Route 2 was a previous number used for a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec. The highway stretched from the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette to the New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis.[1] The highway was part of a de facto interprovincial Route 2 that stretched from Windsor, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia, connecting Ontario Highway 2 to New Brunswick Route 2, and further to Nova Scotia, connecting with Trunk 2. It was renumbered in the mid-1970s, as part of Quebec's renumbering scheme.
Route 2 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 668 km (415 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 2 (former) at the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette | |||
| East end |  Route 2 at the New Brunswick border near Dégelis | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Major cities | Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Replacement routes
Route 2 was replaced by the following routes:
| Route | Length (km) | Length (mi) | From | To | Notes |
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 R-338 | 41 | 25 | Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Connects with Ontario border today with SD&G County Road 2, formerly Ontario Highway 2 |
 A-20 | 33 | 21 | Vaudreuil-Dorion | Montreal | During the 1960s until being renumbered, Route 2 and the A-20 ran concurrently; this stretch was referred to by Anglophone Montrealers as Highway 2-20 (or "The Two and Twenty"). |
 R-138 | 285 | 177 | Montreal | Quebec City (downtown) | This follows the original 1737 Chemin du Roy |
 R-136 | 12 | 7 | Quebec City (downtown) | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | |
 R-175 | 2 | 1 | Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | Lévis | Crosses the Quebec Bridge[2] |
 R-132 | 197 | 122 | Lévis | Rivière-du-Loup | |
  A-85 / R-185 | 98 | 61 | Rivière-du-Loup | New Brunswick border southeast of Dégelis | Used to connect at border with New Brunswick Route 2; portions of the original Route 2 are along local roads downloaded to local governments during the conversion of Route 185 to Autoroute 85 |
Auxiliary routes
Route 2 had three auxiliary routes.
Route 2A
Route 2A | |
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| Location | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière – Andréville |
| Length | 52 km (32 mi) |
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Route 2A was a 52 km (32 mi) alternate route of Route 2, passing through the communities of Saint-Pacôme and Saint-Pascal.[3] As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2A became part of Route 230.
Route 2B
Route 2B | |
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| Location | Montreal |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
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Route 2B was a 10 km (6 mi) spur of Route 2. It ran along Côte-de-Liesse Road from the former Route 2 / Route 17 concurrency in Dorval, past the Montreal–Dorval International Airport, to a traffic circle in Saint-Laurent where it met Laurentien Boulevard and Décarie Boulevard (Route 8 / Route 11A).[4][5] The route was replaced by Autoroute 520 and its former eastern terminus is now the site of the Décarie Interchange.
Route 2C
Route 2C | |
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| Location | Quebec City |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
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Route 2C was a 14 km (9 mi) spur of Route 2 which ran along Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel in Quebec City from Route 2 on the city's western edge to downtown.[6][2] As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2C became part of Route 138.
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