Route 2 was a previous number used for a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec. The highway stretched from the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette to the New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis.[1] The highway was part of a de facto interprovincial Route 2 that stretched from Windsor, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia, connecting Ontario Highway 2 to New Brunswick Route 2, and further to Nova Scotia, connecting with Trunk 2. It was renumbered in the mid-1970s, as part of Quebec's renumbering scheme.
Route information | ||||
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Length | 668 km (415 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 2 (former) at the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette | |||
East end | Route 2 at the New Brunswick border near Dégelis | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Replacement routes
editRoute 2 was replaced by the following routes:
Route | Length (km) | Length (mi) | From | To | Notes |
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R-338 | 41 | 25 | Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Connects with Ontario border today with SD&G County Road 2, formerly Ontario Highway 2 |
A-20 | 33 | 21 | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Montreal | During the 1960s until being renumbered, Route 2 and the A-20 ran concurrently; this stretch was referred to by Anglophone Montrealers as Highway 2-20 (or "The Two and Twenty"). |
R-138 | 285 | 177 | Montreal | Quebec City (downtown) |
This follows the original 1737 Chemin du Roy |
R-136 | 12 | 7 | Quebec City (downtown) |
Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) |
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R-175 | 2 | 1 | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) |
Lévis | Crosses the Quebec Bridge[2] |
R-132 | 197 | 122 | Lévis | Rivière-du-Loup | |
A-85 / R-185 | 98 | 61 | Rivière-du-Loup | New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis | Used to connect at border with New Brunswick Route 2; portions of the original Route 2 are along local roads downloaded to local governments during the conversion of Route 185 to Autoroute 85 |
Auxiliary routes
editRoute 2 had three auxiliary routes.
Route 2A
editLocation | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière – Andréville |
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Length | 52 km (32 mi) |
Route 2A was a 52 km (32 mi) alternate route of Route 2, passing through the communities of Saint-Pacôme and Saint-Pascal.[3] As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2A became part of Route 230.
Route 2B
editLocation | Montreal |
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Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Route 2B was a 10 km (6 mi) spur of Route 2. It ran along Côte-de-Liesse Road from the former Route 2 / Route 17 concurrency in Dorval, past the Montreal–Dorval International Airport, to a traffic circle in Saint-Laurent where it met Laurentien Boulevard and Décarie Boulevard (Route 8 / Route 11A).[4][5] The route was replaced by Autoroute 520 and its former eastern terminus is now the site of the Décarie Interchange.
Route 2C
editLocation | Quebec City |
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Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Route 2C was a 14 km (9 mi) spur of Route 2 which ran along Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel in Quebec City from Route 2 on the city's western edge to downtown.[6][2] As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2C became part of Route 138.
References
edit- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ D-9, E-9, E-10, F-9, G-5, G-6, G-7, G-8, G-9.
- ^ a b The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). "Quebec" (Map). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces. The Shell Oil Company.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ B-12, C-11, C-12.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1950). "Metropolitan District of Montreal" (Map). Shell Street Guide and Metropolitan Map of Montreal. The Shell Oil Company. §§ C-5, D-5.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). "Montreal District" (Map). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces. The Shell Oil Company.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces (Map). The Shell Oil Company. § E-2.