Quebec Route 117

Route 117
Route 117
Route Transcanadienne
Route information
	Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	663.9 km (412.5 mi)
History	Route 11 (Laval – Grand-Remous); Route 11A (Montreal – Laval); Route 58 (Grand-Remous – Louvicourt); Route 59 (Louvicourt – Ontario border)
Major junctions
South end	A-15 / A-40 (TCH) in Montreal
	A-440 in Laval ; A-15 (TCH) in Laval ; A-640 in Rosemère ; A-50 in Mirabel ; R-158 in Saint-Jérôme ; A-15 (TCH) in Sainte-Adèle ; A-15 (TCH) in Val-Morin ; A-15 (TCH) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts ; R-107 in Mont-Laurier ; R-105 in Grand-Remous ; R-111 / R-113 in Val-d'Or ; R-109 in Rivière-Héva ; R-101 in Rouyn-Noranda
North end	Highway 66 / TCH near McGarry, ON
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Montréal, Laval, Saint-Jérôme
Highway system
	Trans-Canada Highway; Quebec provincial highways; Autoroutes; List; Former;

Route 117, the Trans Canada Highway Northern Route, is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of McGarry, Ontario. It is an important road since it is the only direct route between southern Quebec and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.

Route 117 was formerly Route 11 and ran from Montreal north towards Mont-Laurier and then followed the Gatineau River south towards Gatineau. This routing is joined with Autoroute 15 from Montreal northwards towards Mont Tremblant. Route 117 also takes in the former Quebec Routes 58 and 59.

Along with Autoroute 15 to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, it is also listed as a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Ontario Highway 17 is also a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway but is an unrelated route that parallels it by about 200 km (120 mi).

Route description

This description of Route 117 follows it from southeast to northwest.

Route 117 starts in Montreal at the Décarie Interchange where Autoroute 40 and Autoroute 15 (Décarie Expressway) meet. Montrealers sometimes unofficially extend Route 117 along the portion of Décarie Boulevard that runs parallel to the Décarie Expressway.

117 Fin/End sign at the end of Marcel Laurin Blvd. in Montreal, Quebec

From the Décarie Interchange, Route 117 goes north on Marcel-Laurin Boulevard to Keller Boulevard. It continues from Laurentian Boulevard to Keller Boulevard, southbound only, or on Lachapelle Street from Keller Boulevard, northbound only, and crosses the Rivière des Prairies over the Lachapelle Bridge to Île Jésus. It continues through the Laval neighborhoods of Chomedey, Fabreville and Sainte-Rose, northbound as Boulevard Curé-Labelle, Boulevard Chomedey at the former Chenoy's deli, left turn at Boulevard Cartier and back into Boulevard Curé-Labelle, southbound as Boulevard Curé-Labelle.

At the Rivière des Mille Îles, it crosses over the Marius Dufresne Bridge to the "North Shore" (of the Rivière des Mille Îles). Then, Route 117 runs parallel to Autoroute 15 until Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts and goes through the Laurentian mountains. Towns along the route in this section include:

After Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Route 117 continues as a four-lane divided highway and winds its way through Laurentides Regional County Municipality until it reaches the town of Labelle. From then on to the Ontario border, Route 117 is mostly a standard two-lane highway. In Grand-Remous, Route 117 crosses the Gatineau River and intersects with Route 105, which goes southwest to Maniwaki and Gatineau. Towns along the route in this section include:

Highway 117 at the Dozois Reservoir

From Grand-Remous, the route heads north for some 220 km (140 mi) through undeveloped wilderness, most of which is part of La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve. While the reserve is popular for a variety of outdoor activities, services along the road are sparse. This section is often considered one of the most dangerous routes in the province because of numerous fatal accidents, some involving tractor-trailers. During the winter, the route is often extremely slippery, even during dry and clear days. The few communities along this section are:

After the intersection with Route 113, which continues north to Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Route 117 heads west to Ontario where it becomes Highway 66. The section between Rouyn-Noranda and Arntfield runs concurrent with Route 101. Towns along the route in this section include:

In other media

The rivalry in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League between the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, the only two QMJHL teams in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, is known as La Guerre de la 117 (French for "The War of the 117") due to both teams' home cities, Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda, being located along Route 117.^[2]^[3]

Major intersections

RCM	Location	km^[1]	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Montréal	Montréal	0.0	0.0		A-15 (Autoroute Décarie) / A-40 (TCH) (Autoroute Félix-Leclerc / Autoroute Métropolitaine) to A-520 – P.-E.-Trudeau International Airport, Ottawa/Gatineau, Laval, Quebec	Décarie Interchange A-15 exit 70; A-40 exit 66; R-117 follows Boulevard Marcel-Laurin
		0.0	0.0		Boulevard Décarie	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		2.0	1.2		Boulevard Côte-Vertu
		4.1	2.5		Boulevard Henri Bourassa	Becomes Boulevard Laurentien north of intersection
		4.6	2.9		Boulevard Keller	South end of one-way pair; northbound follows Rue Lachapelle; southbound follows Boulevard Laurentien
		5.6	3.5		Boulevard Gouin
		5.9	3.7		One way transition	North end of one-way pair
Rivière des Prairies		6.0– 6.3	3.7– 3.9	Pont Lachapelle (Lachapelle Bridge)
Laval		7.0	4.3		Chomedey Boulevard / Cartier Boulevard
		9.8	6.1		Boulevard Saint-Martin	Former R-148
		11.7	7.3		A-440 (Autoroute Jean-Noël-Lavoie)	A-440 exit 19
		14.5	9.0		A-15 (TCH) (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Saint-Jérôme, Montréal	A-15 exit 14
Rivière des Mille Îles		17.6– 18.1	10.9– 11.2	Pont Marius-Dufresne (Marius Dufresne Bridge)
Thérèse-De Blainville	Rosemère	19.1	11.9		R-344 (Chemin de la Grande-Côte)
Thérèse-De Blainville	Rosemère – Sainte-Thérèse boundary	20.8	12.9		A-640 – Repentigny, Saint-Eustache	A-640 exit 22
Mirabel		35.6	22.1		A-50 west to A-15 – Mirabel International Airport, Lachute, Gatineau	A-50 eastern terminus; at-grade
La Rivière-du-Nord	Saint-Jérôme	40.5	25.2		R-158 (Boulevard Lachapelle) to A-15
		46.0	28.6		R-333 north (Boulevard des Hauteurs) – Saint-Hippolyte	R-333 southern terminus
		46.5	28.9	46	To A-15 – Montreal	Interchange; R-117 south uses exit 46
Les Pays-d'en-Haut	Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs	57.9	36.0		To A-15 / Chemin de Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs – Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs	A-15 exit 57
	Sainte-Adèle	63.8	39.6		To A-15 / Chemin du Mont-Gabriel	A-15 exit 64
		65.9– 66.8	40.9– 41.5		A-15 (TCH) south – Montreal	Northbound entrance and southbound exit; northbound exit and southbound entrance from A-15; A-15 exit 67
		68.2	42.4		R-370 east (Chemin Pierre-Péladeau) to A-15 north / Rue Morin	R-370 western terminus
		70.1	43.6		A-15 (TCH) south – Montreal	Entrance only to A-15 south
Les Laurentides	Val-Morin	75.5	46.9		A-15 (TCH) south – Montreal	No northbound exit; northbound exit and southbound entrance from A-15; A-15 exit 76
	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts	85.1– 85.3	52.9– 53.0		A-15 (TCH) / Chemin de la Montagne / Chemin de la Rivière – Montreal, Mont Tremblant	A-15 exit 86
		86.2	53.6		R-329 south (Rue Principale) / Rue Desjardins / Rue Raymond – Centre-Ville, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard	Roundabout; south end of R-329 concurrency
		88.3– 88.9	54.9– 55.2	89	A-15 (TCH) south / R-329 north – Saint-Donat, Sainte-Adèle, Montreal	A-15 northern terminus; north end of R-329 concurrency; south end of Trans-Canada Highway; R-117 south uses exit 89
	Mont-Blanc	107.1	66.5	107	Rue Principale	Interchange
	Mont-Tremblant	113.6	70.6		Rue Siméon – Centre-Ville	Roundabout
		114.7	71.3		Rue Vaillancourt – Centre-Ville	Roundabout
		116.3	72.3	116	R-327 (Rue Léonard) – Huberdeau, Lachute	Interchange
		117.1– 117.9	72.8– 73.3	117	R-323 south (Chemin de Brébeuf) – Montebello, Brébeuf	Interchange; R-323 northern terminus
		130.0– 131.1	80.8– 81.5	119	Montée Ryan	Interchange
	La Conception	126.3	78.5	126	Route des Tulipes	Interchange
	Labelle	139.7	86.8	140	Boulevard du Curé-Labelle	Interchange
		142.4	88.5	143	Chemin Augustin-Lauzon	Interchange
		144.8	90.0	145	Boulevard du Curé-Labelle	Northbound exit and entrance
		146.0	90.7		Chemin de La Minerve / Boulevard du Curé-Labelle
Antoine-Labelle	Rivière-Rouge	160.0	99.4		Chemin Deslauriers / Rue L'Annonciation Sud	Roundabout
		162.1	100.7	162	La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport, Rivière-Rouge Centre-Ville, La Macaza	Interchange
		162.1	100.7		R-321 – Nominingue, L'Ascension	Roundabout
	Lac-des-Écorces	209.8	130.4		R-311 north – Chute-Saint-Philippe, Mont-Saint-Michel	South end of R-311 concurrency
	Lac-des-Écorces	210.2	130.6		R-311 south – Val-Barrette, Kiamika	North end of R-311 concurrency
	Mont-Laurier	222.9	138.5		R-309 – Gatineau, Ferme-Neuve
	Mont-Laurier	240.0	149.1		R-107 south – Aumond	R-107 northern terminus
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau	Grand-Remous	257.3	159.9		R-105 south – Maniwaki, Gatineau	R-105 northern terminus
La Vallée-de-l'Or	Val-d'Or	429.8	267.1		R-113 north – Senneterre, Lebel-sur-Quévillon	R-113 southern terminus
		508.3	315.8		3e Avenue / Rue Saint-Jacques – Centre-Ville	Roundabout
		510.7	317.3		R-397 north (Boulevard Jean-Jacques-Cossette) – Centre-Ville, Barraute	Roundabout; R-397 southern terminus
		511.7	318.0		Rue de l'Hydro	Roundabout
		513.6	319.1		R-111 north / Chemin Sullivan – La Sarre	Roundabout; R-111 southern terminus
		516.5	320.9		3e Avenue / Boulevard Barrette	Roundabout
	Malartic	540.3	335.7		Rue de l'Accueil / Chemin du Camping-Régional	Roundabout
	Rivière-Héva	555.4	345.1		R-109 north – Amos	R-109 southern terminus
Rouyn-Noranda		572.5	355.7		R-395 north – Preissac	R-395 southern terminus
		614.5	381.8		Avenue Larivière – Rouyn-Noranda Centre-Ville	Roundabout; former R-117 alignment
		622.1	386.6		R-101 north – D'Alembert, D'Alembert	Roundabout; south end of R-101 concurrency
		625.6	388.7		Boulevard Rideaux – Rouyn-Noranda Centre-Ville	Former R-117 alignment
		627.2	389.7		Avenue Davy / Rue Mantha	Roundabout
		644.5	400.5		R-101 south – Ville-Marie	North end of R-101 concurrency
		663.9	412.5		Highway 66 west / TCH – Kirkland Lake	Continuation into Ontario
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition Unopened