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Quebec Autoroute 440 (Laval)
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- For Autoroute 440 in Quebec City, see Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City)Autoroute 440 is a superhighway located in Quebec City. It includes two separate segments, respectively named Autoroute Charest and Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency...
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Autoroute 440 (or A-440, also known as Autoroute Laval) is a provincial highway that runs across the city of Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
from Autoroute 13
Quebec Autoroute 13
Autoroute 13 , is a freeway in the urban region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its southern end is at the junction of A-20 on the Island of Montreal near Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Its northern terminus is at the junction of A-640 near Boisbriand...
to Autoroute 25
Quebec Autoroute 25
Autoroute 25 is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. It is currently long....
. It is currently 18.2 km (11.3 mi) long, proceeding across Île Jésus
Île Jésus
Île Jésus is an island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies....
on an east-west axis. It links every highway or expressway that connects Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to the North Shore
North Shore (Laval)
The North Shore is the general term for the northern suburbs of Montreal. The North Shore is located in southwestern Quebec on the northern shores of the Rivière des Prairies and the Rivière des Mille Îles, opposite the Island of Montreal and the Island of Laval. It consists of twenty...
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Originally, it would have continued West in the Avenue des Bois corridor and crossed Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
on Bigras
Îles Laval
The Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga ArchipelagoFormerly an independent municipality , they became part of the city of Laval on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
and Bizard
Île Bizard
Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region.It was formerly a separate municipality named Ville de L'Île-Bizard, but is now part of the city of Montreal, in the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève....
Islands. On the latter island, the right-of-way
Easement
An easement is a certain right to use the real property of another without possessing it.Easements are helpful for providing pathways across two or more pieces of property or allowing an individual to fish in a privately owned pond...
is actually a public park. On the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
, the A-440 right-of-way is just west of Boulevard Chateau-Pierrefonds. The autoroute would have ended at the Chemin Sainte-Marie interchange (Exit 49) on Autoroute 40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...
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- Western terminus: Av. Des Bois (Ste-DorothéeSainte-Dorothée, QuebecSainte-Dorothée is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.The Sainte-Dorothée that was known for forest and farmlands is no longer what it used to be. It took a giant transformation during the last decade with the arrival of...
neighbourhood) (km 16) - Eastern terminus: Autoroute 25 (St-Vincent-De-PaulSaint-Vincent-de-Paul, QuebecSaint-Vincent-de-Paul is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul.- Geography :...
neighbourhood) (km 34) - Lowest Annual Average Daily Traffic: 13 500 vpd (between R-117 and Avenue des Bois) (2000)
- Highest Annual Average Daily Traffic: 131 000 vpd (between Des Laurentides blvd. and Industriel blvd.) (2000)
Years of construction
A-440 was built over the following timeline:- From A-13Quebec Autoroute 13Autoroute 13 , is a freeway in the urban region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its southern end is at the junction of A-20 on the Island of Montreal near Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Its northern terminus is at the junction of A-640 near Boisbriand...
to Route 117Quebec route 117Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of Kearns, Ontario...
... 1975 - From Route 117Quebec route 117Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of Kearns, Ontario...
to A-15Quebec Autoroute 15Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
... 1974 - From A-15Quebec Autoroute 15Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
to Route 335Quebec route 335Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec.South of The Metropolitan 335 runs on Rue Saint-Denis to its southern terminus. Northwards until the Rivière des Prairies, 335 runs on Rue Berri south and Rue Lajeunesse north, then it runs over the Pont Viau...
(exit 25) ... 1975 - From Route 335Quebec route 335Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec.South of The Metropolitan 335 runs on Rue Saint-Denis to its southern terminus. Northwards until the Rivière des Prairies, 335 runs on Rue Berri south and Rue Lajeunesse north, then it runs over the Pont Viau...
to A-19Quebec Autoroute 19Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau , is an autoroute in Quebec. It crosses the Rivière des Prairies via the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, connecting the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal and the Duvernay neighbourhood in Laval.There are plans to widen Route 335 to four lanes,...
(exits 25 to 27) ... 1976 - From A-19Quebec Autoroute 19Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau , is an autoroute in Quebec. It crosses the Rivière des Prairies via the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, connecting the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal and the Duvernay neighbourhood in Laval.There are plans to widen Route 335 to four lanes,...
to A-25Quebec Autoroute 25Autoroute 25 is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. It is currently long....
South (exits 27 to 34) ... 1979
Note: Only service roads were originally built from A-13 to Boulevard Industriel (Exit 24), but they were signed as Autoroute 440 until the autoroute was completed in 1994.
Interchanges from West to East
| Municipality | No. Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
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| Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
(16) | Avenue des Bois | Exit number not signed, based on kilometre post |
| 17 |  Autoroute 13Quebec Autoroute 13 Autoroute 13 , is a freeway in the urban region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its southern end is at the junction of A-20 on the Island of Montreal near Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Its northern terminus is at the junction of A-640 near Boisbriand... (Autoroute Chomedey) |
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| 19 | Route 117 Quebec route 117 Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of Kearns, Ontario... (Boulevard Curé-Labelle) / Boulevard Chomedey |
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| 22 |  Autoroute 15Quebec Autoroute 15 Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada... (Autoroute des Laurentides) |
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| 24 | Boulevard Industriel | ||
| 25 | Route 335 Quebec route 335 Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec.South of The Metropolitan 335 runs on Rue Saint-Denis to its southern terminus. Northwards until the Rivière des Prairies, 335 runs on Rue Berri south and Rue Lajeunesse north, then it runs over the Pont Viau... South (Boulevard des Laurentides) / Boulevard René-Laennec |
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| 27 |  Autoroute 19Quebec Autoroute 19 Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau , is an autoroute in Quebec. It crosses the Rivière des Prairies via the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, connecting the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal and the Duvernay neighbourhood in Laval.There are plans to widen Route 335 to four lanes,... (Autoroute Papineau) / Route 335 Quebec route 335 Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec.South of The Metropolitan 335 runs on Rue Saint-Denis to its southern terminus. Northwards until the Rivière des Prairies, 335 runs on Rue Berri south and Rue Lajeunesse north, then it runs over the Pont Viau... North (Boulevard Des Laurentides) |
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| 30 | Route 125 Quebec route 125 Route 125 is a Quebec highway running from Montreal to Saint-Donat, Quebec in the Laurentians. The southern section of Route 125 runs parallel to Autoroute 25 in Laval, Mascouche, and Terrebonne... to Pie-IX Bridge / Montée Saint-François |
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| 34 |  Autoroute 25Quebec Autoroute 25 Autoroute 25 is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. It is currently long.... |