Quebec Autoroute 73 1865899 200576580 2008-03-24T17:08:35Z JForget 1064243 add junctions {{Infobox road | province=QC |type=Autoroute |route=73 |highway_name = Autoroute 73 | marker_image = [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 73.svg|80px]] | alternate_name = '''Autoroute Robert-Cliche'''<br>'''Autoroute Laurentienne''' | length = 116 kilometres (72 miles) | direction = North/South | starting_terminus = [[Beauceville, Quebec]] | junction = [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 20.svg|15px]] & [[Image:qc132.png|15px]] in [[Levis, Quebec|Levis (Saint-Nicolas)]] <br> [[Image:qc138.png|15px]][[Image:Quebec Autoroute 40.svg|15px]] [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 440.svg|15px]] & [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 540.svg|15px]] in [[Sainte-Foy, Quebec|Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)]] <br> [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 573.svg|15px]] in [[L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec|L'Ancienne-Lorette]] <br> [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 740.svg|15px]] & [[Image:qc175.png|15px]] in [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City (Charlesbourg)]] | ending_terminus = [[Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec]] | cities = [[Quebec City]], [[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]] | established = 1963 | system = City/Rural highway | previous_type=A |previous_route=70 |next_type=A |next_route=85 }} '''Autoroute 73''' (or '''A-73''', also called '''Autoroute Robert-Cliche''' south of [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]] and '''Autoroute Laurentienne''' to the north) is an important [[Autoroute (Quebec)|Autoroute]] in east-central [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. A-73 provides an important freeway connection to areas to the north and south of Quebec City, starting in the [[Beauce, Quebec|Beauce]] region and (currently) ending in the [[Laurentian Mountains]] north of Quebec City. Future extensions will take it farther north and south, into the [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] region and possibly to near the [[Maine]] border. Including concurrencies, A-73 is currently 116 km (72 miles) long. [[Image:Quebec - Pont Pierre-Laporte.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Autoroute 73 westbound over Pierre Laporte Bridge]] A-73 currently begins at Route du Golf in [[Beauceville, Quebec|Beauceville]] as a 4-lane freeway. It then narrows to a [[two-lane freeway]]. It widens again to a 4-lane [[freeway]] after 28 km (17 miles) in [[Sainte-Marie, Quebec|Sainte-Marie]]. Just after crossing [[Quebec Autoroute 20|A-20]] in [[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]], A-73 crosses the [[Pierre Laporte Bridge]] (the longest [[suspension bridge]] in [[Canada]]) into Quebec City. Since November 15, 2007, A-73 continues further south into [[Beauceville, Quebec|Beauceville]] (Exit 61) and further extensions to [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]] are expected to follow. [http://www1.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/regions/chaudiere/a73.asp] For 10 km (6 miles) through Quebec City, A-73 overlaps [[Quebec Autoroute 40|A-40]], partially using A-73 exit numbers and partially using A-40 numbers. The routes split at a [[cloverleaf interchange]], where A-73 joins the ''Autoroute Laurentienne'' (which in itself continues into downtown Quebec City, signed as Route 175 only but secretly known as [[Quebec Autoroute 973|Autoroute 973]]). Heading north, A-73 continues as a multilane freeway north to [[Stoneham, Quebec|Stoneham]] where it currently transitions into a brief two-lane freeway before converting to a 2-lane conventional highway as [[Quebec Route 175|Route 175]]. However, extensions of A-73 are planned and under construction; it will be a 4-lane freeway or at-grade expressway all the way north to [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]. [http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/mandats/r175-60_227/documents/liste_document_60-84.htm#PR] It is unclear whether the long northern extension will be signed as A-73 or Route 175. It is expected to be completed to north of Stoneham by [[2007]] and [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] by [[2011]]. Due to the alignment change and the fact that both sections continue for a short distance as Autoroutes, some have suggested that the Laurentienne section of A-73 (along with unsigned A-973) be given a new designation, the most common (and most logical due to the fact it would be replacing Route 175) suggestion is '''Autoroute 75'''. It is unlikely that it will take place however. The designation Autoroute Robert-Cliche is named after a Quebec provincial [[Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec|New Democratic Party]] leader of the early 1960s. [[Robert Cliche]] also led an inquiry into Quebec trade union rights in 1974. A foundation in his name is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the [[Beauce (Quebec)|Beauce]] region through which A-73 travels. The Autoroute Laurentienne name is derived from the [[Laurentian Mountains]] region north of [[Quebec City]], through which the northern extension of A-73 is planned. ==Interchanges from South to North== {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="75%" |- !width="33%"|Municipality !width="12%"|Exit Number !width="55%"|Intersecting Roads |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Future southern extension |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |[[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]] |43* |127e Rue [[Image:qc204.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 204|Route 204]] (future interchange) |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |Saint-Georges |48* |74e Rue (future interchange) |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |[[Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec|Notre-Dame-des-Pins]] |53* |20e Rue (future interchange) |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" !colspan="3" bgcolor="#dddddd" | Autoroute Robert-Cliche, south of [[Quebec City]] |- |[[Beauceville, Quebec|Beauceville]] |61 |Route du Golf (current A-73 terminus) |- |[[Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce]] |72 |Route Lac-Vachon [[Image:qc276.png|15px]] [[Quebec Route 276|Route 276]]) |- |[[Saints-Anges, Quebec|Saints-Anges]] - [[Vallée-Jonction, Quebec|Vallée-Jonction]] Boundary |81 |Route Érables [[Image:qc112.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 112|Route 112]]) |- |[[Sainte-Marie, Quebec|Sainte-Marie]] |91 |Route Carter |- |Sainte-Marie |95 |Route Cameron |- |[[Scott, Quebec|Scott]] |101 |Route Président-Kennedy [[Image:qc173.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 173|Route 173]] |- |[[Saint-Isidore, Quebec|Saint-Isidore]] |108 |Route Vieux-Moulin |- |[[Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec|Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon]] |115 |Rue du Pont [[Image:qc218.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 218|Route 218]] |- |[[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]] |123 |Avenue St-Augustin [[Image:qc175.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 175|Route 175]] |- |Lévis |124 |Chemin St-Gregoire |- |Lévis |128 |Route Beaulieu |- |Lévis |130 |Avenue Joseph-Hudon |- |Lévis |131 |[[Image:Quebec Autoroute 20.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 20|Autoroute 20]] |- |[[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]] |132 |Boulevard Champlain (unsigned [[Image:qc136.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 136|Route 136]]) |- |Quebec City |133 |Chemin St-Louis (northbound only) |- |Quebec City |134 |[[Image:Quebec Autoroute 540.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 540 (Quebec City)|Autoroute 540]] (Autoroute Duplessis) / Boulevard Laurier ([[Image:qc175.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 175|Route 175]]) |- |Quebec City |136 |Boulevard Hochelaga |- |Quebec City |137 |Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois |- |Quebec City |138 |Avenue Dalquier (northbound) / Avenue d'Entremont (southbound) |- |Quebec City |139 |[[Image:Quebec Autoroute 40.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]] West / Ville de Québec Autoroute 440 (Autoroute Charest) |- |Quebec City |140 |[[Rue Einstein]] |- |Quebec City |141 |Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel [[Image:qc138.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 138|Route 138]]) |- |Quebec City |142 |[[Quebec Autoroute 573|Autoroute 573]] (Autoroute Henri-IV) |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="#00ff00" | Autoroute Henri-IV, concurrency with [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 40.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]] |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Quebec City |308 (143*) |Boulevard de l'Ormiere [[Image:qc371.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 371|Route 371]] |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Quebec City |310 (145*) |Rue Letourneau / Rue Arnaud |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Quebec City |311 (146*) |[[Image:Quebec Autoroute 740.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 740|Autoroute 740]] (Autoroute du Vallon) |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Quebec City |312 (147*) |Boulevard Pierre-Bertrand [[Image:qc358.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 358|Route 358]]) |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="#dddddd" | Autoroute Laurentienne, north of [[Quebec City]] |- |Quebec City |148 |[[Image:Quebec Autoroute 40.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]] East / [[Image:qc175.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 175|Route 175]] (unsigned [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 973.svg|15px]][[Quebec Autoroute 973|Autoroute 973]]) |- |Quebec City |149 |Boulevard de l'Atrium / Boulevard Lebourgneuf |- |Quebec City |150 |Boulevard St-Joseph / 80e Rue [[Image:qc369.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 369|Route 369]] |- |Quebec City |151 |Boulevard Jean-Talon |- |Quebec City |154 |Rue des Érables / Rue de la Faune |- |Quebec City |155 |Rue Georges-Muir |- |Quebec City |156 |Avenue Notre-Dame (northbound only) |- |Quebec City |157 |Boulevard du Lac |- |Quebec City |158 |Rue de la Polyvalente (northbound only) |- |Quebec City |159 |Boulevard Talbot |- |[[Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec|Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury]] |167 |Rue Murphy [[Image:qc371.png|15px]][[Quebec Route 371|Route 371]] |- !colspan="3" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Future northern extension |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |173* |1ere Avenue / Rue St-Edmond (future interchange) |- bgcolor="#eeeeff" |Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |181* |Boulevard Talbot / Jacques-Cartier Park access (future interchange) |} * *Exit number not signed (or future interchange), based on kilometre post * On the east-west portion of the A-40 concurrency, the first number is the posted A-40 exit number, followed by the unposted A-73 kilometre post in brackets. ==External links== * [http://webfil_92.tripod.com/autoroutes_en/id17.html A-73 at Quebec Autoroutes] * [http://www.geocities.com/autoroute73/highway.html A-73 extension unofficial website] * [http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Transports Quebec Map] {{fr icon}} {{Quebec Autoroutes}} [[Category:Quebec Autoroutes|73]] [[fr:Autoroute 73]]