Route 226 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Pierreville and its eastern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 271.
Route 226 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 129.2 km[1] (80.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  R-132 in Pierreville | |||
 R-255 in Saint-Elphège  R-259 in Sainte-Monique   A-55 / R-155 in Saint-Célestin  R-261 in Bécancour  R-263 in Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford  R-218 in Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard  R-265 in Fortierville | ||||
| East end |  R-271 in Sainte-Croix | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 226 is an exclusively rural highway going through very small villages in the Chaudière-Appalaches and mostly in the Centre-du-Québec regions. The biggest village along the way is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, with 1,200 people.
Municipalities along Route 226 edit
- Pierreville
- Saint-Elphège
- La-Visitation-de-Yamaska
- Sainte-Monique
- Grand-Saint-Esprit
- Saint-Célestin (municipality)
- Saint-Célestin (village)
- Bécancour
- Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
- Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard
- Fortierville
- Parisville
- Leclercville
- Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
- Sainte-Croix
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Route 226 in Sainte-Gertrude. -
Bridge over Nicolet River in Sainte-Monique. -
Route 226 through Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford. -
Route 226 follows Principale street in Fortierville. -
Intersection with Route 265 in Parisville.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 84-85, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
External links edit
- Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 226 on Google Maps
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