Route 199 is an 84.7 km (52.6 mi) road that connects the islands to each other in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine municipality, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Route 199 | ||||
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| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 84.7 km[1] (52.6 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert) | |||
| North end | in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Grande-Entrée) | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Major cities | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Grosse-Île | |||
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Stretching from Havre-Aubert to Grande-Entrée villages, the route is the main artery of the archipelago and is the only Quebec numbered highway that is detached from the rest of the network.
Along Route 199 edit
- On Island
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![Havre-aux-Maisons Bridge,[2] [3] route 199, connect Cap aux Meules and Havre aux Maisons Islands 1978](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/024_01_Havre_aux_Maisons.jpg/451px-024_01_Havre_aux_Maisons.jpg)
Havre-aux-Maisons Bridge,[2] [3] route 199, connect Cap aux Meules and Havre aux Maisons Islands 1978 -
![Chemin Principal (Route 199),[4] Cap-aux-Meules](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/960616_18_Cap_aux_Meules.jpg/444px-960616_18_Cap_aux_Meules.jpg)
Chemin Principal (Route 199),[4] Cap-aux-Meules -
![Route 199,[5] between Pointe-aux-Loups (Hameau) and Grosse-Île (Village)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/960624_27_21_Pointe_aux_Loups.jpg/197px-960624_27_21_Pointe_aux_Loups.jpg)
Route 199,[5] between Pointe-aux-Loups (Hameau) and Grosse-Île (Village)
![Havre-aux-Maisons Bridge,[2] [3] route 199, connect Cap aux Meules and Havre aux Maisons Islands 1978](/wiki/File:024_01_Havre_aux_Maisons.jpg)
![Chemin Principal (Route 199),[4] Cap-aux-Meules](/wiki/File:960616_18_Cap_aux_Meules.jpg)
![Route 199,[5] between Pointe-aux-Loups (Hameau) and Grosse-Île (Village)](/wiki/File:960624_27_21_Pointe_aux_Loups.jpg)
- Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert / L'Étang-du-Nord / Cap-aux-Meules / Fatima / Havre-aux-Maisons / Pointe-aux-Loups)
- Grosse-Île
- Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Grande-Entrée)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 77, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ "A storm from the south officially ended traffic on the wooden bridge in 1959". Created and published by Centre d'archives régional des Iles. 15 April 1959. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
A storm from the south officially ended traffic on the wooden bridge in 1959
- ^ Christian Fortin (November 28, 2012). "Demolition the Havre-Aux-Maisons Bridge" (video) (in French). youtube.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
The demolition of the old bridge will allow the passage of larger boats into the lagoon.
- ^ "Chemin Principal". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 1982-04-01. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
This thoroughfare is located in the Magdalen Islands, more precisely in the village of Cap-aux-Meules.
- ^ "Launch of work to protect Highway 199 in the Pointe-aux-Loups sector". Transport et Mobilité durable Québec. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
A storage site for dredged sands, including a sedimentation pond for dredged water, will be developed.
External links edit
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 199 on Google Maps
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