Quebec Route 161

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.

Route 161
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length187.6 km[1] (116.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end SR 27 in Coburn Gore, Maine
  Route 212 / Route 263 in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Route 204 in Lac-Mégantic
Route 214 / Route 263 in Nantes
Route 108 in Stornoway
Route 112 in Weedon & Beaulac-Garthby
Route 216 in Ham-Nord
Route 116 / Route 122 / Route 162 in Victoriaville
Route 261 in Saint-Valère
A-20 (TCH) in Sainte-Eulalie
North endRue Principale in Saint-Wenceslas
Location
Major citiesVictoriaville
Highway system
← Route 159Route 162 →

On July 6, 2013, the route was severed at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec by an oil train derailment. Ministry of Transport consultants began surveying a site for a new bridge across the Chaudière River in August 2013.[2]

Municipalities along Route 161
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See also

References
  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 73, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
  2. http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2013/08/17/003-megantic-travaux-relocalisation.shtml


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