The provincial roads of the Quebec are the main roads which furrow the vast territory of the province and those raise of the Ministère of Transport of Quebec (MTQ). These roads are easily identifiable, because they are the only numbered roads of the province. With the Quebec, it there not of roads of county as in Ontario or of secondary roads as in France. Thus, all the highways as well as the main roads, which they are of scale regional or national, concern the MTQ. Moreover, Quebec do not concede its Autoroute S as in France: they free and are operated directly by the government. Currently, there has not existed any not toll in the province for a few decades, but of the highway projects present a return to this method, especially within the framework of partnership between the public and the private one.

Highway network

To serve the vast Québécois territory, the MTQ operates a network of more than 20.000 kilometers of roads, mainly located in the south of the province. The MTQ defines 8 classes different of roads, of which 5 more important are with its load, whereas the others concern the municipalities.

• the term trunk roads is used by the MTQ, because the Inhabitants of Quebec are regarded as a nation. Then, here, one refers to the trunk roads of the Quebec or in clearer term, with the provincial roads of the Quebec.

Classification

In a general way, the odd roads are Perpendiculaire S to the Fleuve the St. Lawrence (North-South axis) whereas the even roads are parallel with the river (East-West axis). The roads are numbered of west in is and north in the south. For example, the 105, the 155 and the 195 are respectively located in Outaouais (western), in Mauricie (center) and at the Low-St-Laurent (is). And the 112 is parallel to the river between the border and this one, the 132 borders it on its southern bank, whereas the 138 of the same fact on its northern bank.

Each type highways have a series of number which is clean for him. The highways are numbered from 0 to 99 and 400 to 999 (see Autoroutes of Quebec). The trunk roads are numbered from 100 to 199. The minor roads are numbered between 200 and 399. It is rather difficult to know with which class of French roads can one associate the minor roads. It generally includes the regional roads and the collecting roads.

The classification of the minor roads is a little different. Series 200 includes the roads located at the south of the river, classification begins in Montérégie and finishes in Gaspésie. Series 300 is located at the north of the river, classification begins in Outaouais, continues until the Coast-North and finishes in Abitibi (390 to 399).

There are some exceptions to these rules. For example, the road 162 parallel with the river is located between the roads 116 and 132. Its number thus does not correspond to its situation in the network. It is probably numbered thus because of its proximity with the roads 161 and 165 which are perpendicular to the river.

Moreover, the road 201 is located on two banks of the river, it is besides the only minor road to cross the St. Lawrence. To the Low-St-Laurent, two roads perpendicular to the river carry even numbers (296 and 298. This situation is created because of the exhaustion of the odd numbers in series 200. Indeed, the only odd number of this series not allotted is the 211. It would be appropriate for a road of the west of the province (Montérégie and Estrie) and not for a road of the east of the province like are the roads 296 and 298. Thus, it was selected to number them with even numbers in the same order of magnitude as the other perpendicular roads of the sector (291, 293, 295 and 297).

There are also certain inconsistencies in the order of the roads. For example, the 213 is more in the east than the 215. This is due to the late addition of roads to the system and it not availability of more suitable numbers.

Indication

The trunk roads and regional of the Quebec are identifées by white figures on a shield at green bottom the number is surmounted by three flowers of lily. The highways, for their part, are indicated by a blue shield. (See the article the Highways of Quebec for more details.) The whole of the indications relating to the road, i.e. the indications of directions, the indications of junction and the panels posting the distances in kilometres are all of green color with white writing. The panels indicating of the natural attractions (river, mountain), or of the parks, the reserves or the rest areas, are indicated on brown panels to white writing. Finally, the tourist attractions, such as the golf courses, the centers of ski, the hotels and the camp-sites, are indicated on blue panels, always with white writing.

On the roadway, a continuous white line is located in edge to delimit the road and this, on each side. In the center, there are generally two yellow lines, continuous or not, depend on the sectors. These lines delimit the center of the road and each direction has his. When the lines are continuous, none of the two directions can make goings beyond; when one of the lines is continuous and the other dotted one, it is allowed to make goings beyond in the direction where the line is discontinuous. When the weather is allowed to be goings beyond in the two directions at the same time, only one yellow line in the center, discontinuous is found. The ways of the same direction are delimited by discontinuous or full white lines. The less broad roads have only one yellow line of centers.

Roads

The Quebec account currently 29 highways, 45 trunk roads and 129 regional roads or secondaries.

• List of the Québécois highways

• List of the Québécois roads

Sources

• Ministry for the Transport of Quebec

See too

Internal bonds

• Highways of Quebec

• List of the Québécois roads
• List of the Québécois highways
• List of the Ontarian highways

External bonds

• official Road map of Quebec in line

• road signs in Quebec by Martin Durocher
• history of the roads in Canada