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Autoroute 73 |
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Southern Terminus: The Route du Golf interchange just north of Beauceville. Northern Terminus: Route 371 interchange just south of Stoneham. Regions: MRC de Robert-Cliche, MRC de Nouvelle-Beauce, Levis, Quebec, MRC de la Jacques-Cartier Routing: A-73 is a north-south route starting in Beauceville aside the Chaudiere River. The highway runs riverside into Quebec City where it crosses the Saint Lawrence River across the Pierre-Laporte Bridge. The freeway runs concurrent with Autoroute 40 for several kilometres, jogging easterly. At R-175 the freeway continues northerly, terminating in Stoneham. Links:
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Pictures on this page are arranged in order from south to north. A-73 North photos are left-aligned in the last column, while A-73 South photos are right-aligned. Center-line pictures are centered within the last column.
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Levis |
View looking northerly along A-73 at the approach to Pierre LaPorte Bridge, The LaPorte Bridge is a 6-lane suspension bridge, and is the main link between the North and South shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Mid-span view of the LaPorte bridge on A-73. The LaPorte bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Canada. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
View looking northerly at the north end of the Pont Pierre LaPorte. At the north end of the suspension bridge, A-73 has a large interchange with A-540. Quebec City's A-540 is a short spur route leading to Quebec's International Airport. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
A-73 meets A-540 and Route-175 at a large three level interchange with high-speed movements favouring to and from the south. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
Two lanes continue north through the A-540/R-175 interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
North of the A-540/R-175 interchange, A-73 descends down a large hill towards the A-40/A-440 interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
Again through the A-40/A-440 interchange only 2 northbound lanes continue through the interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
Advanced signage for the A-40/A-440 interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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Quebec |
Signage for the northbound off-ramp to A-440. A-73 meets A-40/A-440 at a three-quarter cloverleaf interchange with a directional ramp instead of a loop ramp for westbound to southbound movements. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 12/7/2008 |
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| A-73 meets A-40 west and A-440 at this interchange. Click here for A-40 images, and here for A-440 images. |
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Page Created: December 13, 2008.
Last Updated: December 13, 2008.