Autoroutes of Quebec

Autoroutes Of Quebec

The Autoroute system is a network of expressways in the province of Quebec, Canada, operating under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway system, spanning over 1,900 km. The speed limit on Quebec's autoroutes is generally 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in rural areas and 70–90 km/h (43.5–55.9 mph) in urban areas.

The word autoroute is a portmanteau of auto and route, translating roughly to highway in English, and has become the Quebec French equivalent of "expressway". In the 1950s, when the first Autoroutes were being planned, the design documents called them autostrades, from the Italian word autostrada.