Quebec Autoroute 740

The A-740 begins at an intersection with Route 175 (Also called Boulevard Laurier) in suburban Quebec City, tracing the western limits of Université Laval along the northbound lanes and Place Sainte-Foy (a regional shopping mall) along the southbound lanes. Once past the university, the A-740 enters a 300 m tunnel, passing under heavily travelled chemin Sainte-Foy and chemin Quatre-Bourgeois. Passing to the west of Cégep de Sainte-Foy, the A-740 approaches the interchange with the A-440 at exit 4. From here, motorists on the A-440 can travel east (which becomes Boulevard Charest) towards the city centre or west to an interchange with the A-40 and A-73, affording access to Jean Lesage International Airport and points south and west.

Continuing north, the A-740 passes to the west of an industrial park, meets Route 138 at exit 7, then crosses the Saint-Charles River to an interchange with Boulevard Père-Lelièvre at exit 8 on the north shore. The autoroute provides the eastern boundary for a municipal park before meeting the A-40/A-73 (a concurrent route) at a cloverleaf interchange. The A-740 ends shortly after the A-40/A-73 interchange, passing to the west of the Galeries de la Capitale (another regional shopping mall) to an intersection with Boulevard Lebourgneuf.

The original plans called for the A-740 to continue northward after the first section opened in 1982, and so the government preserved the autoroute's intended path. Instead, in 2006, an urban boulevard (Boulevard Robert-Bourassa) was opened on this right of way, running for {{convert|4.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the northern terminus of the A-740 to Route 369 (Boulevard Bastien).{{cite web|last1=Site du premier ministre du Québec|title=Le gouvernement du Québec et la Ville de Québec inaugurent le nouveau boulevard Robert-Bourassa|url=https://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/actualites/communiques/details.asp?idCommunique=1020|publisher=Site du premier ministre du Québec|access-date=9 April 2016}} This new route was intended to provide an alternative to the heavily travelled Boulevard St. Jacques (which it parallels).

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• [https://www.motorways-exits.com/north_america/cdn/qc/a740.html A-740 at motorways-exits.com]
• [http://webfil_92.tripod.com/autoroutes_en/id27.html A-740 at Quebec Autoroutes]
• [http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Transports Quebec Map] {{in lang|fr}}

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