Route Transcanadienne | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 663.9 km[1] (412.5 mi) | |||
History | Route 11 (Laval – Grand-Remous) Route 11A (Montreal – Laval) Route 58 (Grand-Remous – Louvicourt) Route 59 (Louvicourt – Ontario border) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | A-15 / A-40 (TCH) in Montreal | |||
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North end | Highway 66 / TCH near McGarry, ON | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Montréal, Laval, Saint-Jérôme | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 117, the Trans Canada Highway Northern Route, is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of McGarry, Ontario. It is an important road since it is the only direct route between southern Quebec and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
Route 117 was formerly Route 11 and ran from Montreal north towards Mont-Laurier and then followed the Gatineau River south towards Gatineau. This routing is joined with Autoroute 15 from Montreal northwards towards Mont Tremblant. Route 117 also takes in the former Quebec Routes 58 and 59.
Along with Autoroute 15 to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, it is also listed as a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Ontario Highway 17 is also a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway but is an unrelated route that parallels it by about 200 km (120 mi).