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Quebec Route 243
Route 243 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey at the junction of Route 255 and its southern terminus is in the township of Potton where it crosses the Canada–US border at the North Troy–Highwater Border Crossing into Vermont and becomes Vermont Route 243. Route 243 is not a busy highway as it does not go through big towns.
Route 243 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Transports Québec | |
| Length | 122.5 km[1] (76.1 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | VT 243 at North Troy, Vermont |
| Route 116 / Route 143 in Richmond A-55 in Melbourne Route 112 in Waterloo A-10 / Route 104 in Brome Lake | |
| North end | Route 255 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Highway system | |
The highway has three concurrencies:
- In Richmond, it shares a bridge across the Saint-François River with Route 116 and Route 143
- At Racine a 2 km concurrence with Route 222 occurs.
- In Waterloo 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
- Melbourne
- Racine
- Lawrenceville
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle
- Warden
- Waterloo
- Brome Lake
- Bolton-Sud
- West Bolton
- Potton
Route 243 southern end at Canada-US Border.
Route 243 at Bolton Pass.
Entering Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.
Approaching Autoroute 55 interchange with Route 243 in Melbourne.
Quebec Route 243 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey.
See also
References
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 87-88, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
External links
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 243 on Google Maps