Quebec route 161
Encyclopedia
Route 161 is a north/south highway south of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec
, Canada
. Its current northern terminus is east of the junction of Autoroute 55
in Saint-Wenceslas, and its southern terminus is at the border of Maine
in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its current northern terminus is east of the junction of Autoroute 55
Quebec Autoroute 55
Autoroute 55 Autoroute 55 Autoroute 55 (also called Autoroute de l'Énergie (North of the Autoroute 20) and Autoroute Joseph-Armand Bombardier (South part) is an important north-south Autoroute and the only one running in that direction in central Quebec. It is the longest north-south Autoroute,...
in Saint-Wenceslas, and its southern terminus is at the border of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27
Maine State Route 27
State Route 27 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in Southport to the Canadian Border in Coburn Gore...
.
Municipalities along Route 161
- Saint-Augustin-de-WoburnSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn, QuebecSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 701 as of 2006...
- FrontenacFrontenac, QuebecFrontenac is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,622 as of 2006.The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of...
- Lac-MéganticLac-Mégantic, QuebecLac-Mégantic is a town in Estrie on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake for which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of...
- NantesNantes, QuebecNantes is a village of 1,443 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Situated between Stornoway and Lac-Mégantic, where the railroad use to cross, is the village of Nantes.-History:...
- StornowayStornoway, QuebecStornoway is a small village of 600 people. It is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie...
- StratfordStratford, QuebecStratford is a French-speaking village of 1,086 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada.-Demographics:-References:*.*....
- WeedonWeedon, QuebecWeedon is a municipality of 2,600 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada....
- Beaulac-GarthbyBeaulac-Garthby, QuebecBeaulac-Garthby is a municipality in Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 927 as of 2009. The municipality, located on Aylmer Lake, was created in 2000 following the amalgamation of the village of...
- Saints-Martyrs-CanadiensSaints-Martyrs-Canadiens, QuebecSaints-Martyrs-Canadiens is a parish municipality in Quebec....
- Ham-NordHam-Nord, QuebecHam-Nord, Quebec is an canton in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. Route 216 goes through it.-Sources:*...
- Notre-Dame-de-HamNotre-Dame-de-Ham, QuebecNotre-Dame-de-Ham, Quebec is an municipality in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. Route 161 goes through it.-Sources:*...
- ChestervilleChesterville, QuebecChesterville is a municipality in the Arthabaska district of the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, on Route 161 approximately southeast of Montreal.-Geography:...
- Saint-Christophe d'ArthabaskaSaint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, QuebecSaint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska is a parish municipality in Quebec....
- Victoriaville
- Saint-ValèreSaint-Valère, QuebecSaint-Valère is a municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-SamuelSaint-Samuel, QuebecSaint-Samuel is a parish municipality in Quebec....
- Sainte-EulalieSainte-Eulalie, QuebecSainte-Eulalie is a municipality in the Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated at the crossroads of Autoroutes 55, 20 and 955...
- Saint-WenceslasSaint-Wenceslas, QuebecSaint-Wenceslas, Quebec is a community in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The town is situated at a bend in the Bécancour River. The northern branch of Autoroute 55 terminated at the 9e rang of Saint-Wenceslas until its completion in October 2006...
External links
- Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Chemin+des+Lignes%2FRTE-161+%4045.378583,+-70.809282&daddr=RTE-161%2FRTE-161+N+%4045.530390,+-70.868920+to:46.060368,-71.953411+to:saint-wenceslas&hl=en&geocode=15002390890229426591,45.378583,-70.809282%3B1517361904315292063,45.530390,-70.868920&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=13&via=1,2&dirflg=h&sll=46.054411,-71.951866&sspn=0.054799,0.154495&ie=UTF8&ll=45.69467,-71.691284&spn=1.764966,4.943848&z=8Route 161] on Google Maps