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 kn ...
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, downstr ...
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
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Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix
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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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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
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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, downstr ...
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 links Routes 223 and 133 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)
223
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Year 223 (Roman numerals, CCXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Aelianus (or, less frequen ...
Transport in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Transport in Sorel-Tracy
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