- Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)
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Autoroute 440
Autoroute Charest
Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency
Route information Maintained by Transports Québec Length: 12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Charest: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Dufferin-Montmorency:
8 km (5.0 mi) [1][2]Existed: 1962[2] – present Major junctions West end: 
A-40 & 
A-73 in Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)
A-740 in Quebec CityEast end: A-40 in BeauportLocation Major cities: Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Beauport Highway system ← 
A-440A-520 
→- For Autoroute 440 in Laval, see Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval).
Autoroute 440 (or A-440) is a superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Originally meant to be connected and form a single continuous highway via a tunnel under the city centre (ghost ramps still exist at the eastern terminus of the Dufferin-Montmorency section), these plans were shelved years ago and are not expected to be revived.
The designation of Autoroute Charest is likely derived from Boulevard Charest, which is the street continuation east of this segment of A-440.
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Route description
The Autoroute Charest segment is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long. It begins at the junction of A-73 and A-40 and ends at Saint-Sacrement Avenue. Originally built as a two-lane freeway in 1962, it was twinned in 1967.
The roadway continues as Boulevard Charest into downtown Quebec, where A-440 traffic is directed along Rue Octave to reach the Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency at its westernmost interchange (exit 21).[3]
West end of Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency
The Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency is 8 km (5.0 mi) long. It begins at Route 175 (Corner of Avenue Dufferin and Côte d'Abraham) and ends at the junction with A-40 in Beauport. The portion from Route 175 to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa. (Exit 23) was built in 1976 and the rest of the segment (Exits 23 to 29) was built in 1982.
The autoroute was designated Dufferin-Montmorency because it extends former Avenue Dufferin (now Avenue Honoré-Mercier) in Quebec City and ends near the Montmorency Falls in Beauport. Lord Dufferin was a Governor General of Canada and had significant ties to Quebec City.
Exit list
No. Destinations Notes 
A-40 west (Autoroute Charest) – MontrealWestbound exit and eastbound entrance 12 
A-40 east / A-73 (Autoroute Henri-IV) – Pont Pierre-Laporte, ChicoutimiWestbound exit and eastbound entrance 15 
A-740 (Autoroute du Vallon) / Rue Jean-Talon, Avenue Dalton, Avenue Watt, Rue EinsteinGap Boulevard Charest Est Westbound exit and eastbound entrance 21 
Route 175 (Grande-Allée) / Boulevard René-LévesqueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance 22 Boulevard des Capucins, Boulevard Champlain (Route 136) 23 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa 24 Avenue d'Estimauville Eastbound exit is part of exit 23 Boulevard François-de-Laval - Beauport At-grade 27 Boulevard des Chutes, Rue du Manége 29 A-40 west – MontrealEastbound exit and westbound entrance A-40 east – Sainte-Anne-de-BeaupréEastbound exit and westbound entrance References
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. http://www1.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/repertoire_autoroute/autoroute.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ Google Maps Street View, intersection of Boulevard Charest and Rue Octave, accessed November 2009
External links
Expressways of Quebec Autoroutes: 5 · 10 · 410 · 610 · 13 · 15 · 19 · 20 · 520 · 720 · 25 · 30 · 31 · 35 · 40 · 440 (Laval) · 440 (Québec) · 540 (Vaudreuil-Dorion) · 540 (Québec) · 640 · 740 · 50 · 55 · 955 · 70 · 73 · 573 · 973 · 85
Future 530 · Former 430 · 550 · 51 · 755 · Unbuilt 6 · 415 · 16 · 18 · 65 · Other routes: 112 · 116 · 117 · 132 · 134 · 138 · 158 · 201 · 335
Roads in CanadaCategories:- Quebec Autoroutes
- Streets in Quebec City
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