Autoroute 640 (or A-640) is a Quebec autoroute that runs across the North Shore Region (paralleling the Rivière des Mille-Îles) from Route 344 in the Oka area to Route 138, where it ends as a four-lane expressway in Charlemagne. The road was designed to be northern bypass of the city of Montréal and was originally intended to cross the Lake of Two Mountains to connect to Autoroute 40 near Vaudreuil[citation needed]. It is currently 54.8 km (34.1 mi) long.

Autoroute 640 marker
Autoroute 640
Autoroute 640
Map
Map of Greater Montreal with the A-640 in red
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length53.2 km[1][2] (33.1 mi)
Existed1961[3]–present
Major junctions
West end R-344 in Oka
Major intersections A-13 in Boisbriand
A-15 (TCH) in Sainte-Thérèse
A-40 in Charlemagne
East end R-344 in Charlemagne
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesTerrebonne, Blainville, Saint-Eustache, Mascouche, Boisbriand
Highway system
A-610 A-730

A-640 begins at Chemin d'Oka (Route 344) at a traffic circle near Oka National Park, and terminates at a signalized at-grade intersection with Rue Émile-Despins (Route 344) in Charlemagne.

History

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A-640 was built over the following timeline:[citation needed]

Exit list

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RCMLocationkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Deux-MontagnesSaint-Joseph-du-Lac0.000.00  R-344 – Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Parc national d'OkaTraffic circle
2Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Pointe-CalumetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Saint-EustacheDeux-Montagnes8Boulevard des Promenades – Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Saint-Eustache11  R-148 (Boulevard Arthur-Sauvé) – Lachute, Saint-Eustache
1425e Avenue
Thérèse-De BlainvilleBoisbriand16   A-13 south (Autoroute Chomedey) – Laval, Montréal, Aéroport P.-E.-TrudeauNorthern terminus of A-13; exit 22 on A-13
19BoisbriandWestbound exit is via exit 20
BoisbriandSainte-Thérèse20    A-15 (TCH) (Autoroute des Laurentides) – Blainville, Saint-Jérôme, Montréal, Aéroport MirabelExit 20 on A-15
Sainte-ThérèseRosemère22  R-117 – Sainte-Thérèse, Blainville, Rosemère
Blainville24Montée Lesage / Chemin du-Bas-de-Sainte-Thérèse
Lorraine26LorraineAccess via Boulevard de Gaulle
Bois-des-Filion28  R-335 – Bois-des-Filion, Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesFuture A-25 south
Les MoulinsTerrebonne32Avenue UrbanovaEastbound exit and entrance
35Boulevard des Entreprises / Boulevard des Seigneurs
MascoucheTerrebonne38  R-337 (Chemin Gascon) / Chemin des Anglais – Terrebonne, Mascouche
42   A-25 / R-125 (Montée Masson) – Mascouche, Rawdon, MontréalSigned as exits 42S (south) and 42N (north); exit 25 on A-25
44Chemin Charles-Aubert / Rue Louis-Hébert
Terrebonne45Montée Dumais
50Montée des Pionniers
L'AssomptionLes MoulinsTerrebonneCharlemagne52   A-40 (Autoroute Félix-Leclerc) – Montréal, Québec, Aéroport P.-E.-TrudeauSigned as exits 52-E (east) and 52-O (west)
Les MoulinsCharlemagne  R-344 to R-138 – Terrebonne, RepentignyAt-grade intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. ^ "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. ^ "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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