Route 223 is a 128.6 km north/south highway on the south shore of the
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kno ...
in Quebec. Its northern terminus is in
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, downstre ...
at the junction of
Route 132 and its southern terminus is close to
Lacolle, where it crosses the
U.S. border at the
Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing and continues into
New York state as
U.S. Route 11.
Municipalities along Route 223
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Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population wi ...
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Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix
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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu () is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost naviga ...
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Chambly
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Carignan
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McMasterville
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Beloeil
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Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain ...
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Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
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Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
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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, downstre ...
File:Blockhaus de la Rivière-Lacolle, vue général avec pancarte.jpg, Blockhaus Rivière-Lacolle historic site sign on route 223.
File:Route 223 Boulevard du Séminaire Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.jpg, Route 223 through Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is made of 4 lanes, divided by a median.
File:QC Monteregie SaintDenissurRichelieu2 tango7174.jpg, A ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
links Routes 223 and 133 133 may refer to:
*133 (number)
* AD 133
*133 BC
*133 (song)
*133 (New Jersey bus) 133 may refer to:
*133 (number)
* AD 133
*133 BC
*133 (song) 133 may refer to:
*133 (number)
*AD 133
*133 BC
*133 (song)
*133 (New Jersey bus) 133 may refer to:
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across the Richelieu in Saint-Antoine.
See also
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List of Quebec provincial highways
References
External links
Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)
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Transport in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Transport in Sorel-Tracy
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