Autoroute 740 | ||||
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| Autoroute Robert-Bourassa | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
| Length | 7.4 km[1][2] (4.6 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1975[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  R-175 in Québec | |||
 A-440 in Québec  A-40 / A-73 in Québec | ||||
| North end | Boulevard Lebourgneuf in Québec | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Quebec | |||
| Major cities | Québec | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Autoroute 740 is a Quebec Autoroute in metropolitan Quebec City, Canada. A spur route of Autoroute 40, the A-740 runs for 7.3 km (4.5 mi) on a north-south axis (parallel to the St. Lawrence River) through the boroughs of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge and Les Rivières, with interchanges at the A-440 at exit 4 and the A-40 at exit 9.
Originally named the Autoroute du Vallon for the 17th century road it replaced,[3] in 2006, the Quebec government under then-Premier Jean Charest renamed the highway Autoroute Robert-Bourassa, in honour of a long serving former Quebec Premier.
- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page (?), Les Publications du Québec, 2005
- ^ a b "Répertoire des autoroutes du Québec" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ Ville de Québec. "Fiche de toponyme". www.ville.quebec.qc.ca. Retrieved 9 April 2016.