Quebec Route 138 is one of the oldest highways in Canada. It begins at the border with the state of New York south-west of Montréal on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and crosses in Montreal to follow the north shore to Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Part of this highway is known as the King's Road (Chemin du Roy). It passes through the Montérégie, Lanaudière, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. ... Lanaudière is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. ... Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. ... Capitale-Nationale is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Cote-Nord in relation to Quebec Côte-Nord (literaly Northern Coast) is the second largest (235,742 km², 17%) region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Quebec. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...

This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City. It crosses the Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac. Autoroute 40 (also called Autoroute Felix-Leclerc and Autoroute Metropolitaine in Montreal) is a long and important Autoroute on the north shore of the St. ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ... The Saguenay River is a major river of Quebec, Canada. ... Tadoussac was Frances first trading post on the mainland of New France (now in Quebec, Canada). ...

Although there are no current plans to construct it, the gradual extension of the highway to its present terminus in Natashquan, Quebec suggests that the highway may one day be extended to the border of Newfoundland and Labrador, once it connects with a local road that extends west from Blanc-Sablon. If built before the upgrading of Route 389 to the Labrador border, it would be a vital connecting link to a Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link spanning the Strait of Belle Isle. (At this time, the shortest prospective road link is Route 389 from Baie-Comeau, connecting to the Trans-Labrador Highway to Goose Bay, a highway from Cartwright to Blanc-Sablon, and a new route now being engineered between Cartwright and Goose Bay.) Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... This highway connects Highway 138 adjacent to Baie Comeau with the Newfoundland and Labrador border, connecting with the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland provincial highway 500) to Wabush and Labrador City, and beyond to Goose Bay. ... For many years, there have been studies on the construction of some sort of fixed link between Labrador and Newfoundland across the Strait of Belle Isle. ... The Strait of Belle Isle (French: Détroit de Belle Île), sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Baie-Comeau, Québec is the hometown of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. ... The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a Canadian highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a town in Labrador, Canada. ... Cartwright (53° 42′ 28″ N 57° 00′ 58″ W AST) incorporated 1956 located on the eastern side of the entrance to Sandwich Bay, along the southern coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

See also

• List of Quebec provincial highways