Quebec Route 323

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|length_km=75.6

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|length_ref=Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 96, Les Publications du Québec, 2005

|direction_b=North

|direction_a=South

|terminus_b= {{jct|state=QC|TCH|117}} in Mont-Tremblant

|terminus_a= {{jct|state=QC|QC|148}} in Montebello

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|counties= Papineau / Les Laurentides

|cities= Mont-Tremblant, Saint-André-Avellin

|junction= {{jct|state=QC|A|50}} in Montebello
{{jct|state=QC|QC|315}} in Namur
{{jct|state=QC|QC|364}} in Amherst

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Highway 323 is a highway in Quebec that runs from the junction of Route 148 in Montebello to the junction of Route 117 in Mont-Tremblant. This highway is along the main route from Ottawa and Greater Toronto Area to Mont-Tremblant

History

Before the bypass was built in 2008, road conditions were often criticized. Several pot holes, and cracks in the asphalt made this narrow road a long trip for many drivers. This section, now bypassing Lac-des-Plages, was opened to traffic in the fall of 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/rapports/publications/bape196.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-03-14 |archive-date=2006-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229210648/http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/rapports/publications/bape196.pdf |url-status=dead }}

The narrow section northeast of Lac-des-Plages closer to Amherst had many turns and was prone to flooding, resulting in Highway 323 being closed on occasion, especially in springtime. It was straightened and realigned away from the river in March 2007. Work involved significant tree cutting and blasting. It was opened in the fall of 2009.

Municipalities along Route 323

Major intersections

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colspan="5"|{{center|Southern terminus of Route 323}}

rowspan="2"|Papineau

|Montebello

|0.0

|{{jct|state=QC|QC|148}}

|148 WEST: to Papineauville
148 EAST: to Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours

Namur

|32.0

|{{jct|state=QC|QC|315}} (North end)

|315 SOUTH: to Chénéville

rowspan="2"|Les Laurentides

|Amherst

|55.7

|{{jct|state=QC|QC|364}} (West end)

|364 EAST: to Huberdeau

Mont-Tremblant

|75.6

|{{jct|state=QC|TCH|117}}

|117 SOUTH: to Saint-Faustin—Lac-Carré
117 NORTH: to La Conception

colspan="5"|{{center|Northern terminus of Route 323}}

References

External links

[http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Official Transports Quebec Road Map Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517091109/http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp |date=2008-05-17 }} {{in lang|fr}}
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