Route 289 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the
Saint 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. Lawrenc ...
in the
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent (, 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlan ...
region of eastern
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
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. Its northern terminus is in
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 ...
at the junction of
Route 132 and the southern terminus is at the border of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
where it continues as
Route 120.
Route 289 is also designated as the "route des Frontières" tourism highway.
List of towns along Route 289
* Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long
* Riviere-Bleue
*
Pohénégamook
Pohénégamook (; pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.
The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.
As of ...
* Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
File:St-Marc.JPG, Route 289 meanders through Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long.
File:Route 289 (Pohenegamook).jpg, Quebec Route 289 at Pohénégamook
Pohénégamook (; pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.
The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.
As of ...
File:Autoroute 20, Pohénégamook.JPG, Interchange with Autoroute 20 in Saint-Alexandre.
See also
*
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
Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)
Route 289on Google Maps
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