Route 257 is a north–south highway on the south shore of the

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...

, in the

Eastern Townships The Eastern Townships (, ) is a historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby, Quebec, Granby in ...

region of

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Adrien at a junction with Route 216, and its southern terminus is at the

Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing The Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing connects the towns of Chartierville, Quebec, and Pittsburg, New Hampshire. The crossing can be reached by U.S. Route 3 on the American side and by Quebec Route 257 on the Canadian side. Descriptio ...

, where it becomes

U.S. Route 3 U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States Numbered Highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–United States border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257. Massachu ...

as it enters

Pittsburg, New Hampshire Pittsburg is the largest town by area in New England, located in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 800 at the 2020 census. It is the northernmost town in New Hampshire. U.S. Route 3 is the only major highway in the t ...

Towns along Route 257

* Saint-Adrien *

Ham-Sud Ham-Sud is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Prior to October 22, 2011 it was a parish municipality and its name was Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud. It lies to the east of Wotton and about to the southwest of Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 257 Rou ...

* Weedon *

Lingwick Lingwick is a township of about 500 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It incorporates the former villages of Gould and Sainte-Marguerite. Demographics Population In the 2021 ...

Scotstown Scotstown () is a village in the townland of Bough () in north County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Scotstown is located in the parish of Tydavnet, along the Monaghan section of the River Blackwater (Northern Ireland), River Blackwat ...

* La Patrie * Chartierville File:Frontiere Chartierville2.jpg, South end of Route 257 at Chartierville border control. File:Magnetic Hill Quebec 09.jpg, In Chartierville, a posted magnetic hill. File:Quebec Route 210 Eastern terminus in Chartierville, Quebec.jpeg, Junction with

210 Year 210 ( CCX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 963 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 210 for this y ...

in Chartierville. File:Scotstown3.jpg, Routes

214 Year 214 ( CCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Suetrius (or, less frequently, year 967 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 214 for this ...

and 257 in Scotstown. File:Panneau du vieux pont - panoramio.jpg, Route 257 in

. File:Route 257 road - panoramio.jpg, Route 257 near Weedon. File:Weedon rue St-Janvier.jpg, Saint-Janvier street in Weedon. File:Vers Weedon - panoramio.jpg, Route 257 towards mont Ham.

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Route 257
on Google Maps
Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)

257 __NOTOC__ Year 257 (Roman numerals, CCLVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Gallienus (or, less frequently, year 1010 ''Ab urbe condita'') ...

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Towns along Route 257

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