Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau (Papineau Highway), is an autoroute in

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. It crosses the

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via the

Papineau-Leblanc Bridge The Papineau-Leblanc Bridge was one of the first cable-stayed spans in North America. It is part of Quebec Autoroute 19 and is one of the connections between Laval and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, spanning Rivière des Prairies. It was fabricated fr ...

, connecting the borough of

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and the Duvernay

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in Laval. A

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highway exists in Bois-des-Filion, north of Route 344 and south of Autoroute 640, just north of Pont David, which runs on the Highway 19

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and is part of Route 335. Autoroute 19 was signed along

Papineau Avenue Papineau Avenue () is the longest north–south street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The part of the street between Henri Bourassa Boulevard and Quebec Autoroute 40 is the Montreal portion of Quebec Autoroute 19, commonly referred to as ''Autorout ...

in Montreal between Autoroute 40 and

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until 2011; however, it was not officially considered part of Autoroute 19 as it is a

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. It was once envisioned that A-19 would extend to the

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, and run below surface level south of the Metropolitan Expressway, like the

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. An autoroute-grade limited access expressway exists between the southern end of the Jacques Cartier Bridge and the northern end of the limited access expressway portion Route 116/ Route 112 in St. Hubert, that is otherwise unsigned. The 112/116 expressway from the Jacques Cartier Bridge approach (the southern end of A-19) to

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was to have been designated Quebec Autoroute 16.

Year of construction

*1970: Henri-Bourassa Blvd. to Lévesque Blvd. *1972: Lévesque Blvd. to St-Martin Blvd. (formerly Route 148) *1976: St-Martin Blvd. (formerly Route 148) to Autoroute 440 *1990: Laval freeway (Autoroute 440) to Dagenais Blvd.

Annual Average Daily Traffic

*Lowest Annual Average Daily Traffic : 12,400 (between R-148 and A-440) (2000) *Highest Annual Average Daily Traffic : 57,000 (Papineau-Leblanc Bridge) (2000)

Future

There are plans to extend Autoroute 19 to Autoroute 640 in

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with anticipated completion in 2027, with the first phase being a extension and an interchange at Rue Saint-Saëns. The project also includes:

Expansion of Highway 19

* Construction of four new interchanges: Boulevard Dagenais Est, Rue Saint-Saëns Est, Boulevard des Laurentides / Boulevard des Mille-Îles, and Route 344 (Boulevard Adolphe-Chapleau) * Reconstruction of the Autoroute 640 / Route 335 interchange * Construction of a new bridge located east of the

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over the Rivière des Mille Îles * Repair of the current Athanase David bridge

2006 Highway Overpass collapse

On September 30, 2006, at 12:30PM EDT, an

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on Boulevard de la Concorde (Exit 5) collapsed onto the busy Autoroute 19 in Laval. Two vehicles were crushed underneath, while three others and a motorcycle fell from the top. Five people were killed and six others were injured, including three critically. There have been numerous reports from witnesses who saw the two vehicles being crushed underneath the structure. The overpass bridge, built in 1970, had been rated for 35 more years of service and had a maintenance check one year earlier, in 2005. The police called Transports Quebec to report fallen chunks of concrete one hour before the collapse, and a Transports Quebec team had visually inspected the span less than thirty minutes prior to the collapse. The section between Autoroute 440 and Boulevard Levesque was reopened four weeks later. An estimated 60 000 motorists use the highway and connected bridge to the

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daily. Traffic and bus re-routing as well as park-and-ride measures were being managed by Transports Quebec (see external link below). In light of the incident, the Quebec government announced a public investigation headed by former premier

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into the matter. The remainder of the structure was demolished on October 21 after further inspection of the remains. A nearby overpass was also ordered to be demolished due to structural concerns. The replacement overpass for Boulevard de la Concorde opened to traffic on June 13, 2007.CBC News
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Exit list

References

External links

Public inquiry websiteTransport Quebec websiteTransports Quebec Map

Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com: Papineau Autoroute (A-19)
{{Streets in Montreal 19 Roads in Laval, Quebec Roads in Montreal