Quebec route 143
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Route 143 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River
. Until the mid-1970s when the province decided to renumber all highways other than autoroute
s, it was known as Route/Highway 5. Its northern terminus is in Saint-François-du-Lac, at the junction of Route 132
, and the southern terminus is in Stanstead at the border with Vermont
where the road continues as U.S. Route 5
in Derby Line
.
Since Autoroute 55 closely parallels Route 143 for most of its length,much commercial traffic chooses the former. However, it is a very busy route and takes much traffic from the border to the Sherbrooke local area. Route 143 closely follows the Saint-François River
between Sherbrooke and Ulverton.
The road is often in notoriously poor condition, since its original cement was laid directly on a gravel road in the mid-1920s. It has been extensively resurfaced to the point the pavement is now more than three feet thick in places. Nonetheless, it heaves extensively each spring thaw.
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
. Until the mid-1970s when the province decided to renumber all highways other than autoroute
Autoroute
Autoroute may refer to:* Controlled-access highway, particularly in French speaking countries* Routing , when routes to wires in a design are automatically assigned...
s, it was known as Route/Highway 5. Its northern terminus is in Saint-François-du-Lac, at the junction of Route 132
Quebec route 132
Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...
, and the southern terminus is in Stanstead at the border with Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
where the road continues as U.S. Route 5
U.S. Route 5
U.S. Route 5 is a north–south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Connecticut; and Springfield, Massachusetts. From Hartford northward to St...
in Derby Line
Derby Line, Vermont
Derby Line is an incorporated village in the town of Derby in Orleans County, Vermont, United States, slightly north of the 45th parallel, the normal U.S.-Canadian boundary...
.
Since Autoroute 55 closely parallels Route 143 for most of its length,much commercial traffic chooses the former. However, it is a very busy route and takes much traffic from the border to the Sherbrooke local area. Route 143 closely follows the Saint-François River
Saint-François River
The Saint-François River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.The Saint-François takes its source from Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines...
between Sherbrooke and Ulverton.
The road is often in notoriously poor condition, since its original cement was laid directly on a gravel road in the mid-1920s. It has been extensively resurfaced to the point the pavement is now more than three feet thick in places. Nonetheless, it heaves extensively each spring thaw.
Municipalities along Route 143
- StansteadStanstead, QuebecStanstead is a town of about 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec. Stanstead is located on the Canada-United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont....
- Stanstead-EstStanstead-Est, QuebecStanstead-Est is a municipality in Quebec....
- HatleyHatley, QuebecHatley is a village of 700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.An otherwise quiet and tiny agricultural village, one of Hatley's main claims to fame is its annual Canada Day Celebration which always takes place on July 1st...
- WatervilleWaterville, QuebecWaterville is a city of 1,800 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Waterville owes its existence to water-power, harnessed first by a sawmill and subsequently by several other industries, which attracted its initial British, Loyalist and American...
- Sherbrooke - (LennoxvilleLennoxville, QuebecLennoxville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometers south of downtown Sherbrooke....
/ Sherbrooke / BromptonvilleBromptonville, QuebecBrompton is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. The borough comprises the former city of Bromptonville, which was amalgamated into the city of Sherbrooke in 2002....
) - Val-JoliVal-Joli, QuebecVal-Joli is a municipality in Quebec.-Notable residents:*Christian Savoie, , winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition....
- WindsorWindsor, QuebecWindsor is a town of 5,300 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, for which it is the seat....
- ClevelandCleveland, QuebecCleveland is a township of 1,500 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec....
- RichmondRichmond, QuebecRichmond, population 3,336 , is a town nestled amidst rolling farmlands on the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke and Drummondville, in the heart of Estrie in Quebec, Canada.-Richmond today:...
- UlvertonUlverton, QuebecUlverton is a municipality in Quebec....
- L'AvenirL'Avenir, QuebecL'Avenir is a municipality located in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,262.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:...
- Drummondville - (Saint-NicéphoreSaint-Nicéphore, QuebecSaint-Nicéphore is a former municipality that has become a sector of Drummondville in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. Saint-Nicéphore was once the seat of the Drummond Regional County Municipality. In 2004, its population was...
/ Drummondville / Saint-Majorique-de-GranthamSaint-Majorique-de-Grantham, QuebecSaint-Majorique-de-Grantham is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,136.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -See also:...
) - Saint-BonaventureSaint-Bonaventure, QuebecFor other uses of Bonaventure, see Bonaventure .Saint-Bonaventure is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 983...
- Saint-Pie-de-GuireSaint-Pie-de-Guire, QuebecSaint-Pie-de-Guire is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 453.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:...
- Saint-François-du-LacSaint-François-du-Lac, QuebecSaint-François-du-Lac is a community in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,002...
Major intersections
| RCM or ET | Municipality | Km | Junction | Notes |
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| Memphrémagog Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec Memphrémagog is a Quebec Regional County Municipality in Canada.-History:After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended with the establishment of the state of Vermont. The border of Upper Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north... |
Stanstead | 0.0 | 5 SOUTH: to Derby Line, Vermont Derby Line, Vermont Derby Line is an incorporated village in the town of Derby in Orleans County, Vermont, United States, slightly north of the 45th parallel, the normal U.S.-Canadian boundary... |
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247 NORTH: to Ogden Ogden, Quebec Ogden is a municipality of 750 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. It comprises the hamlets of Tomifobia and Graniteville.-References:... 247 SOUTH: to |
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55 SOUTH: to in Derby Line, Vermont Derby Line, Vermont Derby Line is an incorporated village in the town of Derby in Orleans County, Vermont, United States, slightly north of the 45th parallel, the normal U.S.-Canadian boundary... 55 NORTH: to Stanstead-East |
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| Stanstead-East | 17.6 | 141 NORTH: to Ayer's Cliff Ayer's Cliff, Quebec Ayer's Cliff is a village on Lake Massawippi, near the mouth of the Tomifobia River, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec located just north of the Vermont/Canada border.... 141 SOUTH: to Barnston-Ouest Barnston-Ouest, Quebec Barnston-Ouest is a municipality in Quebec.-Language:Home language -References:... |
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| Hatley | 22.0 | (Overlap 0.6km) | 208 WEST: to Ayer's Cliff Ayer's Cliff, Quebec Ayer's Cliff is a village on Lake Massawippi, near the mouth of the Tomifobia River, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec located just north of the Vermont/Canada border.... 208 EAST: to Compton Compton, Quebec Compton is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the administrative region of Estrie. And Home Of the world famous Sanders Farm and Vallons Maraichers farm, organic vegetable growers in the Deep Root Organic Cooperative of Vermont.... |
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| Coaticook Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec Coaticook is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Coaticook.-History:On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the American Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain... |
Waterville | 36.2 | Rue Gosselin | EAST: to Waterville Waterville, Quebec Waterville is a city of 1,800 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Waterville owes its existence to water-power, harnessed first by a sawmill and subsequently by several other industries, which attracted its initial British, Loyalist and American... |
| 40.8 | (Overlap 6.0km) | 108 WEST: to Hatley Township Hatley, Quebec (township) Hatley is a township in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. The township had a population of 1,786 in the Canada 2006 Census.-References:... |
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| 44.1 | 147 SOUTH: to Compton Compton, Quebec Compton is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the administrative region of Estrie. And Home Of the world famous Sanders Farm and Vallons Maraichers farm, organic vegetable growers in the Deep Root Organic Cooperative of Vermont.... |
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| Sherbrooke | Lennoxville | 46.8 | (Overlap 6.0km) | 108 EAST: to Eaton |
| Sherbrooke | 50.8 | 216 WEST: to Magog Magog, Quebec Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River... 216 EAST: to Stoke Stoke, Quebec Stoke is a municipality in Quebec.... |
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| 51.9 | 112 WEST: to Rock Forest Rock Forest, Quebec Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec.The borough comprises the formerly independent cities of Rock Forest, Deauville and Saint-Élie-d'Orford, which were annexed into the city of Sherbrooke on January 1, 2002... (Sherbrooke) 112 EAST: to Fleurimont Fleurimont, Quebec Fleurimont is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on the Saint-François River. The borough comprises the former city of Fleurimont and the eastern portion of pre-amalgamation Sherbrooke.... (Sherbrooke) |
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| Bromptonville | 58.3 | (East end) | 222 WEST: to Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is a parish municipality in Quebec.... |
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| 61.8 | Rue Laval | WEST: to | ||
| Le Val-Saint-François Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec -References:... |
Windsor | 74.7 | 249 SOUTH: to Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Quebec Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton is a parish municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Val-Saint-François and the administrative region of Estrie.- References :*... 249 NORTH: to Val-Joli Val-Joli, Quebec Val-Joli is a municipality in Quebec.-Notable residents:*Christian Savoie, , winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.... |
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| Richmond | 90.2 | (Overlap 1.9km) | 116 EAST: to Cleveland Cleveland, Quebec Cleveland is a township of 1,500 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.... |
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| 91.3 | (Overlap 1.1km) | 243 NORTH: to Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey is a Quebec municipality located in the Drummond Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Quebec region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,430. The municipality was known as the Township of Kingsey until 1999.... |
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| 92.1 | (Overlap 1.9km) | 116 WEST: to Durham-Sud | ||
| 92.4 | (Overlap 1.1km) | 243 SOUTH: to Melbourne Melbourne, Quebec Melbourne is a township of 950 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.-External links:*... |
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| Drummond Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec Drummond is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Drummondville.-Communities:*Cities & Towns**Drummondville*Municipalities**Durham-Sud**L'Avenir**Lefebvre**Saint-Bonaventure... |
Saint-Nicéphore | 120.6 | (North end) | 139 SOUTH: to Wickham Wickham, Quebec Wickham is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,503.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:... |
| Drummondville | 129.2 129.5 |
(Overlap 0.3km) | 122 EAST: to Saint-Charles-de-Drummond (Drummondville) 122 WEST: to Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec Saint-Germain-de-Grantham is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 3,993.Saint-Germain-de-Grantham was the birth place of Marie Rose Ferron.-Population:Population trend-Language:... (Drummondville) |
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20 EAST: to Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is a Quebec municipality located in the Drummond Regional County Municipality just east of Drummondville in the Centre-du-Quebec region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 4,079. The town is located alongside the Rivière des Saults.The town was previous known... 20 WEST: to Saint-Eugène Saint-Eugène, Quebec Saint-Eugène is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,133.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language - References :... |
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| Saint-Bonaventure | 148.8 | (East end) | 224 WEST: to Saint-Guillaume Saint-Guillaume, Quebec Saint-Guillaume is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,578.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:... |
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| Nicolet-Yamaska Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec Nicolet-Yamaska is a Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec in Canada.The county seat is Nicolet.-Communities:*Cities and Towns** Nicolet*Municipalities** Aston-Jonction** Baie-du-Febvre** Grand-Saint-Esprit... |
Saint-François-du-Lac | 165.8 | 132 WEST: to Saint-Gérard-Majella Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec Saint-Gérard-Majella is a parish municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec , in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 252.-Population:Population trend... 132 EAST: to Pierreville Pierreville, Quebec Pierreville is a community in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,337.... |
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See also
External links
- Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+Dufferin%2FRTE-143+%4045.008490,+-72.098250&daddr=Rue+des+Grandes-Fourches+N%2FRTE-143+%4045.407880,+-71.894610+to:46.063643,-72.818584&hl=en&geocode=1632898629869779732,45.008490,-72.098250%3B13079781480541555697,45.407880,-71.894610&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=15&via=1&dirflg=h&sll=46.062512,-72.819185&sspn=0.013698,0.038624&ie=UTF8&ll=45.587134,-72.597656&spn=1.768356,4.943848&z=8Route 143] on Google Maps