Route 112 is a busy east–west highway on the south shore of the

Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...

in Quebec, Canada. Its eastern terminus is in Frampton at the junction of Route 275, and the western terminus is in

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(at the corner of Peel Street and

Sherbrooke Street Sherbrooke Street (officially in ) is a major east–west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal, Canada. The street begins in the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West and ends on the extreme ...

), after crossing the Victoria Bridge. The stretch between Vallée-Jonction and

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François River, Saint-François and Magog River, Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territ ...

is a very busy highway as it is the main link between the southern regions of Quebec, in particular the

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region and the

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. Between Sherbrooke and Marieville there is less traffic, since Autoroute 10 is in close proximity to the highway. (Before Autoroute 10 was put in service in the early 1960s,

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(now Route 112) was the main link between Montreal and the Eastern Townships; see paragraph below.) From Marieville to Montreal it is a very busy highway, in most parts a four-lane separated highway, upgraded to freeway standards in certain places. Route 112 is Granby's main street (rue Principale), Magog's main street (rue Principale), and Sherbrooke's main street (rue King). It has been the road connecting most of the Eastern Townships to Montreal for decades as Route 1.

Municipalities along Route 112

* Saint-Lambert *

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* Chambly * Richelieu * Marieville * Rougemont *

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* Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford * Granby * Shefford *

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* Stukely-Sud * Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton * Eastman *

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* Magog *

* Ascot Corner * Westbury * East Angus * Dudswell * Weedon * Beaulac-Garthby * Disraeli (parish) * Disraeli (city) *

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Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus () is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 536 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality of East B ...

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Tring-Jonction Tring-Jonction () is a village in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,526 as of 2021. It is named after Tring, a town in Hertfordshire, England. "Jonction" ref ...

* Saint-Frédéric * Vallée-Jonction * Saints-Anges * Frampton

Major intersections

References

External links

Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)

Route 112
on Google Maps (Part) {{Streets in Montreal 112 Roads in Longueuil Roads in Montreal Transport in Granby, Quebec Transport in Magog, Quebec Transport in Saint-Lambert, Quebec Transport in Sherbrooke

Municipalities along Route 112

Major intersections

See also

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