Quebec Route 2
{{Infobox road
|province = QC
|type = QC OLD
|route = 2
|map = Old Route 2-QC.png
|map_notes =
|length_km = 668
|direction_a = West
|direction_b = East
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=ON|Shield|2|name1=former}} at the Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette
|junction = {{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|17}} in Vaudreuil-Dorion
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|4}} in St-Pierre
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|8|QC OLD|9|QC OLD|11}} in Montreal
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|19}} in Trois-Rivières
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|1|QC OLD|5|QC OLD|9}} in Quebec City
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|3}} in Charny
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|23|QC OLD|28}} in Lévis
- {{jct|state=QC|QC OLD|10}} in Rivière-du-Loup}}
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=NB|NB|2}} at the New Brunswick border near Dégelis
|cities = Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City
|towns =
|villages =
|previous_type = QC OLD
|previous_route = 1
|next_type = QC OLD
|next_route = 3
}}
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.{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1955 |title = Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212331~5500358 |sections = D-9, E-9, E-10, F-9, G-5, G-6, G-7, G-8, G-9}} 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.
Replacement routes
Route 2 was replaced by the following routes:
| class=wikitable
!Route !Length (km) !Length (mi) !From !To !Notes |
| {{jct|state=QC|QC|338}}
|{{convert|41|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |Ontario border at Rivière-Beaudette |Connects with Ontario border today with SD&G County Road 2, formerly Ontario Highway 2 |
| {{jct|state=QC|A|20}}
|{{convert|33|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |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"). |
| {{jct|state=QC|QC|138}}
|{{convert|285|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |Quebec City |This follows the original 1737 Chemin du Roy |
| {{jct|state=QC|QC|136|dab1=Quebec City}}
|{{convert|12|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |Quebec City | |
| {{jct|state=QC|QC|175}}
|{{convert|2|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |Crosses the Quebec Bridge{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1955 |title = Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212333~5500359 |map = Quebec}} |
| {{jct|state=QC|QC|132}}
|{{convert|197|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | |
| {{nowrap|{{jct|state=QC|A|85|QC|185}}}}
|{{convert|98|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |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 =
{{Infobox road small
|header_type=former
|map=Old Route 2A-QC.png
|state=QC
|type=QC OLD
|route=2A
|location=Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière – Andréville
|length_km=52
|length_ref=
|length_round=0
}}
Route 2A was a {{cvt|52|km}} alternate route of Route 2, passing through the communities of Saint-Pacôme and Saint-Pascal.{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1955 |title = Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212331~5500358 |sections = B-12, C-11, C-12}} As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2A became part of Route 230.
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= Route 2B =
{{Infobox road small
|header_type=former
|map=Old Route 2B-QC.png
|state=QC
|type=QC OLD
|route=2B
|location=Montreal
|length_km=10
|length_ref=
|length_round=0
}}
Route 2B was a {{cvt|10|km|0}} 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).{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1950 |map = Metropolitan District of Montreal |title = Shell Street Guide and Metropolitan Map of Montreal |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212322~5500353 |sections = C-5, D-5}}{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1955 |title = Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212331~5500358 |map = Montreal District}} The route was replaced by Autoroute 520 and its former eastern terminus is now the site of the Décarie Interchange.
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= Route 2C =
{{Infobox road small
|header_type=former
|map=Old Route 2C-QC.png
|state=QC
|type=QC OLD
|route=2C
|location=Quebec City
|length_km=14
|length_ref=
|length_round=0
}}
Route 2C was a {{cvt|14|km|0}} spur of Route 2 which ran along Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel in Quebec City from Route 2 on the city's western edge to downtown.{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1955 |title = Shell Map of Quebec and Maritime Provinces |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212333~5500359 |section = E-2}} As part of Quebec's renumbering scheme, Route 2C became part of Route 138.
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References
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{{Interprovincial highway
| curr = 2
| curr_type = QC OLD
| curr_province = QC
| name = 2
| prev = 2
| prev_type = Hwy
| prev_province = ON
| next = 2
| next_type = Route
| next_province = NB
}}