Quebec Route 161

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Route 161
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	185.1 km[1] (115.0 mi) Pre-2006: 205.5 km (127.7 mi)
History	Route 34
Major junctions
South end	SR 27 in Coburn Gore, Maine
Major intersections	R-108 in Stornoway R-112 in Weedon & Beaulac-Garthby R-116 / R-122 / R-162 in Victoriaville
North end	A-20 (TCH) in Sainte-Eulalie
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Victoriaville
Highway system
Quebec provincial highways Autoroutes List Former
← R-159 → R-162

Route 161 is a north/south highway south of the St. Lawrence River in the regions of Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie in the province of Quebec, Canada. Its current northern terminus is at Autoroute 20 in Sainte-Eulalie, just east of the junction of Autoroute 55, while its southern terminus is at the border of Maine in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27. Previously the highway continued to Route 155 in Saint-Célestin, but that section was decommissioned in 2006 when Autoroute 55 was completed.^[2]

On July 6, 2013, the route was severed at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec by an oil train derailment. Ministry of Transport consultants began surveying a site for a new bridge across the Chaudière River in August 2013.^[3]