Route 197 is a short 19 km two-lane highway which cuts through the Appalachian Mountains in the municipality of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. Its only function is to act as a shortcut to Route 132 which goes around the Forillon peninsula which makes up Forillon National Park. It starts at the junction of Route 132 in Rivière-au-Renard (part of the municipality of Gaspé) and ends again at the junction of Route 132 in Saint-Majorique, part of Gaspé as well.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Transports Québec | ||||
Length | 18.5 km[1] (11.5 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() (Saint-Majorique) | |||
North end | ![]() (Rivière-au-Renard) | |||
Standort | ||||
Land | Kanada | |||
Province | Quebec | |||
Major cities | Gaspé | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Municipalities along Route 197
edit- Gaspé - (Rivière-au-Renard / Rivière-Morris / Saint-Majorique )
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM.
km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | R-132 - Gaspé | Southern terminus | ||
18.5 | 11.5 | R-132 - Grande-Vallée, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Gaspé | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 77, Les Publications du Québec, 2005
External links
edit- Interactive Provincial Route Map (Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
- Route 197 on Google Maps