - Canada |publisher=Macleans.ca |date=2011-08-23 |access-date=2011-10-03}}</ref>

==Main-class autoroutes==
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|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 235|Route 235]]</span> in [[Farnham, Quebec|Farnham]]
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|decommissioned=yes
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|notes=A-6 was to roughly parallel [[Quebec Route 104|Route 104]]. The western half of the route was cancelled by the mid-1970s while the rest of the route was abandoned a few years later.
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|local=''Pointe Fortune-Lachute Autoroute''
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|decommissioned=yes
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|notes=A-9 was to provide a fixed crossing over the [[Ottawa River]] but was cancelled.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
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|type=A
|route=10
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|dab1=Montreal|136}} in [[Montreal]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|55|A|610}} in [[Sherbrooke]]
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|local=''Autoroute Bonaventure, Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est''
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|type=A
|route=13
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|20}} in [[Lachine, QC|Lachine]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|640}} in [[Boisbriand, QC|Boisbriand]]
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|local=''Autoroute Chomedey''
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=NY|I|87}} at [[United States]] border at [[Lacolle, Quebec|Lacolle]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|TCH|117}} in [[Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts]]
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|type=A
|route=16
|length_km=9
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|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 134|R-134]]</span>
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span> in [[Longueuil]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Wilfrid-Laurier''
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|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=yes
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Reserved for autoroute conversion of Boulevard Wilfrid-Laurier ([[Quebec Route 112|Route&nbsp;112]] and [[Quebec Route 116|Route&nbsp;116]]).
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|route=18
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|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 55|A-55]]</span> near [[Victoriaville]]
|terminus_b=Proposed <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 65|A-65]]</span> in [[Plessisville, Quebec|Plessisville]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute des Bois-Francs''
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|decommissioned=yes
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|type=A
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|local=''Autoroute Papineau''
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=ON|Hwy|401}} at [[Ontario]] border at [[Rivière-Beaudette, Quebec|Rivière-Beaudette]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} in [[Notre-Dame-des-Neiges]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Jean-Lesage, Autoroute du Souvenir''
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] between <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 25|A-25]]</span> in [[Longueuil]] and <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 85|A-85]]</span> in [[Rivière-du-Loup]].
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|local=''Autoroute Jean-Lesage''
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|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Future plans to connect to the western segment.
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|Route|125|Route|158}} in [[Saint-Esprit, Quebec|Saint-Esprit]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine''
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] between <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]]</span> in [[Montreal]] and A-20 in Longueuil.
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} in [[Sorel-Tracy]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de l'Acier''
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|established_ref
|circa_established=
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
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|type=A
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} in [[Bécancour, Quebec|Bécancour]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de l'Acier''
|established=1975
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|circa_established=
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=No plans to connect to the western segment.
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|type=A
|route=31
|length_km=14.3
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|40|QC|131}} in [[Lavaltrie, Quebec|Lavaltrie]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|131|QC|158}} in [[Joliette, Quebec|Joliette]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Antonio-Barrette''
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|established_ref=
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
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|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=35
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|133}} in [[Saint-Armand, Quebec|Saint-Armand]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|10}} in [[Chambly, Quebec|Chambly]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts''
|established=1966
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Extended almost to the [[United States]] border and <span class="nowrap">[[Interstate 89 (Vermont)|I-89]]</span> in 2025.
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|type=TCH
|route=40
|length_km=347
|terminus_a={{jct|state=ON|Hwy|417|TCH}} at [[Ontario]] border near [[Pointe-Fortune, Quebec|Pointe-Fortune]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|138|QC|368}} near [[Boischatel, Quebec|Boischatel]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Félix-Leclerc, Autoroute Métropolitaine, Autoroute Transcanadienne''
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] between Ontario and <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 25|A-25]]</span> in [[Montreal]].
|noshield=
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=50
|length_km=159
|length_ref=
|terminus_a=Rue Montcalm in [[Gatineau, Quebec|Gatineau]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|117}} near [[Mirabel, Quebec|Mirabel]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de l'Outaouais, Autoroute Maurice-Richard''
|established=1975
|established_ref
|circa_established=
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=51
|length_km=45
|length_ref=
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 116|Route 116]]</span> near [[Melbourne, Quebec|Melbourne]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]]</span> in [[Drummondville]]
|beltway=
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|established=1974
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=1982
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Renamed <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 55|A-55]]</span>.
|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=55
|length_km=247
|length_ref=
|terminus_a={{jct|state=VT|I|91}} at [[United States]] border at [[Stanstead, Quebec (city)|Stanstead]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|155}} in [[Shawinigan, Quebec|Shawinigan]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Joseph-Armand-Bombardier, Autoroute de l'énergie''
|established=1964
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=65
|length_km=
|length_ref=
|terminus_a=[[Thetford Mines]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]]</span> in [[Villeroy, Quebec|Villeroy]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de l'Amiante''
|established=
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=yes
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Unbuilt. Possible extension to <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 10|A-10]]</span> near [[Lambton, Quebec|Lambton]].
|noshield=
}}
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=70
|length_km=31.56
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|170}} in [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] ([[Jonquière]])
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|170}} in [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] ([[CFB Bagotville|Aéroport Bagotville]])
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute du Saguenay, Autoroute Alma-La Baie''
|established=1983
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Autoroute 70 is being extended westward from Jonquière to [[Alma, Quebec|Alma]], and eastward from Aéroport CFB Bagotville to [[La Baie, Quebec|La Baie]].
|noshield=
}}
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=73
|length_km=135.0
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|204}} in [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|175}} in [[Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec|Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Robert-Cliche, Autoroute Laurentienne, Autoroute Henri-IV''
|established=1963
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=TCH
|route=85
|length_km=92
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NB|TCH|2}} at [[New Brunswick]] border near [[Dégelis, Quebec|Dégelis]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|TCH|20}} near [[Rivière-du-Loup]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Claude-Béchard''
|established=2005
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] for its full length. Presently a {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} gap between Demers and [[Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!]]; connection made via <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 185|Route 185]]</span>, which it will eventually replace.
|noshield=
}}
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==Spur-class Autoroutes==
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|route=410
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|10|A|55}} in Sherbrooke
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Jacques-O'Bready, Autoroute de l'Université''
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|circa_established=
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|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=415
|length_km=7
|length_ref=
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 15|A-15]]</span> in [[Montréal]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 19|A-19]]</span> (unbuilt section) in Montreal
|beltway=
|local=''Mount Royal Autoroute''
|established=
|established_ref
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=yes
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Cancelled northern leg of a proposed downtown freeway loop.
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=430
|length_km=
|length_ref=
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 15|A-15]]</span> / <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span> in [[Candiac, Quebec|Candiac]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span> in [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]]
|beltway=
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|established_ref
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=yes
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Several kilometers of [[Quebec Route 132|Route 132]] north and south of <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]]</span> was designated A-430 on paper in the 1970s.
|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=440
|dab=Laval
|length_km=18.2
|length_ref=
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|13|QC|148}} in [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|25}} in Laval
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Jean-Noël-Lavoie, Autoroute Laval''
|established=1974
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
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|notes=none
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=440
|dab=Quebec City
|length_km=12.5
|length_ref=
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|40|A|73}} in [[Québec City|Québec]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|40}} in Québec
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Charest, Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency''
|established=1962
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Two segments with a {{convert|4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} gap through downtown Quebec City; connection made via Boulevard Charest. 
|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=520
|length_km=7.8
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|20}} in [[Dorval]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|TCH|40}} in [[Montréal]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Côte de Liesse''
|established=1966
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=530
|length_km=12.9
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|132|QC|201}} in [[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|30}} in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
|beltway=
|local=
|established=2012
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Formerly part of <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=540
|length_km=5.1
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|73|QC|175}} in [[Québec City|Québec]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|138}} in Québec
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Duplessis''
|established=1966
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
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{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=540
|dab=Vaudreuil-Dorion
|length_km=4.9
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]]</span> in [[Vaudreuil-Dorion]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]]</span> in Vaudreuil-Dorion
|beltway=
|local=
|established=1967
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=2012
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Renamed <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=550
|length_km=
|terminus_a=[[Ontario]] boundary in [[Gatineau]]<br/><small>(Would continue as <span class="nowrap">[[Ontario Highway 416|Highway 416]]</span> in [[Ottawa]])</small>
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 50|A-50]]</span> in [[Gatineau]]
|beltway=
|local=''Deschênes Autoroute, Britannia-Deschênes corridor''
|established=
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=yes
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Gatineau bypass, including a new bridge across the [[Ottawa River]].
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=573
|length_km=12.9
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|40|A|73}} in [[Québec, Québec|Québec]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|369}} in Québec
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Henri-IV''
|established=1976
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=610
|length_km=10.3
|length_ref=
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|10|A|55}} in [[Sherbrooke]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|112}} in Sherbrooke
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Louis-Bilodeau''
|established=2006
|established_ref
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Formerly part of <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 10|A-10]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=640
|length_km=53.2
|length_ref=
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|344}} in [[Oka, Quebec|Oka]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|344}} in [[Charlemagne, Quebec|Charlemagne]]
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de contournement nord de Montréal''
|established=1961
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=720
|length_km=8.1
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 15|A-15]]</span> / <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]]</span> in [[Montréal]]
|terminus_b=[[Rue Notre-Dame]] in Montréal
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Ville-Marie''
|established=1972
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=2021
|decommissioned_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montreal.citynews.ca/2021/04/14/a-highway-by-any-other-name-autoroute-720-becomes-route-136/|title = CityNews}}</ref>
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes= Renamed <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 136 (Montreal)|R-136]]</span>. 
|noshield=
}}
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|state=QC
|type=A
|route=730
|length_km=4.2
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|30}} in [[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} in Saint-Constant
|beltway=
|local=
|established=2010
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Formerly part of <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=740
|length_km=7.4
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|QC|175}} in [[Québec City|Quebec]]
|terminus_b=Boulevard Lebourgneuf in Québec
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute Robert-Bourassa, Autoroute du Vallon''
|established=1975
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=none
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=755
|length_km=10
|terminus_a=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 55|A-55]]</span> in [[Trois-Rivières]]
|terminus_b=<span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]]</span> in Trois-Rivières
|beltway=
|local=''Autoroute de Francheville''
|established=1977
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=1990
|circa_decommissioned=yes
|notes=Renamed <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=930
|length_km=2.5
|terminus_a={{jct|state=QC|A|30}} in [[Candiac, Quebec|Candiac]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} in Candiac
|beltway=
|local=
|established=2011
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Formerly part of <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Autoroute 30|A-30]]</span>.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=955
|length_km=14.7
|terminus_a= {{jct|state=QC|QC|122}} in [[Saint-Albert, Quebec|Saint-Albert]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|TCH|20|A|55}} in [[Sainte-Eulalie, Quebec|Sainte-Eulalie]]
|beltway=
|local=
|established=1975
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=None of this highway is of freeway standard.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist row|local
|state=QC
|type=A
|route=973
|length_km=3.6
|terminus_a=Rue du Chalutier / Rue du Prince-Édouard in [[Québec City|Quebéc]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=QC|A|40|A|73}} in Quebec
|beltway=
|local=
|established=1983
|established_ref=
|circa_established=
|decommissioned=
|decommissioned_ref=
|circa_decommissioned=
|notes=Cosigned with <span class="nowrap">[[Quebec Route 175|Route 175]]</span> for its entire length.
|noshield=
}}
{{routelist bottom|keys=closed}}

==See also==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Freeway#Canada|Freeway (Canada)]]
* [[Highway]]
* [[List of Quebec provincial highways]]
* [[List of unbuilt autoroutes of Quebec]]
* [[Toll road]]
* [[Transports Québec]]
* [[100-Series Highways (Nova Scotia)]] (not to be confused with Quebec's highway system that sets itself apart from the Autoroutes)
* [[400-series highways|400-series highways (Ontario)]]
* [[400-series highways (British Columbia)]] (former series)
{{Div col end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304225117/http://www.autoroute30.qc.ca/documents/6/MTQ-LettreVol4no5_En_Web.pdf Information on new A-730 and A-930 from MTQ's A-30 newsletter]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307031847/http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.asp Ministère des Transports du Québec (provincial transport ministry)]
* [https://www.motorways-exits.com/north_america/cdn/qc/quebec.html motorways-exits.com: An unofficial guide to the Province of Quebec  Expressway system]
* [http://www.montrealroads.com Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/autoroute73/ Unofficial Autoroute 73 website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090204114157/http://webfil_92.tripod.com/autoroutes_en/id90.html Tripod autoroute web site]

{{Quebec Autoroutes}}

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[[Category:Lists of roads in Quebec]]