Route 131 is a Quebec highway running from Lavaltrie (junction of Route 138) to Saint-Michel-des-Saints in Lanaudière. This route, combined with Autoroute 31, provides the key route to Joliette, and then continues northward through Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Jean-de-Matha and Saint-Zénon for a distance of approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi).
 Route 131 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 125.2 km[1] (77.8 mi) | |||
| History |  Route 43 (Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie – Saint-Michel-des-Saints)  Route 48 (Joliette – Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  R-138 in Lavaltrie | |||
  A-31 / A-40 in Lavaltrie  A-31 / R-158 in Joliette | ||||
| North end | Chemin de Saint-Ignace in Saint-Michel-des-Saints | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Municipalities along Route 131
editMajor intersections
edit| RCM | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| D'Autray | Lavaltrie | 0.0 | 0.0 | R-138 – Repentigny, Lanoraie, Berthierville | R-131 southern terminus | ||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | A-40 / A-31 begins – Montréal, Québec | A-31 southern terminus; south end of A-31 concurrency; A-31 exit 1; A-40 exit 122 | ||||
| See Quebec Autoroute 31 § Exit list | |||||||
| Joliette | Joliette | 19.1 | 11.9 | R-158 west – Saint-Jérôme A-31 ends / Boulevard Dollard – Joliette Centre-Ville | A-31 northern terminus; north end of A-31 concurrency; A-31 exit 14; south end of R-158 concurrency | ||
| 19.9 | 12.4 | R-158 east (Chemin des Prairies) – Berthierville | North end of R-158 concurrency | ||||
| 22.1 | 13.7 | Boulevard Firestone | |||||
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 23.2 | 14.4 | Boulevard Antonio-Barrette | ||||
| Matawinie | Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 36.7 | 22.8 |  R-345 south – Sainte-Elizabeth | |||
| 39.8 | 24.7 |  R-348 west – Rawdon | South end of R-348 concurrency | ||||
| 40.7 | 25.3 | R-348 east – Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | North end of R-348 concurrency | ||||
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha | 48.3 | 30.0 |  R-337 south – Sainte-Béatrix, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez | ||||
| Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie | 57.7 | 35.9 |  R-347 south – Saint-Damien | South end of R-347 concurrency | |||
| 64.9 | 40.3 | R-347 north – Saint-Côme | North end of R-347 concurrency | ||||
| Saint-Michel-des-Saints | 125.2 | 77.8 | Chemin Saint-Ignace | R-131 northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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In other media
editThe route is name-dropped in the opening lyrics of the song "Le Shack à Hector" by Repentigny-based neo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Quebec Route 131" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Le shack à Hector (Les Cowboys fringants) - Partitions - La Boîte à chansons ♫ (in French), retrieved 2023-08-28
External links
edit- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 131 on Google Maps
46°01′45″N 73°24′28″W / 46.0292°N 73.4079°W
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