Autoroute 540 is a short spur highway, connecting
Route 138 to
Autoroute 73 and linking the
Jean Lesage International Airport with the
Pierre Laporte Bridge
The Pierre Laporte Bridge (french: Pont Pierre-Laporte) is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada.Although Île d'Orléans Bridge is over 4 km in total length, its longest suspended span is 323 m and its total suspended len ...
. It is also known as Autoroute Duplessis, honouring former
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, anti-Communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, he and his ...
.
Exit list
Exit numbers on Autoroute 540 are numbered from north to south, unlike other Autoroutes which are numbered from south to north.
References
External links
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Transport Quebec websiteTransports Quebec Map
40-5 (Quebec City)
Streets in Quebec City
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