Route 161 marker

Route 161

Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length185.1 km[1] (115.0 mi)
Pre-2006: 205.5 km (127.7 mi)
History Route 34
Major junctions
South end SR 27 in Coburn Gore, Maine
Major intersections R-108 in Stornoway
R-112 in Weedon & Beaulac-Garthby
R-116 / R-122 / R-162 in Victoriaville
North end A-20 (TCH) in Sainte-Eulalie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesVictoriaville
Highway system
← R-159→ R-162

Route 161 is a north/south highway south of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its current northern terminus is at Autoroute 20 in Sainte-Eulalie, just east of the junction of Autoroute 55, while its southern terminus is at the border of Maine in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27. Previously the highway continued to Route 155 in Saint-Célestin, but that section was decommissioned in 2006 when Autoroute 55 was completed.[2]

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.[3]

Municipalities along Route 161

Major intersections

RCMLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Le GranitSaint-Augustin-de-Woburn0.00.0
 SR 27 south – Coburn Gore, Farmington		Continuation into Maine
Canada–United States border at Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing
4.42.7 R-212 west – Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Cookshire
8.15.0 R-263 north – Piopolis
Lac-Mégantic31.319.4Rue FrontenacFormer R-161 north
33.320.7 R-204 east – Saint-Georges
35.522.1Rue VilleneuveInterchange
Nantes41.325.7 R-263 south / Rue Laval – Lac-Mégantic, PiopolisRoundabout; former R-161 south; south end of R-263 concurrency
43.226.8 R-263 north – Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-SébastienNorth end of R-263 concurrency
49.630.8 R-214 west – Milan, Scotstown
Stornoway63.639.5 R-108 – Sherbrooke, Lambton
Le Haut-Saint-FrançoisWeedon89.555.6 R-112 west – SherbrookeSouth end of R-112 concurrency
Les AppalachesBeaulac-Garthby96.960.2 R-112 east – Thetford MinesNorth end of R-112 concurrency
ArthabaskaHam-Nord115.571.8 R-216 east – Saint-FortunatSouth end of R-216 concurrency
120.975.1 R-112 west – Saint-Adrien, Val-des-SourcesNorth end of R-216 concurrency
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska150.993.8 R-116 west – WarwickSouth end of R-116 concurrency
Victoriaville152.794.9Boulevard des Bois-Francs – Centre-Ville
154.495.9Boulevard Jutras
157.297.7 R-116 east / R-122 begins – Princeville, PlessisvilleR-122 eastern terminus; north end of R-116 concurrency; south end of R-122 concurrency
161.8100.5 R-162 north – Saint-Rosaire, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
164.7102.3 R-122 west to A-20 / A-955 / Boulevard Jutras – Saint-Albert, DrummondvilleNorth end of R-122 concurrency
Saint-Valère176.7109.8 R-261 north – Daveluyville
Nicolet-YamaskaSainte-Eulalie185.1115.0 A-20 (TCH) / A-55 – Québec, Trois-Rivières, MontréalR-161 northern terminus; A-20 exit 210
Saint-Célestin204.7127.2 R-226 east – Sainte-GertrudeFormer south end of R-266 concurrency
205.5127.7 A-55 north / R-155 / R-226 west – Trois-Rivières, Saint-Célestin, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Sainte-MoniqueFormer A-55 southern terminus (Trois-Rivières section); former R-161 northern terminus[2]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (June 20, 2023). "Quebec Route 161" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Government du Québec (2001). "Enlargement Southern Québec" (Map). Québec Official Road Map. 1:505,000. Les Publications du Québec. §§ H-27,I-28.
  3. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- (2013-08-17). "Lac-Mégantic : début des travaux de relocalisation des commerces | Radio-Canada.ca". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-11-21.


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