Quebec Route 138

Infobox road
province=QC
type=QC
route=138
alternate_name=Chemin Du Roi
maint=


length_km=1404.4
length_round=1
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established=
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direction_a=West
terminus_a= jct|state=NY|NY|30 in Constable, New York
junction= jct|state=QC|QC|202 in Huntingdon
jct|state=QC|QC|201 in Ormstown
jct|state=QC|QC|203 in Très-Saint-Sacrement
jct|state=QC|QC|205 in Sainte-Martine
jct|state=QC|A|30|QC|132 in Chateauguay
jct|state=QC|QC|132|QC|207 in Kahnawake
jct|state=QC|A|20 in Montreal-Ouest (Montreal)
jct|state=QC|A|15 in Notre-Dame-du-Grace (Montreal)
jct|state=QC|QC|112|QC|134|QC|335 in Montreal
jct|state=QC|QC|125 in Rosemont (Montreal)
jct|state=QC|A|25 in Anjou (Montreal)
jct|state=QC|A|640 in Repentigny
jct|state=QC|QC|343 in Saint-Sulpice
jct|state=QC|QC|131 in Lavaltrie
jct|state=QC|A|40|QC|158 in Berthierville
jct|state=QC|QC|348|QC|349 in Louiseville
jct|state=QC|QC|153 in Yamachiche
jct|state=QC|A|40 in Pointe-du-Lac (Trois-Rivières)
jct|state=QC|A|40|A|55|QC|155 in Trois-Rivières
jct|state=QC|QC|157 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Trois-Rivières)
jct|state=QC|QC|359 in Champlain
jct|state=QC|QC|361 in Batiscan
jct|state=QC|QC|159 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
jct|state=QC|QC|363 in Deschambault-Grondines
jct|state=QC|QC|358 in Cap-Santé
jct|state=QC|A|40 in Donnacona
jct|state=QC|QC|365 in Neuville
jct|state=QC|A|40|QC|367 in Cap-Rouge (Quebec)
jct|state=QC|A|40|A|73|A|540 in L'Ancienne-Lorette (Quebec)
jct|state=QC|A|740|QC|358 in Vanier (Quebec)
jct|state=QC|QC|175 in Quebec
jct|state=QC|A|40|A|440|QC|367 in Beauport (Quebec)
jct|state=QC|A|40|QC|368 in Boischatel
jct|state=QC|QC|360 in Beaupré
jct|state=QC|QC|360 in Saint-Tite-des-Caps
jct|state=QC|QC|362 in Baie-Saint-Paul
jct|state=QC|QC|381 in Saint-Urbain
jct|state=QC|QC|362 in La Malbaie
jct|state=QC|QC|170 in Saint-Siméon
jct|state=QC|QC|172 in Tadoussac
jct|state=QC|QC|389 in Baie-Comeau
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Rue du Moulin in Natashquan
cities=Huntingdon, Châteauguay, Montreal, Repentigny, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles
previous_type=QC
previous_route=137
next_type=QC
next_route=139

Route 138 is one of the oldest highways in Canada. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with the state of New York south-west of Montreal (connecting with New York State Route 30), and it follows the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Part of this highway is known as the "Chemin du Roi", or King's Highway. It passes through the Montérégie, Lanaudière, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec. In Montreal, Highway 138 runs via Sherbrooke Street, crosses the Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge to Charlemagne and remains a 4-lane road until exiting Repentigny.

This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City. It crosses the Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac.

The gradual extension of the highway to its present terminus in Natashquan suggested that the highway may one day be extended to the border of Newfoundland and Labrador, once it connects with a local road that extends west from Blanc-Sablon. (In fact that road does bear signage for Route 138.) [ [http://tlhwy.com/travelogues/aug2003south/lab05.html Trans-Labrador Hwy - Labrador 2003 - Page 5 ] ] If built before the upgrading of Route 389 to the Labrador border, it would be a vital connecting link to a Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link spanning the Strait of Belle Isle. (At this time, the shortest prospective road link is Route 389 from Baie-Comeau, connecting to the Trans-Labrador Highway to Goose Bay, a highway from Cartwright to Blanc-Sablon, and a new route now being engineered between Cartwright and Goose Bay.)

On August 25, 2006, the Quebec government announced a 10-year project to build 425 kilometres of highway along the north shore, excluding a 40 kilometre gap at a major river crossing, the Natashquan, which will require further study. [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2006/08/25/labrador-quebec.html?ref=rss|title=New Quebec highway good for Labrador economy: exporter|publisher=CBC News|accessdate=2007-08-17]

Municipalities along Route 138

* Elgin
* Godmanchester
* Huntingdon
* Ormstown
* Très-Saint-Sacrement
* Howick
* Sainte-Martine
* Mercier
* Chateauguay
* Kahnawake
* Montreal "(Lasalle / Montreal-Ouest / Notre-Dame-de-Grâce / Westmount /" Montreal "/ Rosemont / Anjou / Pointe-aux-Trembles)"
* Montréal-Est
* Repentigny
* Saint-Sulpice
* Lavaltrie
* Lanoraie
* Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
* Berthierville
* Saint-Cuthbert
* Saint-Barthélemy
* Maskinonge
* Louiseville
* Yamachiche
* Trois-Rivières "(Pointe-du-Lac / Trois-Rivières-Ouest /" Trois-Rivières "/ Cap-de-la-Madeleine)"
* Champlain
* Batiscan
* Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
* Deschambault-Grondines
* Portneuf
* Cap-Santé
* Donnacona
* Neuville
* Quebec City "(Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures / Cap-Rouge / L'Ancienne-Lorette / Vanier /" Quebec City "/ Beauport)"
* Boischatel
* L'Ange-Gardien
* Château-Richer
* Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
* Beaupré
* Saint-Joachim
* Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
* Saint-Tite-des-Caps
* Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
* Baie-Saint-Paul
* Saint-Urbain
* Saint-Hilarion
* Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs
* Clermont, Quebec
* La Malbaie
* Saint-Siméon
* Baie-Sainte-Catherine (ferry to 138 continuation in Tadoussac)
* Tadoussac
* Sacré-Coeur
* Les Bergeronnes
* Les Escoumins
* Longue-Rive
* Portneuf-sur-Mer
* Forestville
* Colombier
* Betsiamites
* Ragueneau
* Chute-aux-Outardes
* Pointe-aux-Outardes
* Baie-Comeau
* Franquelin
* Godbout
* Baie-Trinité
* Port-Cartier
* Uashat
* Sept-Îles
* Rivière-au-Tonnerre
* Rivière-Saint-Jean
* Longue-Pointe-du-Mingan
* Havre-Saint-Pierre
* Baie-Johan-Beetz
* Aguanish
* Natashquan

ee also

* List of Quebec provincial highways

References

External links

* [http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)] fr icon