Quebec Autoroute 55

Autoroute 55 (also called Autoroute de l'Énergie north of the Autoroute 20 and Autoroute Joseph-Armand Bombardier south of it) is an important north–south Autoroute and the only one running in that direction in central Quebec. It is the longest north-south Autoroute, beginning as the continuation of I-91 at the Canada–United States border near Stanstead and continuing to Shawinigan, where it downgrades to Route 155. The total length of A-55 is currently 247 km (153.5 mi) long, including concurrencies with Autoroute 10, Autoroute 20 and Autoroute 40.

Autoroute 55

Autoroute Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Autoroute de l'Énergie
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length246.5 km (153.2 mi)
Existed1964–present
Major junctions
South end I-91 at the Canada–United States border in Stanstead, Quebec
Major intersections A-10 in Magog
A-410 in Sherbrooke
A-10 / A-610 in Sherbrooke
A-20 (TCH) in Drummondville
A-20 (TCH) / A-955 in Sainte-Eulalie
A-30 / R-132 in Bécancour
R-138 in Trois-Rivières
A-40 in Trois-Rivières
North end R-155 in Shawinigan, Quebec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Major citiesMagog, Sherbrooke, Drummondville, Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan
Highway system
A-50 A-70
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