Quebec Route 2

Route 2 marker
Route 2
Route information
Length668 km (415 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 2 (former) at the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette
Major intersections
East end Route 2 at the New Brunswick border near Dégelis
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesMontreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
Highway system
← Route 1→ Route 3

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.

Replacement routes

Route 2 was replaced by the following routes:

Route Length (km) Length (mi) From To Notes
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)
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

Route 2 had three auxiliary routes.

Route 2A

Route 2A marker
Route 2A
LocationSainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière – Andréville
Length52 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

Route 2B marker
Route 2B
LocationMontreal
Length10 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

Route 2C marker
Route 2C
LocationQuebec City
Length14 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). "Quebec" (Map). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces. The Shell Oil Company.
  3. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ B-12, C-11, C-12.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). "Montreal District" (Map). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces. The Shell Oil Company.
  6. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces (Map). The Shell Oil Company. § E-2.

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