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Quebec Route 131

Coordinates: 46°01′45″N 73°24′28″W / 46.0292°N 73.4079°W / 46.0292; -73.4079
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Route 131 marker
Route 131
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length125.2 km[1] (77.8 mi)
History Route 43 (Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie – Saint-Michel-des-Saints)
Route 48 (Joliette – Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie)
Major junctions
South end R-138 in Lavaltrie
Major intersections A-31 / A-40 in Lavaltrie
A-31 / R-158 in Joliette
North endChemin de Saint-Ignace in Saint-Michel-des-Saints
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Highway system
R-125 R-132

Route 131 is a Quebec highway running from Lavaltrie (junction of Route 138) to Saint-Michel-des-Saints in Lanaudière. This route, combined with Autoroute 31, provides the key route to Joliette, and then continues northward through Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Jean-de-Matha and Saint-Zénon for a distance of approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi).

Municipalities along Route 131

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Major intersections

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RCMLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
D'AutrayLavaltrie0.00.0 R-138 – Repentigny, Lanoraie, BerthiervilleR-131 southern terminus
2.41.5 A-40 / A-31 begins – Montréal, QuébecA-31 southern terminus; south end of A-31 concurrency; A-31 exit 1; A-40 exit 122
See Quebec Autoroute 31 § Exit list
JolietteJoliette19.111.9 R-158 west – Saint-Jérôme
A-31 ends / Boulevard Dollard – Joliette Centre-Ville
A-31 northern terminus; north end of A-31 concurrency; A-31 exit 14; south end of R-158 concurrency
19.912.4 R-158 east (Chemin des Prairies) – BerthiervilleNorth end of R-158 concurrency
22.113.7Boulevard Firestone
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies23.214.4Boulevard Antonio-Barrette
MatawinieSaint-Félix-de-Valois36.722.8 R-345 south – Sainte-Elizabeth
39.824.7 R-348 west – RawdonSouth end of R-348 concurrency
40.725.3 R-348 east – Saint-Gabriel-de-BrandonNorth end of R-348 concurrency
Saint-Jean-de-Matha48.330.0 R-337 south – Sainte-Béatrix, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie57.735.9 R-347 south – Saint-DamienSouth end of R-347 concurrency
64.940.3 R-347 north – Saint-CômeNorth end of R-347 concurrency
Saint-Michel-des-Saints125.277.8Chemin Saint-IgnaceR-131 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

In other media

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The route is name-dropped in the opening lyrics of the song "Le Shack à Hector" by Repentigny-based neo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Quebec Route 131" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Le shack à Hector (Les Cowboys fringants) - Partitions - La Boîte à chansons ♫ (in French), retrieved 2023-08-28
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46°01′45″N 73°24′28″W / 46.0292°N 73.4079°W / 46.0292; -73.4079