Route 243 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the

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. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey at the junction of Route 255 and its southern terminus is in the township of

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where it crosses the Canada–US border at the

North Troy–Highwater Border Crossing The North Troy–Highwater Border Crossing connects the town of Highwater, Quebec with North Troy, Vermont on the Canada–US border. It is located at the meeting point of Vermont Route 243 and Quebec Route 243. Both stations are open 24 h ...

into

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and becomes Vermont Route 243. Route 243 is not a busy highway as it does not go through big towns. The highway has three concurrencies: * In

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, it shares a bridge across the

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with Route 116 and Route 143 * At

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a 2 km concurrence with Route 222 occurs. * In

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it runs concurrently first with Route 112, then both it and Route 241 as all three share a bridge across the North Yamaska River

Municipalities along Route 243

* Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey * Richmond *

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* Lawrenceville * Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle *

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Brome Lake Brome Lake () is a freshwater lake in the town of Brome Lake, in the Brome-Missisquoi regional county municipality of the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is the source of the Yamaska River. The name Brome Lake comes from Brome Towns ...

* Bolton-Sud *

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File:Highwater Quebec Border Station.jpg, Route 243 southern end at Canada-US Border. File:PasseBolton.jpg, Route 243 at Bolton Pass. File:Waterloo paroisse Saint-Bernardin.jpg, Routes 112,

241 Year 241 ( CCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Pompeianus by the Romans (or, less frequently, year 994 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominat ...

and 243 meet before Saint-Bernardin church in Waterloo. File:Sainte Anne de la Rochelle.jpg, Entering Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle. File:Autoroute 55 Exit 85.jpg, Approaching Autoroute 55 interchange with Route 243 in Melbourne. File:Pont Frederick-Coburn, sur la rivière Saint-François, Richmond, Estrie - panoramio.jpg, Route 243 shares its itinerary with Routes 116 and 143 on Frederick-Coburn Bridge in Richmond. File:Route 243 (St-Félix-de-Kingsey).jpg, Quebec Route 243 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey.

References

External links

Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)

Route 243
on

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Municipalities along Route 243

See also

References

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