Route 132 is the longest highway in

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. It follows the south shore of the

Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...

from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of

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(connecting with New York State Route 37 (NY 37) via NY 970T, an unsigned reference route, north of Massena), west of

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to the

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and circles the

Gaspé Peninsula The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia (; ), is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick o ...

. This highway is known as the Navigator's Route. It passes through the

Montérégie Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. ...

, Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches,

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and Gaspésie regions of the province. Unlike the more direct Autoroute 20, which it shadows from

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to Sainte-Luce, Route 132 takes a more scenic route which goes through many historic small towns. Until the connection between

Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Kamouraska. Its one of ...

and

Rimouski Rimouski ( ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), t ...

is completed, this highway provides a link between the two sections of Autoroute 20. At Rivière-du-Loup, the

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continues south on Autoroute 85 to

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. This eastern section of the highway, from Rivière-du-Loup towards Gaspé, was the former Route 6, until the early 1970s realignment of route numbers into a grid. Sainte-Flavie Québec

At Sainte-Flavie, the highway splits and one branch turns south following the valley of the

Matapédia River The Matapedia River (french: Rivière Matapédia) is a river in the Matapedia Valley in the province of Quebec, Canada. It runs on from Matapedia Lake down to the village of Matapédia where it empties into the left bank of Restigouche River on ...

to reach the

border near Campbellton, joining

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, a major highway along that province's eastern coast. The other branch continues east to follow the coast of the Gaspé peninsula and eventually rejoin the other branch at Matapédia. The total length of this loop is over 930 km. Route 132 La Prairie

Between

Candiac Candiac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 21,047. History ...

and

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, the highway overlaps various current and former

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and can be considered a continuous autoroute by itself, as it runs along the

through most of this section. Highway 132 joins Autoroute 15 in Candiac at its Exit 42 and overlaps it until Exit 53 (on the other side Exit 75 of Autoroute 20), in

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, where Autoroute 15 separates onto Champlain Bridge. There, Highway 132 begins its overlap with Autoroute 20 until Boucherville, where Autoroute 20 splits off onto Autoroute Jean-Lesage. From that point, Highway 132 continues to the east of Boucherville as a four-lane expressway formerly known as Autoroute 430 and downgrades to a two-lane highway in Varennes.

Municipalities along Route 132

* Saint-Anicet * Sainte-Barbe * Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka *

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2019 was 42,410. Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordere ...

* Beauharnois * Léry *

Châteauguay Châteauguay ( , , ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located both on the Chateauguay River and Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the city of Châteauguay at the 2021 Cen ...

Kahnawake The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (french: Territoire Mohawk de Kahnawake, in the Mohawk language, ''Kahnawáˀkye'' in Tuscarora) is a First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Queb ...

* Sainte-Catherine * Saint-Constant *

Delson Delson is an off-island suburb ( South shore) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the regional county municipality of Roussillon in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as ...

* La Prairie *

* Saint-Lambert *

* Boucherville *

Verchères Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,692. History In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchères w ...

* Contrecoeur *

Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy (; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley. It is located at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre, downstr ...

* Saint-Robert * Yamaska * Saint-Gerard-Majella * Saint-François-du-Lac * Pierreville *

Odanak Odanak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Central Quebec region, Quebec, Canada. The mostly First Nations population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 481. The territory is located near the mouth of the Saint-François River at its confluenc ...

* Baie-du-Febvre * Nicolet * Bécancour * Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets * Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent * Leclercville * Lotbinière * Sainte-Croix *

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009. Member of the Most Beautiful Villages o ...

* Lévis *

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Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse is a municipality of about 1,800 people about 20 km east of Lévis, in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is a mostly rural community, and it was ch ...

* Saint-Vallier * Berthier-sur-Mer * Montmagny * Cap-Saint-Ignace * L'Islet * Saint-Jean-Port-Joli *

Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec * Alexis Bélanger Alexis Bélanger (January 18, 1808 - September 7, 1868) was a Roman Catholic black priest and missionary; born at Sain ...

Sainte-Anne-de-La-Pocatière Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumer ...

La Pocatière La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of living ...

Rivière-Ouelle Rivière-Ouelle () is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of ...

Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Prior to November 16, 2013, it was known simply as Saint-Denis and was a parish municipality. The name c ...

* Kamouraska *

Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous prov ...

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before 2020 it was only known as Saint-André. Geography Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is located on the south ...

* Notre-Dame-du-Portage *

* Cacouna *

L'Isle-Verte L'Isle-Verte () is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to '' Île Vert ...

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It encircles the city of Trois-Pistoles and includes the offshore Île aux Basques. Geography Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on the southern slope of the St. Lawrence River, 250 ...

Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A ferry crosses the river ...

Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski is a municipality in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official n ...

* Saint-Fabien *

* Sainte-Luce * Sainte-Flavie (Route 132 splits at this point,
heading east and south to complete a loop) *

Grand-Métis Grand-Métis is a municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated where the Mitis River meets the Saint Lawrence River, and was developed from 1818 by the pioneering ...

Métis-sur-Mer Métis-sur-Mer is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 587 in the Canada 2016 Census. Etymology The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq languag ...

* Baie-des-Sables * Saint-Ulric *

Matane Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itself, th ...

* Sainte-Felicité * Grosses-Roches * Les Méchins * Cap-Chat *

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Sainte-Anne-des-Monts () is a city in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, a small city between the Chic-Choc Mountains and sea, is on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence river ...

* La Martre * Marsoui * Rivière-à-Claude * Mont-Saint-Pierre * Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis * Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine * Grande-Vallée * Petite-Vallée * Cloridorme * Rivière-Saint-Jean * Gaspé * Percé * Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé * Grande-Rivière * Chandler *

Port-Daniel–Gascons Port-Daniel–Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality includes the communities of Marcil, Clemville, Port-Daniel-Ouest, Port-Daniel-Est, Gascons-Ouest, and Ga ...

* Shigawake * Saint-Godefroi *

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* Hope *

Paspébiac Paspébiac is a city on Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. The population was 3,033 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The town is noted for the ''Banc de Pêche de Paspébiac'', a large sandbar jutting out into the b ...

* New Carlisle *

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* Saint-Siméon * Caplan * New Richmond * Cascapédia–Saint-Jules *

Gesgapegiag Gesgapegiag is one of two First Nations reserves on the south shore of the Gaspésie, most of whom are of Mi'kmaq ancestry. Most of the members reside on the federal Indian reserve that was set aside by the legislature of Lower Canada in 1853, f ...

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* Carleton-sur-Mer * Nouvelle * Escuminac * Pointe-à-la-Croix * Listuguj * Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est * Matapédia * Saint-André-de-Restigouche * Routhierville * Sainte-Florence * Causapscal * Lac-au-Saumon * Amqui *

Val-Brillant Val-Brillant is a municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. On the southern shores of the Lake Matapedia, Val-Brillant is part of the Matapédia Valley. The place was previously known by many other names: La ...

Sayabec Sayabec () is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality (RCM) in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian near Lake Matapédia. The ...

* Saint-Moise * Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc * Sainte-Angele-de-Merici * Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage *

Mont-Joli Mont-Joli () is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. History In ...

* Sainte-Flavie

References

External links

Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)
{{Quebec Routes (100-199) 132 Roads in Longueuil Transport in Boucherville Transport in Brossard Transport in Gaspé, Quebec Transport in Lévis, Quebec Transport in Rivière-du-Loup Transport in Saint-Lambert, Quebec Transport in Sorel-Tracy Carleton-sur-Mer