Quebec Route 173

Route 173 (Route-du-Président-Kennedy) is a major north/south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, named after the assassinated American president, John F. Kennedy. Its southern terminus is at the Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing in Saint-Théophile in the hamlet of Armstrong, at the border with Maine (U.S. Route 201 / Maine SR 6), and its northern terminus is in Lévis at the junction of Route 132. Route 173 follows the Chaudière River for most of its course, from Saint-Georges, down to Scott, where the route takes a more northeastern route towards Lévis, crossing the Etchemin River in the municipality of Saint-Henri-de-Lévis.

Route 173
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	142.4 km^[1] (88.5 mi)
History	Route 23 (U.S. border – Lévis) Route 1 (Vallée-Jonction – Saint-Maxime) Route 28 (Beauceville – Lévis)
Major junctions
South end	US 201 / SR 6 at Sandy Bay Township, Maine, US
Major intersections	R-204 to A-73 in Saint-Georges R-108 in Beauceville R-112 in Vallée-Jonction A-73 / R-171 in Scott A-20 (TCH) in Lévis
North end	R-132 in Lévis
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Lévis, Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Vallée-Jonction, Beauceville
Highway system
Quebec provincial highways Autoroutes List Former
← R-172 → R-175

Municipalities along Route 173

• Saint-Côme-Linière
• Saint-Georges
• Notre-Dame-des-Pins
• Beauceville
• Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
• Vallée-Jonction
• Sainte-Marie
• Scott
• Saint-Isidore
• Saint-Henri
• Lévis

 

Quebec Route 173 in Pintendre

Major intersections

RCM	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Beauce-Sartigan	Saint-Théophile	0.0	0.0	US 201 south / SR 6 east – Sandy Bay, Skowhegan	Continuation into Maine
				Armstrong–Jackman Border Crossing
		17.0	10.6	R-269 west – Saint-Théophile, Saint-Martin
	Saint-Côme–Linière	31.3	19.4	R-275 north – Saint-Zacharie
	Saint-Georges	43.3	26.9	R-204 west – Saint-Martin	South end of R-204 concurrency
		46.5	28.9	R-271 north – Saint-Benoît-Labre
		47.6	29.6	R-204 east to A-73 north – Saint-Prosper, Québec	North end of R-204 concurrency; to A-73 southern terminus
Beauce-Centre	Beauceville	62.4	38.8	R-108 west – Saint-Victor
	Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce	74.3	46.2	R-276 west (Avenue du Palais) – Saint-Frédéric	South end of R-276 concurrency
		76.7	47.7	R-276 east to A-73 – Lac-Etchemin	North end of R-276 concurrency
La Nouvelle-Beauce	Vallée-Jonction	85.6	53.2	R-112 west – Thetford Mines	South end of R-112 concurrency
		85.9	53.4	R-112 east to A-73 – Saints-Anges, Québec	North end of R-112 concurrency
	Sainte-Marie	95.9	59.6	R-216 west – Saint-Elzéar	South end of R-216 concurrency
		97.5	60.6	R-216 east – Sainte-Marguerite	North end of R-216 concurrency
	Scott	105.2	65.4	R-171 north – Saint-Bernard, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
		106.1	65.9	A-73 – Québec, Saint-Georges	A-73 exit 101
				Route Carrier	To R-175 north
	Saint-Isidore	114.5	71.1	R-275 south – Sainte-Hénédine	South end of R-275 concurrency
	Saint-Henri	124.4	77.3	R-218 west – Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	South end of R-218 concurrency
		124.8	77.5	R-275 north – Lévis (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome)	North end of R-275 concurrency
		127.9	79.5	R-218 east – Saint-Anselme	North end of R-218 concurrency
		128.9	80.1	R-277 south – Saint-Anselme	Roundabout
Lévis		140.2– 140.7	87.1– 87.4	A-20 (TCH) – Québec, Rivière-du-Loup	A-73 exit 101
				Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins	To Lévis–Québec ferry
		142.4	88.5	R-132 (Boulevard Guillaume-Couture)	R-173 northern terminus
		143.0	88.9	Rue Saint-Georges	Route-du-Président-Kennedy northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of Quebec provincial highways
• List of buildings and monuments honoring presidents of the United States in other countries

References

1. Google (April 21, 2023). "Quebec Route 173" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

External links

• Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
• Route 173 on Google Maps