Quebec Route 138
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It passes through the Montérégie, Montreal, 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 four-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; in the event of a closure of this ferry, drivers must take a significant detour via Quebec Route 172 and Quebec Route 170 to the city of Saguenay in order to cross the river by bridge.
Until the mid-1990s, the highway's eastern terminus was Havre-Saint-Pierre, but in 1996 the extension to Natashquan was completed. A 40 km gravel section between Natashquan and Kegashka opened on September 26, 2013, with the inauguration of a bridge across the Natashquan River.[2][3]
A second segment of about 17 km extends from Tête-à-la-Baleine's airport, east through Tête-à-la-Baleine, to the ferry terminal southeast of Tête-à-la-Baleine. There is also a 10.7 km roadway, la route Mecatina, from Mutton Bay to a ferry terminal in La Tabatière and continuing beyond.
A third segment of Route 138 extends from Old Fort to the Newfoundland and Labrador border (connecting with Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Route 510), near Blanc-Sablon on the eastern end of the Côte-Nord.[4]
A gap remains between Kegashka and Old Fort, through isolated communities accessible only by coastal ferry. On August 25, 2006, the Quebec government announced a 10-year project to connect the two segments by building 425 km of highway along the Lower North Shore. In 2011, the Quebec government announced an additional $122 million investment for the project over five years as part of the Plan Nord.[5] However, by 2013 difficulties ensued between the Quebec Ministry of Transport and the Pakatan Corporation, who was previously responsible for managing the funding for this project, leading to the termination of agreement between the two. By this time only 12 km of this road had been built, plus some additional engineering work and deforestation.[6] The construction of two segments of the highway (Kegashka–La Romaine and Tête-à-la-Baleine–La Tabatière) was set to begin in 2019. A total of $232 million will be contributed to this project.[7]
Contents
Municipalities along Route 138
Major intersections
Region | Location | km[8] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | Elgin | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() |
Continues into New York | ||
Canada–United States border at Trout River Border Crossing | |||||||
Huntingdon | 17.8 | 11.1 | ![]() |
West end of R-202 concurrency | |||
18.1 | 11.2 | ![]() |
East end of R-202 concurrency | ||||
Ormstown | 32.8 | 20.4 | ![]() |
West end of R-201 concurrency | |||
34.0 | 21.1 | ![]() |
East end of R-202 concurrency | ||||
Très-Saint-Sacrement | 51.0 | 31.7 | ![]() |
Northern terminus of R-203 | |||
Beauharnois-Salaberry | Sainte-Martine | 56.2 | 34.9 | ![]() |
West end of R-205 concurrency | ||
57.3 | 35.6 | ![]() |
East end of R-205 concurrency | ||||
Roussillon | Mercier–Châteauguay boundary | 67.8 | 42.1 | ![]() ![]() |
A-30 exit 38; west end of R-132 concurrency | ||
Kahnawake | 76.2 | 47.3 | – | ![]() ![]() |
Interchange; northern terminus of R-207 & R-221 | ||
77.2 | 48.0 | – | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interchange; east end of R-132 concurrency | |||
St. Lawrence River | 77.5– 79.1 |
48.2– 49.2 |
Pont Honoré-Mercier (Honoré Mercier Bridge) | ||||
Montreal | Montreal | 79.3 | 49.3 | 1 | Rue Airlie | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
80.4 | 50.0 | 2 | Rue Clément, Rue St-Patrick | Interchange | |||
81.3 | 50.5 | 4
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Interchange; west end of A-20 concurrency; exit numbers follow A-20 | |||
82.5 | 51.3 | 64 | A-20 east – Montréal Centre-Ville | Interchange; east end of A-20 concurrency; R-138 follows Rue Saint-Jacques | |||
84.0 | 52.2 | Boulevard Cavendish / Rue Saint-Jacques | R-138 follows Boulevard Cavendish | ||||
84.1 | 52.3 | Boulevard De Maisonneuve | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
84.4 | 52.4 | Rue Sherbrooke / Boulevard Cavendish | R-138 follows Rue Sherbrooke | ||||
86.2 | 53.6 | ![]() |
A-15 exit 64 | ||||
90.4 | 56.2 | ![]() |
Western terminus of R-112 | ||||
92.2 | 57.3 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-335 | ||||
92.4 | 57.4 | Rue Berri | Interchange; free-flow on Rue Berri | ||||
93.5 | 58.1 | ![]() |
One-way pair; northern terminus of R-134 | ||||
93.8 | 58.3 | Avenue De Lorimier (Route 134 north) | |||||
96.6 | 60.0 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-125 | ||||
101.1 | 62.8 | ![]() ![]() |
A-25 exit 5 | ||||
109.6 | 68.1 | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa | At-grade; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
113.9 | 70.8 | Rue Notre-Dame | Roundabout; R-138 follows Rue Notre-Dame | ||||
Rivière des Prairies | 114.1– 115.8 |
70.9– 72.0 |
Pont Le Gardeur (Le Gardeur Bridge) | ||||
L'Assomption | Repentigny | 116.0 | 72.1 | ![]() ![]() |
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Saint-Sulpice | 129.5 | 80.5 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-343 | |||
D'Autray | Lavaltrie | 141.1 | 87.7 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-131 | ||
Berthierville | 165.4 | 102.8 | ![]() |
West end of R-158 concurrency | |||
166.5 | 103.5 | ![]() |
East end of R-158 concurrency | ||||
172.3 | 107.1 | ![]() |
A-40 exit 151 | ||||
Maskinongé | Louiseville | 192.3 | 119.5 | ![]() |
Eastern terminus of R-348 | ||
193.4 | 120.2 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-349 | ||||
198.2 | 123.2 | ![]() |
A-40 exit 174 | ||||
Yamachiche | 202.8 | 126.0 | ![]() |
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City of Trois-Rivières | 211.6 | 131.5 | ![]() |
A-40 exit 187 | |||
224.5 | 139.5 | ![]() ![]() |
A-55 exit 181 | ||||
227.2 | 141.2 | Boulevard de la Commune / Rue Royale | Rond-point de la Couronne (Crown Roundabout); R-138 follows Rue Royale | ||||
227.8 | 141.5 | Rue De La Vérendrye | West end of one-way pair; eastbound follows Rue De La Vérendrye & Rue Notre-Dame Centre; westbound follows Rue Royale | ||||
229.3 | 142.5 | Rue Laviolette / Rue Royale | East end of one-way pair; R-138 follows Rue Laviolette | ||||
231.1 | 143.6 | Pont Duplessis (Duplessis Bridge; west segment) crosses Rivière Saint-Maurice | |||||
231.5 | 143.8 | Île Saint-Christophe | Interchange; access to Île Saint-Quentin and Île Caron | ||||
231.7 | 144.0 | Pont Duplessis (Duplessis Bridge; east segment) crosses Rivière Saint-Maurice | |||||
231.9 | 144.1 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-157 | ||||
Les Chenaux | Champlain | 249.7 | 155.2 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-359 | ||
Batiscan | 261.3 | 162.4 | ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-361 | |||
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 269.6 | 167.5 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-159 | |||
Portneuf | Deschambault-Grondines | 290.3 | 180.4 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-363 | ||
Cap-Santé | 309.9 | 192.6 | ![]() ![]() |
Western terminus of R-358 | |||
314.4 | 195.4 | ![]() |
A-40 exit 274 | ||||
Neuville | 323.0 | 200.7 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-365 | |||
Québec | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | 338.0 | 210.0 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus of R-367 | ||
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures–Québec boundary | 340.7 | 211.7 | ![]() |
A-40 exit 298; becomes Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel | |||
Québec | 347.3 | 215.8 | ![]() ![]() |
Northern terminus of A-540 | |||
350.0 | 217.5 | ![]() ![]() |
A-73/A-40 exit 141 | ||||
353.0 | 219.3 | ![]() ![]() |
A-740 exit 7 | ||||
355.5 | 220.9 | ![]() |
Eastern terminus of R-358 | ||||
357.3 | 222.0 | ![]() ![]() |
A-973/QC 175 exit 4 | ||||
357.8 | 222.3 | Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel / Avenue Eugène-Lamontagne | R-138 follows Avenue Eugène-Lamontagne; becomes 18e Rue east of 1re Avenue | ||||
359.9– 360.1 |
223.6– 223.8 |
Chemin de la Canardière (Route 360 east) / | R-138 follows Chemin de la Canardière for 1 block and continues on Boulevard Sainte-Anne; western terminus of R-360 | ||||
362.3 | 225.1 | To A-440 west / Invalid type: road – Québec Centre-Ville | |||||
363.3– 363.8 |
225.7– 226.1 |
To A-440 / Invalid type: road – Québec Centre-Ville, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | A-440 exit 27 | ||||
367.7 | 228.5 | Route 368 east – Île d'Orléans
A-40 west to A-440 – Québec Centre-Ville |
A-40 exit 325; eastern terminus of A-40; western terminus of R-368 | ||||
La Côte-de-Beaupré | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 392.8 | 244.1 | Route 360 west (Rue de la Visitation) | West end of R-360 concurrency | ||
394.6 | 245.2 | Route 360 – Mont-Sainte-Anne, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | Interchange; east end of R-360 concurrency | ||||
Saint-Tite-des-Caps | 415.5 | 258.2 | Route 360 west – Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | Eastern terminus of R-360 | |||
Charlevoix | Baie-Saint-Paul | 448.6 | 278.7 | Route 362 east – Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive | Interchange; western terminus of R-362 | ||
459.1 | 285.3 | Route 381 north – Saguenay | Southern terminus of R-381 | ||||
Charlevoix-Est | La Malbaie | 498.2 | 309.6 | Route 362 west – Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive | Eastern terminus of R-362 | ||
Saint-Siméon | 531.2 | 330.1 | ![]() |
Ferry connection to Rivière-du-Loup | |||
531.8 | 330.4 | Route 170 west – Saguenay | Eastern terminus of R-170 | ||||
Saguenay River | 568.8 | 353.4 | ![]() Kilometrage does not include ferry |
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La Haute-Côte-Nord | Tadoussac | 574.9 | 357.2 | Route 172 west – Sacre-Coeur, Saguenay | Eastern terminus of R-172 | ||
Les Escoumins | 607.3 | 377.4 | ![]() |
Ferry connection to Trois Pistoles | |||
Forestville | 665.7 | 413.6 | ![]() |
Ferry connection to Rimouski | |||
667.4 | 414.7 | Route 385 west – Bersimis-Deux, Bersimis-Un | Eastern terminus of R-385 | ||||
Manicouagan | Baie-Comeau | 765.0 | 475.3 | ![]() |
Ferry connection to Matane | ||
766.6 | 476.3 | Route 389 north – Fermont, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador | Southern terminus of R-389; connects to Trans-Labrador Highway | ||||
Franquelin | 804.6– 804.9 |
500.0– 500.1 |
Saint-Nicolas Tunnel | ||||
Godbout | 820.5 | 509.8 | ![]() |
Ferry connection to Matane | |||
Sept-Rivières | Sept-Îles | 942.4 | 585.6 | ![]() |
Ferry connections to Rimouski and Port-Menier | ||
950.0 | 590.3 | ![]() |
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Minganie | Havre-Saint-Pierre | 1,157.6 | 719.3 | ![]() |
Ferry connections to Port-Menier and Natashquan | ||
Natashquan | 1,307.2 | 812.3 | ![]() |
Ferry connections to Havre-Saint-Pierre and Kegaska | |||
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent | Kegashka | 1,359.0 | 844.4 | ![]() ![]() |
Eastern terminus (main section); ferry connections to Natashquan and La Romaine | ||
150 km (95 mi) gap in Route 138 | |||||||
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent | Tête-à-la-Baleine | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() |
Western terminus (Tête-à-la-Baleine section) | ||
17.1 | 10.6 | ![]() |
Eastern terminus (Tête-à-la-Baleine section); ferry connections to Harrington Harbour and La Tabatière | ||||
140 km (85 mi) gap in Route 138 | |||||||
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent | Vieux Fort | 0.0 | 0.0 | Western terminus (Vieux Fort–Blanc-Sablon section) | |||
Blanc-Sablon | 67.9 | 42.2 | ![]() |
Ferry connections to Saint-Augustin, Corner Brook, St. Barbe, and Route 430 | |||
71.4 | 44.4 | Route 510 east (Trans-Labrador Highway) – L'Anse-au-Clair, Labrador City | Continues into Newfoundland and Labrador; eastern terminus of R-138 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Quebec Route 2 (historical) and Chemin du Roy
- List of Quebec provincial highways
References
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