Autoroute 440 (or A-440, also known as Autoroute Jean-Noël-Lavoie and previously as Autoroute Laval) is a provincial highway that runs across the city of Laval, Quebec from Autoroute 13 to Autoroute 25. It is currently long and proceeds across Île Jésus on an east–west axis. It links every highway or expressway that connects Montreal to the North Shore.
Originally, it was supposed to have continued west in the Avenue des Bois corridor and crossed Rivière des Prairies on Bigras and Bizard Islands. On the latter island, the right-of-way is actually a public park. On the Island of Montreal, the A-440 right-of-way is just west of Boulevard Château-Pierrefonds. The autoroute would have ended at the Chemin Sainte-Marie interchange (Exit 49), on Autoroute 40.
History A-440 was built over the following timeline: From Exit To Exit Date Route 117 19 A-15/TCH 22 1974 A-13 17 Route 117 19 1975 A-15/TCH 22 Route 335 25 1975 Route 335 25 A-19 27 1976 A-19 27 A-25 South (now Route 125 South) 34 1979 Route 125 South, (formerA-25 South)34New A-25 South (existing autoroute renumbered)16 (A-25)2011
Note: Only service roads were originally built from A-13 to Boulevard Industriel (Exit 24), but they were signed as Autoroute 440 until the autoroute was completed in 1994.
Exit list The entire route is in Laval. The exit numbers do not correspond with the km marker because the highway is never fully completed.
References
External links
Transport Quebec website Transport Quebec Map A-440 at motorways-exits.com A-440 at Quebec Autoroutes Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com: Laval Autoroute (A-440)