Décarie Interchange
| Décarie Interchange | |
|---|---|
| Échangeur Décarie (French) | |
 Décarie Interchange looking north from A-15. | |
| Location | |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Coordinates | 45°30′13.0″N 73°39′59.0″W / 45.503611°N 73.666389°WCoordinates: 45°30′13.0″N 73°39′59.0″W / 45.503611°N 73.666389°W |
| Roads at junction |
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| Construction | |
| Type | Turbine-stack hybrid |
| Constructed | 1960-1964[1] |
| Maintained by | Transports Québec |
The Décarie Interchange is a highway interchange located on the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It is one of the busiest interchanges in Montreal as it connects Autoroute 40 (Autoroute Félix Leclerc / Autoroute Métropolitaine) with Autoroute 15 south (Autoroute Décarie) and also provides access to Boulevard Marcel-Laurin (Route 117) and Boulevard Décarie in the borough of Saint-Laurent.
History
The Décarie Interchange was constructed from 1960-1964 along the Metropolitan Autoroute (Autoroute 40), which was opened in 1960, in conjunction with the construction of Autoroute Décarie. The interchange opened in time for the Expo 67.[2]
It is named after the Décarie family, a prominent Montreal-area family. Its most notable members include Daniel-Jérémie Décarie (1836-1904), who was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from 1877 to 1904, and his son, lawyer Jérémie-Louis Décarie (1870-1927), who was a Quebec parliamentarian.
References
- ↑ Giguère, Patrick; Sawoszczuk, Philip. "The Décarie Interchange Side Panel Repair Project" (PDF). Shotcrete Magazine (Spring 2011). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Bissuel‐Roy, Nicolas (2011). "Redevelopment of the Metropolitan Expressway in Montreal: Efficient Transportation Planning in a Dense and Compact Urban Environment" (PDF). 2011 TAC Annual Meeting. p. 4. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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