Route 279 is a 48 km two-lane north-south highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Beaumont at the junction of Route 132 and ends in Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland at the junction of Route 216. The road goes through the Grande Plée Bleue between Beaumont and Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, crosses the Boyer River in St-Charles, and slowly goes up the Appalachian Mountains.
Route 279 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 48 km[1] (30 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  R-132 near Beaumont | |||
  A-20 (TCH) near Beaumont | ||||
| South end |  R-216 near Buckland | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Major cities | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | |||
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Towns along Route 279 edit
- Beaumont
- Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
- Saint-Gervais
- Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
- Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
- Buckland
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Route 279 climbs appalachian hills near Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland. -
Quebec Route 279 at Saint-Gervais. -
Route 279 in Saint-Charles,
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
External links edit
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 279 on Google Maps
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