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Route Transcanadienne | ||||
Autoroute Félix-Leclerc Metropolitan Expressway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 347 km[1][2] (216 mi) | |||
Existed | 1959[3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 417 / TCH at the Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune | |||
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East end | R-138 / R-368 in Quebec City | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Montreal, Terrebonne, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 40, officially known as Autoroute Félix-Leclerc outside Montreal and Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine within Montreal, is an Autoroute on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is one of the two major connections between Montreal and Quebec City, the other being Autoroute 20 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Autoroute 40 is currently 347 km (215.6 mi) long. Between the Ontario–Quebec boundary and the interchange with Autoroute 25, the route is signed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.