Quebec route 299
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Route 299 is a 137 km two-lane highway which cuts through the Appalachian Mountains
in Quebec
, Canada. It starts at the junction of Route 132
in Cascapédia-Saint-Jules, runs through Gaspésie National Park
and ends at the junction of Route 132 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. It is an isolated highway with only a few small settlements along the way.
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
in Quebec
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. It starts 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...
in Cascapédia-Saint-Jules, runs through Gaspésie National Park
Gaspésie National Park
Gaspésie National Park is a provincial park located south of the town of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada in the inland of the Gaspé peninsula...
and ends at the junction of Route 132 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. It is an isolated highway with only a few small settlements along the way.
Municipalities along Route 299
- Cascapédia-Saint-Jules
- Rivière-Bonaventure
- Lac-Casault
- Mont-Albert
- Sainte-Anne-des-MontsSainte-Anne-des-Monts, QuebecSainte-Anne-des-Monts is a city in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, a small city between mountains and sea, it is on the south shore of the St-Lawrence river estuary.-History:...
Major intersections
| RCM or ET | Municipality | Km | Road | Notes |
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| Bonaventure Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec Bonaventure Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, on the Gaspé Peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is New Carlisle.-Communities:Cities*Bonaventure*New Richmond*Paspébiac... |
Cascapédia-Saint-Jules | 0.0 | Southern terminus of Route 299 132 WEST: to Maria Maria, Quebec Maria is a municipality in Quebec.... 132 EAST: to New Richmond New Richmond, Quebec New Richmond is an incorporated municipality in Quebec, Canada situated on the southern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula between the municipalities of Maria and Caplan. The first European settlers arrived from Scotland in 1755. The first arrivals were the Duthie brothers, George and John Duthie and... |
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| La Haute-Gaspesie La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec La Haute-Gaspésie is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.-Cities:* Cap-Chat* Sainte-Anne-des-Monts-Municipalities:* La Martre... |
Mont-Albert | Route du Lac-Sainte-Anne | EAST: to in Murdochville Murdochville, Quebec Murdochville is a small mining community located in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 812.The mining operation in the town was comparatively large, starting with mining the raw ore and finishing with an end product of pure copper anode. In the 1970s, the mining operation in Murdochville was large... |
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| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 132 WEST: to Cap-Chat Cap-Chat, Quebec Cap-Chat is a town in the Canadian province of Québec, in the Regional County Municipality of Haute-Gaspésie, and in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Its geographical co-ordinates are lat. 49°6′ N; long. 66°41′ W. Cap-Chat is found 16 km west of... 132 EAST: to La Martre La Martre, Quebec La Martre is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.The communities of Cap-au-Renard. Christie and Sainte-Marthe-de-Gaspé are included under this municipality.... Northern terminus of Route 299 |