Route 132 is the longest highway in

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. It follows the south shore of the

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from the border with the state of

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in the hamlet of

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(connecting with New York State Route 37 (NY 37) via NY 970T, an unsigned reference route, north of Massena), west of

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to the

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and circles the

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. This highway is known as the Navigator's Route. It passes through the

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and Gaspésie regions of the province. Unlike the more direct Autoroute 20, which it shadows from

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to Sainte-Luce, Route 132 takes a more scenic route which goes through many historic small towns. Until the connection between

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and

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is completed, this highway provides a link between the two sections of Autoroute 20. At Rivière-du-Loup, the

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continues south on Autoroute 85 to

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. This eastern section of the highway, from Rivière-du-Loup towards Gaspé, was the former Route 6, until the early 1970s realignment of route numbers into a grid. At Sainte-Flavie, the highway splits and one branch turns south following the valley of the Matapédia River to reach the

border near Campbellton, joining

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, a major highway along that province's eastern coast. The other branch continues east to follow the coast of the Gaspé peninsula and eventually rejoin the other branch at Matapédia. The total length of this loop is over 930 km. Route 132 La Prairie

Between Candiac and

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, the highway overlaps various current and former

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and can be considered a continuous autoroute by itself, as it runs along the

through most of this section. Highway 132 joins Autoroute 15 in Candiac at its Exit 42 and overlaps it until Exit 53 (on the other side Exit 75 of Autoroute 20), in

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, where Autoroute 15 separates onto Champlain Bridge. There, Highway 132 begins its overlap with Autoroute 20 until

Boucherville Boucherville () is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and the Montreal Metropolitan ...

, where Autoroute 20 splits off onto Autoroute Jean-Lesage. From that point, Highway 132 continues to the east of Boucherville as a four-lane expressway formerly known as Autoroute 430 and downgrades to a two-lane highway in Varennes. The section of Highway 132 that overlaps Autoroute 15 & Autroute 20 was named Autoroute René-Lévesque.

Municipalities along Route 132

* Saint-Anicet * Sainte-Barbe * Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka *

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410. The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area. Due to th ...

* Beauharnois * Léry *

Châteauguay Châteauguay ( , , ) is an off-island suburbs, off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located on both the Châteauguay River and Lake Saint-Louis, Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the ...

Kahnawake The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (, in the Mohawk language, ''Kahnawáˀkye'' in Tuscarora) is a First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. Establi ...

* Sainte-Catherine * Saint-Constant * Delson * Candiac * La Prairie *

* Saint-Lambert *

* Verchères *

Contrecoeur Contrecœur () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 9,480. Contrecœur is approximately northeast of Montreal and is accessible via Autoroute 30, ...

Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy (; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley. It is located at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre, down ...

* Saint-Robert * Yamaska * Saint-Gerard-Majella * Saint-François-du-Lac *

Odanak Odanak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Central Quebec region, Quebec, Canada. The mostly First Nations population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 481. The territory is located near the mouth of the Saint-François River at its co ...

* Pierreville * Baie-du-Febvre * Nicolet * Bécancour * Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets * Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent * Leclercville * Lotbinière * Sainte-Croix * Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly *

Lévis Lévis () is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect we ...

* Beaumont *

Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse () is a municipality of about 1,800 people about 20 km east of Lévis, in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North A ...

* Saint-Vallier * Berthier-sur-Mer * Montmagny * Cap-Saint-Ignace * L'Islet * Saint-Jean-Port-Joli *

Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec * Alexis Bélanger Alexis Bélanger (January 18, 1808 - September 7, 1868) was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary; born at Saint-Roch- ...

* Sainte-Anne-de-La-Pocatière *

La Pocatière La Pocatière () is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of l ...

Rivière-Ouelle Rivière-Ouelle () is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of ...

* Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie * Kamouraska * Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska *

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Saint-André-de-Kamouraska () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before 2020, it was known as Saint-André. History The catholic parish of Saint-André de L'Islet-du-Por ...

Notre-Dame-du-Portage Notre-Dame-du-Portage () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec located at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It is part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and home to the Rivier ...

Cacouna Cacouna () is a municipality in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132. The municipality of Cacouna w ...

L'Isle-Verte L'Isle-Verte () is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to '' Île Ver ...

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Notre-Dame-des-Neiges () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It encircles the city of Trois-Pistoles and includes the offshore Île aux Basques. Geography Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River, 25 ...

Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles () is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A ferry crosses the rive ...

* Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski * Saint-Fabien *

* Sainte-Luce * Sainte-Flavie (Route 132 splits at this point,
heading east and south to complete a loop) * Grand-Métis *

Métis-sur-Mer Métis-sur-Mer (, ) is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 594 in the Canada 2021 Census. The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meani ...

Baie-des-Sables Baie-des-Sables () is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its elevation is . History The area was originally part of the Mitis seignory, purchased by Mathew MacNider in 18 ...

Saint-Ulric Saint-Ulric () is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of La Matanie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,567. On January 12, 2000, the Village Municipality of Saint-Ulric and Pa ...

Matane Matane () is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itse ...

* Sainte-Felicité * Grosses-Roches * Les Méchins * Cap-Chat *

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, () is a city in La-Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec province, in Canada. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is located close to the Chic-Choc Mountains on the south shore of ...

* La Martre * Marsoui * Rivière-à-Claude * Mont-Saint-Pierre * Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis * Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine *

Grande-Vallée Grande-Vallée () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Its name (French for "Great Valley") describes its ...

* Petite-Vallée * Cloridorme * Rivière-Saint-Jean * Gaspé * Percé * Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé * Grande-Rivière * Chandler *

Port-Daniel–Gascons Port-Daniel–Gascons () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine List of regions of Quebec, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality includes the co ...

Shigawake Shigawake is a municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Shigawake is bordered to the west by Saint-Godefroi and to the east by Port-Daniel–Gascons. The place name is taken from the rive ...

* Saint-Godefroi * Hope Town *

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* Paspébiac * New Carlisle *

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* Saint-Siméon *

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* New Richmond *

Cascapédia–Saint-Jules Cascapédia–Saint-Jules is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The municipality includes the communities of Grande-Cascapédia and Saint-Jules, both located along the Cascapédia River. History On June 2, 1999, the Municipalities of Grande-Casc ...

Gesgapegiag Gesgapegiag is one of two First Nations reserves on the south shore of the Gaspésie, most of whom are of Mi'kmaq ancestry. Most of the members reside on the federal native reserve that was set aside by the legislature of Lower Canada in 1853, ...

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Carleton-sur-Mer Carleton-sur-Mer () is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, located on Route 132, along Chaleur Bay. It is the seat of the Avignon Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes ...

Nouvelle Nouvelle is a French word, the feminine form of "new". It may refer to: ;Places * Nouvelle, Quebec, a municipality in Quebec, Canada * Nouvelle-Église, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, France * Port-la-Nouvelle, a commune in the Aude dep ...

* Escuminac * Pointe-à-la-Croix * Listuguj * Ristigouche-Sud-Est * Matapédia * Saint-André-de-Restigouche * Routhierville * Sainte-Florence *

Causapscal Causapscal (; ) is a city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. It is located at the confluence of the Matapédia River, Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, al ...

* Lac-au-Saumon *

Amqui Amqui (; ) is a town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula in Bas-Saint-Laurent. Located at the confluence of the Humqui and Matapédia Rivers, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. The main acce ...

* Val-Brillant *

Sayabec Sayabec (; ) is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality (RCM) in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian ...

* Saint-Moise * Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc * Sainte-Angele-de-Merici * Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage *

Mont-Joli Mont-Joli () is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. History In ...

* Sainte-Flavie

Major intersections

References

External links

Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)
{{Quebec Routes (100-199)

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