Quebec Route 1
QC OLD
ProvinceQC
Route1
Length676 km
Direction aWest
Direction bEast
Terminus ain Montreal
Junction
Terminus bin Quebec City
CitiesMontreal, Sherbrooke, Quebec City
Previous route973
Next route2

Route 1 was a previous number used for a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec. The highway stretched from Montreal, through the Eastern Townships and the city of Sherbrooke, to Quebec City.[1][2][3] Route 1 was approximately 676 km (420 mi) long.

In the mid-1970s, as part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 1 was replaced by the following routes:

RouteLength (km)Length (mi)FromToNotes
3 kilometres2 miMontréalMontréal-SudCrosses the Jacques Cartier Bridge; cosigned with former Route 5.[4]
4 kilometres2 miMontréal-SudLongueuilCosigned with former Route 3.[1]
Chambly Road12 kilometres7 miLongueuilSaint-HubertNo longer carries a route number.
317 kilometres197 miSaint-HubertVallée-Jonction
285 kilometres177 miVallée-JonctionSaint-Maxime
31 kilometres19 miSaint-MaximeSaint-Étienne-de-Lauzon
12 kilometres7 miSaint-Étienne-de-LauzonLévis
12 kilometres7 miLévisQuebec City
(downtown)
Crosses the Quebec Bridge.

References

  1. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1950). Shell Street Guide and Metropolitan Map of Montreal. The Shell Oil Company.
  2. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1955). 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. The Shell Oil Company.
  4. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1950). Shell Street Guide and Metropolitan Map of Montreal. The Shell Oil Company.