Route 175 is a major north–south highway on both sides of the
St. Lawrence River
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in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. Its southern terminus is in
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of
Route 218 and its northern terminus is in
Saguenay at the junction of
Route 172, in the former city of Chicoutimi. Route 175 crosses the Saint Lawrence River on the
Quebec Bridge
The Quebec Bridge () is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Sainte-Foy (a former suburb that in 2002 became the arrondissement Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec Cit ...
, and a little further north of downtown
Quebec City
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, it merges with
Autoroute 73 for about 30 km before continuing through the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a List of protected areas of Quebec, wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This r ...
as a two-lane divided highway in
Stoneham.
Description
Part of Route 175 is built to
autoroute standards; the major part of that autoroute portion, also known as ''Autoroute Laurentienne'',
overlap
Overlap may refer to:
* In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection, as in a Venn diagram.
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* Ove ...
s Autoroute 73. However the southern extremity of Autoroute Laurentienne, which is not part of A-73, is also designated as
Autoroute 973.
The stretch of highway between Stoneham and
Saguenay was considered one of the most dangerous highways in the province due to it being two-lane and subject to poor weather conditions. Collisions, including those with
moose
The moose (: 'moose'; used in North America) or elk (: 'elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is also the tal ...
, are not uncommon. After lengthy negotiations between the Québec and federal governments to fund the project, work was begun to completely rebuild Route 175 as a four-lane
dual carriageway. It was started in 2003 and completed in September 2013.
[(fr) Ministère des Transports du Québec Accessed May 13, 2010]
Halfway between Quebec City and Saguenay is
L'Étape, a rest area and campground featuring a gas station, restaurant and
dépanneur
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.
Municipalities
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Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
*
Levis
*
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
*
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort.
The larg ...
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Lac-Jacques-Cartier
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Lac-Pikauba
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Lac-Ministuk
*
Saguenay
Major intersections
See also
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List of Quebec provincial highways
This is a list of highways maintained by the government of Quebec.
Autoroutes
The Autoroute system in Quebec is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United ...
References
External links
Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)
Route 175on Google Maps
{{Quebec Routes (100-199)
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Laurentides Wildlife Reserve