Provincial Highway 159 (or Route 159) is a two-lane highway on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac at the junction of Route 155, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 138 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 61.3 km[1] (38.1 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | R-138 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | |||
A-40 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade R-153 in Saint-Tite | ||||
North end | R-155 in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Saint-Tite, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Saint-Stanislas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Municipalities along Route 159
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Road signs close to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
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Rue Principale (route 159), Saint-Prosper
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Bridge on Batiscan River, Saint-Stanislas
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Bld. Saint-Louis (route 159), Parish church, Saint-Séverin
Major intersections
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RCM or ET | Municipality | Km | Junction | Notes |
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Southern terminus of Route 159
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Les Chenaux | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 0.0 | R-138 | 138 WEST: to Batiscan 138 EAST: to Deschambault-Grondines |
0.8 1.4 |
A-40 (Exit 236) | 40 EAST: to Portneuf 40 WEST: to Trois-Rivières | ||
3.4 | R-354 (West end) | 354 EAST: to Saint-Casimir | ||
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain | 10.5 | Chemin de la Rivière-à-Veillet | WEST: to Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | |
Saint-Stanislas | 19.9 20.6 |
R-352 (Overlap 0.7 km) | 352 WEST: to Saint-Narcisse 352 EAST: to Saint-Adelphe | |
Mékinac | Saint-Tite | 41.4 42.8 |
R-153 (Overlap 1.4 km) | 153 NORTH: to Sainte-Thècle 153 SOUTH: to Hérouxville |
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac | 61.3 | R-155 | 155 SOUTH: to Grandes-Piles 155 NORTH: to Trois-Rives | |
Northern terminus of Route 159
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 72-73, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
External links
edit- Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec) (in French)
- Route 159 on Google Maps