- Route du Nord
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"North Road" redirects here. For the association football venue, see North Road (football ground).
The Route du Nord (North Road) is an isolated wilderness road in central Quebec, Canada, connecting Chibougamau with the James Bay Road (French: Route de la Baie James) at km 275. It is 407 kilometres (253 mi) long, all of it unpaved. Extensive logging takes place along the southern half of this road.
There are no services available along the full length of the North Road, except at km 290 at the Cree Construction Company where fuel and repair services are periodically available. Also, fuel, food, and lodging can be obtained in the Cree village of Nemaska during the day time.
Waypoints
Km Mi 0 0 junction with Route 167, about 15 km north of Chibougamau 238 148 bridge crossing the Rupert River 248 154 Hydro-Québec's Albanel substation 288 179 Hydro-Québec's Nemiscau substation 290 180 Cree Construction Company, services periodically available 291 181 junction with gravel access road to Eastmain-1 power station 296 184 junction with gravel road to Nemaska, 10 km north 407 253 junction with James Bay Road, end of North Road See also
References
- Live through enormous: Visit the James Bay, Municipalité de Baie-James, February 2005.
External links
Categories:- Roads in Quebec
- James Bay Project
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