Route 243 is a north/south highway on 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 ...
. Its northern terminus is in
Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey at the junction of
Route 255 and its southern terminus is in the township of
Potton
Potton is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about east of the county town Bedford. Its population in 2011 was 4,870. In 1783 the Great Fire of Potton destroyed a large part of the town. The ...
where it crosses the Canada–US border at the
North Troy–Highwater Border Crossing
The North Troy–Highwater Border Crossing connects the town of Highwater, Quebec with North Troy, Vermont on the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border. It is located at the meeting point of Vermont Route 243 and Quebec Route 243. Bo ...
into
Vermont
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and becomes
Vermont Route 243
Vermont Route 243 (VT 243) is a state highway located within the village of North Troy in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The route runs from the Canada–United States border at Potton, where the road continues into Quebec, pa ...
. Route 243 is not a busy highway as it does not go through big towns.
The highway has three concurrencies:
* In
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
, it shares a bridge across the
Saint-François River
The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes course ...
with
Route 116 and
Route 143
* At
Racine
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a 2 km concurrence with
Route 222 occurs.
* In
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
*King George Island (S ...
it runs concurrently first with
Route 112, then both it and
Route 241 as all three share a bridge across the
North Yamaska River
The North Yamaska river (in French: ''Rivière Yamaska Nord'') is a tributary of the Yamaska River, Yamaska river. It flows over on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence river in Quebec, Canada and passes through five munici ...
Municipalities along Route 243
*
Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey
*
Richmond
*
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
*
Racine
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*
Lawrenceville
*
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle is a community in Quebec, Canada, situated within the Regional County Municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Le Val-Saint-François in the administrative region of Estrie.
It is served by ...
*
Warden
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''Warden'' is etymologically identic ...
*
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
*King George Island (S ...
*
Brome Lake
Brome Lake (french: Lac Brome) is a freshwater lake in the town of Brome Lake, in the Brome-Missisquoi regional county municipality of the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is the source of the Yamaska River.
The name Brome Lake comes f ...
*
Bolton-Sud
*
West Bolton
*
Potton
Potton is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about east of the county town Bedford. Its population in 2011 was 4,870. In 1783 the Great Fire of Potton destroyed a large part of the town. The ...
File:Highwater Quebec Border Station.jpg, Route 243 southern end at Canada-US Border.
File:PasseBolton.jpg, Route 243 at Bolton Pass
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.
File:Waterloo paroisse Saint-Bernardin.jpg, Routes 112 112 may refer to:
*112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113
*112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia
**112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name
*112 (emergency telephone number), t ...
, 241
Year 241 ( CCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Pompeianus by the Romans (or, less frequently, year ...
and 243 meet before Saint-Bernardin church in Waterloo.
File:Sainte Anne de la Rochelle.jpg, Entering Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle.
File:Autoroute 55 Exit 85.jpg, Approaching Autoroute 55 interchange with Route 243 in Melbourne.
File:Pont Frederick-Coburn, sur la rivière Saint-François, Richmond, Estrie - panoramio.jpg, Route 243 shares its itinerary with Routes 116 116 (''one hundred and sixteen'') may refer to:
*116 (number)
*AD 116
* 116 BC
* 116 (Devon and Cornwall) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, a military unit
* 116 (MBTA bus)
* 116 (New Jersey bus)
* 116 (hip hop group), a Christian hip hop collect ...
and 143 143 may refer to:
*143 (number), a natural number
*AD 143, a year of the 2nd century AD
*143 BC, a year of the 2nd century BC
*143 (EP), ''143'' (EP), a 2013 EP by Tiffany Evans
*143 (album), ''143'' (album), a 2015 album by Bars and Melody
*143 (2 ...
on Frederick-Coburn Bridge in Richmond.
File:Route 243 (St-Félix-de-Kingsey).jpg, Quebec Route 243 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey.
See also
*
List of Quebec provincial highways
This is a list of highways maintained by the government of Quebec.
Autoroutes
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References
External links
Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)
Route 243on
Google Maps
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Year 243 ( CCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arrianus and Papus (or, less frequently, year 996 '' Ab ...
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