Quebec Autoroute 73

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Autoroute 73
Autoroute Robert-Cliche Autoroute Laurentienne Autoroute Henri-IV
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	122.4 km[1][2] (76.1 mi)
Existed	1963[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	R-204 in Saint-Georges
Major intersections	A-20 (TCH) in Lévis A-540 in Quebec City A-40 in Quebec City A-440 in Quebec City A-573 in Quebec City A-740 in Quebec City A-973 in Quebec City
North end	R-175 / R-371 in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Quebec City, Lévis, Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Highway system
Quebec provincial highways Autoroutes List Former
← A-70 → A-85

Autoroute 73 (or A-73) is an autoroute in Quebec, Canada. Following a northwest-southeast axis perpendicular to the St. Lawrence River, the A-73 provides an important freeway link with regions north and south of Quebec City, the capital of the province. It also intersects with Autoroute 20 (south of the river) and Autoroute 40 (north of the river) - one of only three Quebec autoroutes to do so. The A-73 begins less than 40 kilometres from the U.S. border in Quebec's Beauce region, traverses metropolitan Quebec City, and ends in the Laurentian Mountains. Civic, political, and business leaders in regions north and south of the A-73's termini have lobbied the Quebec government to extend the autoroute. While the four-laning of Route 175 to Saguenay has alleviated concerns in the north about safety and connectivity, Quebecers in the Beauce continue to advocate for extending the A-73 to the U.S. border, towards the Armstrong–Jackman Border Crossing and U.S. Route 201 within Maine.