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Autoroute 55 connects the mid-sized communities of Magog, Sherbrooke, Drummondville, Trois-Rivières, and Shawinigan and the smaller communities in between. The most notable feature on A-55 is the Laviolette Bridge between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour, which is one of the longest bridges in Quebec and in Canada.
Autoroute 55 may refer to: A55 autoroute, in France; Quebec Autoroute 55, in Quebec, Canada; See also. A55 roads; List of highways numbered 55
Standard Autoroute shield. Autoroutes are identified by blue-and-red shields, similar to the American Interstate system. The red header of the shield contains a white image representing a highway overpass, and the blue lower portion of the shield contains the Autoroute's number in white, along with a fleur-de-lis, which is a provincial symbol of Quebec.
Autoroute 55 south of Autoroute 20 to Route 116 was co-designated Autoroute 51 until 1982. By 1983, official documents had removed the Autoroute 51 designation from its section of Autoroute 55. In the 1970s, there were plans to extend Autoroute 51 north of Autoroute 20 to a proposed easterly extension of Autoroute 30 near Yamaska. [1]
It is where Interstate 91 intersects with Quebec Autoroute 55. While there historically have been many roads that have connected these two communities along the border, this particular crossing was established in 1965 with the completion of this section Interstate 91.
There are two existing mainline freeway links on both sides of the border between New England and Canada: the north–south linkup at the Derby Line–Rock Island Border Crossing, between Interstate 91 in Vermont and Quebec Autoroute 55 (opened in 1978), and the crossing between Interstate 95 and New Brunswick Route 95 at the Houlton ...
Autoroute 55: Sieur de Laviolette (real name disputed), widely acknowledged as the founder of Trois-Rivières. [5 ... Autoroutes 10, 15, and 20. Samuel de Champlain ...
Interstate 55; U.S. Route 55 (former) U.S. Route 55 (Arizona-Wisconsin) (former proposal) Alabama State Route 55; Arkansas Highway 55 (1926-1958) (former) California State Route 55; Colorado State Highway 55; Connecticut Route 55; Florida State Road 55; Georgia State Route 55; Idaho State Highway 55; Illinois Route 55 (former) Indiana State ...