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Home > Ontario's Trans-Canada Highway > Ottawa to Montreal, Quebec Itinerary

Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Route: along Ontario #417 and Quebec #40 between Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec

Here is the itinerary for the 186 km along Ontario #417 and Quebec #40 between Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec:

This segment of the highway begins between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, where Nicholas Street takes you into downtown along the east bank of the Canal, past University of Ottawa, the Conference Centre, and Rideau Centre. When you get close to Rideau Street, you see the Chateau Laurier Hotel ahead of you, the Parliament Building's Peace Tower to the left a bit, and the National Arts Centre and the Ottawa City Hall to your very left, across the canal. West of the Rideau River is largely English-speaking ("anglophone") portion of Ottawa, and east of the Rideau River is largely French-speaking ("francophone")portion of Ottawa.

The 206 kilometre long Rideau Canal connected Kingston and Ottawa, using the Cataraqui River from Kingston, and the Rideau River from Ottawa. The canal was built after the War of 1812, when England realized they cannot rely on the St Lawrence to move troops to defend the western interior of Upper Canada. In those days, that meant along Lake Huron and Lake Superior, which required the Rideau Canal to Lake Ontario, the Welland Canal to Lake Erie, and the Trent Canal to Lake Huron.. The Rideau Canal used 47 locks and 24 dams to climb 49 metres (160 feet) above Lake Ontario, and then fall 84 metres (275 ft) back down to the Ottawa River. Today, the canal is known as a favourite recreational waterway (from May to October) and as "the world's longest skating rink" with 5.5 kilometres of ice surface (from late December to late February).

The area east of Ottawa is flat rural land, with a shallow covering of topsoil on top of Canadian Shield. This area was settled in the first half of the 1800s,from settlers from the British Isles, as well as soldiers who were given land claims as reward for their service in the War of 1812 and the subsequent construction of the Rideau Canal. For a leisurely drive, take the Old Highway 17 along the Ottawa River, rather than the 417, and see the pace of rural life as it used to be.


Once you cross the Ottawa River's Lac des Deux Montagnes onto the Island of Montreal, you drive past the largely English-speaking suburban West Island communities. The Trans-Canada passes right by Montreal's Dorval (now Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport, ironically named for the prime minister from Montreal who funded the ill-fated Mirabel International Airport north of the city).

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Ontario Highways road condition reports for this segment.

KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB
-4	190	EB Exit 121A Bronson Ave, Greyhound Bus Depot, Bronson Ave N to Downtown, National Library, Supreme Court, Portage Bridge to Hull, S to Dow’s Lake, Carleton University, Confederation Heights, Hog’s Back Falls, Mooney’s Bay, Ottawa International Airport	Ottawa	Map Zoom
-4	190	WB Exit 121 Bronson Ave, Greyhound Bus Depot, Bronson Ave N to Downtown, National Library, Supreme Court, Portage Bridge to Hull, S to Dow’s Lake, Carleton University, Confederation Heights, Hog’s Back Falls, Mooney’s Bay, Ottawa International Airport	Ottawa	Map Zoom
-3	189	EB Exit 120 Kent St N to downtown, Parliament Buildings	Ottawa	Map Zoom
-4	190	WB Exit 119A Metcalfe St Metcalfe to Museum of Nature, Downtown, Parliament Hill	Ottawa	Map Zoom
-4	189	Bridge over Rideau Canal	Ottawa	Map Zoom
-2	187	EB Exit 118 Nicholas St N to Ottawa University, Byward Market and Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to Hull-Gatineau	Ottawa	Map Zoom
0	186	Bridge over Transitway	Ottawa	Map Zoom
0	186	WB Exit 118 Nicholas St N to Ottawa University, Byward Market and Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to Hull-Gatineau, S to Algonquin College Rideau Campus	Ottawa	Map Zoom
1	185	Bridge over Rideau River	Ottawa	Map Zoom
1	184	Exit 117 Riverside Drive S to VIA Rail station, Mooney's Bay, Airport, Vanier Dr N to Jetform baseball park, Vanier and Rockcliffe	Ottawa	Map Zoom
2	184	Belfast Rd overpass		Map Zoom
3	183	Exit 115 St Laurent Boulevard St Laurent Shopping Centre	Ottawa	Map Zoom
4	182	Cyrville overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
5	181	Exit 113 #17 east, old highway 17 east along Ottawa River to Orleans, Rockland and Hawkesbury , Aviation Parkway N to Rocklifffe, Rockcliffe Airport and Aviation Museum	Orleans	Map Zoom
6	180	Cyrville overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
6	179	Exit 112 Innes Rd Blackburn Hamlet to east, services, accommodation	Blackburn Hamlet	Map Zoom
7	179	Railway underpass		Map Zoom
10	176	Exit 110 Walkley Rd , half cloverleaf, W to services, shopping, E to Ramsayville Rd	Blackburn Hamlet	Map Zoom
11	175	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
13	173	Ramsayville Rd Underpass (no access)		Map Zoom
15	170	Exit 104 Anderson Rd Highway #27 north to Mere Bleu Park, Blackburn Hamlet, south to Metcalfe and South Gloucester	Blackburn Hamlet	Map Zoom
17	169	Leitrim Rd overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
18	167	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
20	165	8th Line Rd overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
22	163	Highway 8, Devine Rd overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
24	162	Exit 96 Boundary Road Highway #41, north to Carlsbad Springs, south to Edwards, Pana, Russell, Metcalfe		Map Zoom
31	154	Exit 88 St-Guillaume Rd, Highway #33 north to Vars, Hwy 28 south to Shopping Centre, Embrun, Russell	Vars	Map Zoom
37	148	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
40	145	Exit 79 Limoges Rd / Hwy #5, N to Limoges and S to Embrun		Map Zoom
51	134	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
52	134	Payne River crossing		Map Zoom
53	132	Exit 66 Highway 7,Rue Principal/St Albert Rd, S to services & shopping	Casselman	Map Zoom
59	126	Weigh Station, WB		Map Zoom
61	124	Exit 58 #138 S to Monkland and Cornwall, US border crossing, #8 North		Map Zoom
68	117	Exit 51, #20 Highland Rd, south to Maxville, Glengarry Highland Games, #9 north to St Isadore, Plantaganet		Map Zoom
75	110	Highway 22 N to St Isadore (6 km) and Highway #30 Greenfield Rd S to Maxwell (6 km)		Map Zoom
82	104	Concession 9 Rd overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
84	101	Exit 35 N Highway 23, Concession 7 Td. #34 S to Alexandria (16 km), Lancaster		Map Zoom
92	93	Exit 27 Highway 34, NE to Vankleek Hill (6 km), Hawkesbury (15 km)	Vankleek Hill	Map Zoom
98	87	Highway 23 underpass Dalkeith Rd (no access)		Map Zoom
102	83	Exit 17 to #10 Vankleek Hill (7 km)	Vankleek Hill	Map Zoom
110	75	Exit 9 to #17 (old highway) W to Hawkesbury, bridge to Grenville, Quebec		Map Zoom
114	71	Exit 5 N Front Rd (Hwy #4) Voyager Provincial Park, S #14 (Prescott & Rusell Rd)		Map Zoom
117	69	WB: Ontario Information Office		Map Zoom
119	66	Exit 0, Ontario #417 turns into Quebec #40 , N to Monteee Interprovinciale to Power Dam across Ottawa River		Map Zoom
119	66	Ontario - Quebec Border, Exit #1 Highway 417(ON) turns into Hwy #40 (QU), Quebec Visitor Information		Map Zoom
122	64	Exit #2 Montee Wilson		Map Zoom
125	60	#6 Montee Baie St-Thomas		Map Zoom
128	57	Exit #9 #342 northbound, Chemin de la Baie, S to Quebec Tourist Information and Rue St-Jean Baptiste, services, shopping	Rigaud	Map Zoom
130	56	Rigaud River crossing	Rigaud	Map Zoom
131	54	Exit #12, junction with #342 west into Rigaud, or east along Ottawa River	Rigaud	Map Zoom
136	49	Exit #17, junction with #201 S to towns of St-Clet and Coteau du-Lac, N to Montee Lavigne		Map Zoom
138	47	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
141	44	Exit #22 Cote du St-Charles, north to town of Hudson, on Lac des Deux Montagnes (Ottawa River)		Map Zoom
143	42	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
145	40	Exit #26EB, Rte Daoust north to town of Como on Lac des Deux Montagnes (Ottawa River)		Map Zoom
146	39	Exit #26WB, Chemin Harwood north to town of Como on Lac des Deux Montagnes (Ottawa River)		Map Zoom
147	39	Emergency U-turn, pass racetrack on NE side of hwy		Map Zoom
148	37	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
149	36	Truck Weigh Station, EB		Map Zoom
150	36	Montee Cadieux overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
151	35	Emergency U-turn		Map Zoom
151	34	Exit #32, junction with Autoroute #540 town of Vaudreuil, #540 south to #20 (connects to Ontario's 401): LINK TO TORONTO ITINERARIES		Map Zoom
154	31	Exit #35, Ave St Charles south to downtown Vaudreuil, all services, towns of Dorion and Point-des-Cascade	Vaudreuil	Map Zoom
155	30	Exit #36, Chemin de Chenaux, Chemin Demberry north to Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, south to Vaudreuil, Chateau Vaudriuil S of interchange	Vaudreuil	Map Zoom
156	30	Bridge to Ile aux Tourtes	Vaudreuil	Map Zoom
156	29	Western end of bridge over Lac des Deux Montagnes (Ottawa River)	Vaudreuil	Map Zoom
158	27	Eastern end of bridge over Lac des Deux Montagnes (Ottawa River)	Senneville	Map Zoom
159	27	Chemin Senneville underpass (no access)	Senneville	Map Zoom
159	26	WB Exit #40, Chemin Senneville & U-turn, S to shopping mall, golfing, community of Senneville, north to Senneville national migratory wildlife refuge and Agricole Regional Park	Senneville	Map Zoom
160	25	Exit #41, Boulevard des Anciens Combattants (Veterans' Boulevard) S to Hospital, town of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Ile Perot (Perot Island), north to St Lawrence Ecological Museum, Morgan Arboretum	Senneville	Map Zoom
161	24	Rue Des Pins overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
163	22	Exit #44, Boulevard Morgan, S to shopping mall	Baie-d'Urfe	Map Zoom
165	21	pass Parc l'Anse-a-l'Orme on N side	Baie-d'Urfe	Map Zoom
166	20	EB Exit 49 to RioCan Centre (shopping, movie theatres) and services on N side,ad Chemin Ste Marie on S side	Baie-d'Urfe	Map Zoom
166	20	Southbound overpass from RioCan Centre Mall to hwy (no access)	Baie-d'Urfe	Map Zoom
166	19	Northbound overpass to RioCan Centre Mall	Baie-d'Urfe	Map Zoom
167	18	WB Exit #49 Exit to Service Road, community of Beaconsfield, Centre RioCan shopping centre & Coliseee (Famous Players) cinemas on north side of highway	Beaconsfield	Map Zoom
168	17	Emergency U-turn	Beaconsfield	Map Zoom
170	16	EB Exit #50 to South Service Rd, access to Boulevard St-Charles Major west Island shopping street to N and to S	Beaconsfield	Map Zoom
170	15	Boulevard St-Charles overpass	Beaconsfield	Map Zoom
172	14	WB Exit #50, to North Service Rd, access to services, Boulevard St-Charles, the major west Island shopping street to N and to S	Beaconsfield	Map Zoom
172	14	EB Exit #52, to Service Rd access to Boulevard St-Jean	Pointe Claire	Map Zoom
172	13	Overpass Boulevard St-Jean north to shopping, including largest mall Centre D'Achats Fairview, bridge access to Ile Bizard, south to city of Pointe-Claire	Pointe Claire	Map Zoom
174	12	Exit #52, to North Service Rd, access to Boulevard St-Jean	Pointe Claire	Map Zoom
175	11	EB Exit #55, Boulevard des Sources north to shopping malls, and community of Dollar-des-Ormeaaux and Roxboro, south to community of Strathmore and City of Lachine on St Lawrence River		Map Zoom
175	10	Boulevard des Sources overpass, north to shopping malls, and community of Dollar-des-Ormeaux and Roxboro, south to community of Strathmore and City of Lachine on St Lawrence River		Map Zoom
176	10	WB Exit #55, Boulevard des Sources north to shopping malls, and community of Dollar-des-Ormeaux and Roxboro, south to community of Strathmore and City of Lachine on St Lawrence River	Dorval	Map Zoom
177	9	EB Exit #58, to South Service Rd, access to Boulevard Hymus and Boulevard Henri Bourassa Ouest. westbound Boulevard Hymus to industrial lands north of Dorval Airport, eastbound on Boulevard Henri Bourassa Ouest (west) to industrial areas and community of Saint-Laurent	Dorval	Map Zoom
178	8	Railway overpass, and Service Rd access to Boulevard St-Regis on N side	Dorval	Map Zoom
178	8	Boulevard Hymus and Boulevard Henri Bourassa Ouest overpass. westbound Boulevard Hymus to industrial lands north of Dorval Airport, eastbound on Boulevard Henri Bourassa Ouest (west) to industrial areas and community of Saint-Laurent	Dorval	Map Zoom
179	7	Rue Halpern overpass, access from Service Rds	Dorval	Map Zoom
180	6	EB Exit #60, junction with Autoroute #13 Autoroute Chomedey is southbound to Dorval Airport (via Chemin de la Cote de Liesse) and the city of Lachine and the community of LaSalle, north to City of Laval, Sainte-Therese and St Jerome (Mont Tremblant)	Dorval	Map Zoom
179	6	Interchange Autoroute #13 Autoroute Chomedey is southbound to Dorval Airport (via Chemin de la Cote de Liesse) and the city of Lachine and the community of LaSalle, north to City of Laval, Sainte-Therese and St Jerome (Mont Tremblant)	Dorval	Map Zoom
180	6	EB Exit #60, junction with Autoroute #13 Autoroute Chomedey is southbound to Dorval Airport (via Chemin de la Cote de Liesse) and the city of Lachine and the community of LaSalle, north to City of Laval, Sainte-Therese and St Jerome (Mont Tremblant)	Dorval	Map Zoom
181	5	Exit #62, Boulevard Cote-Verdu westbound to freight hangars of Dorval Airport, services, E to shopping centres and community of Saint-Laurent	Dorval	Map Zoom
181	4	Boulevard Cote-Verdu overpass westbound to freight hangars of Dorval Airport, services, E to shopping centres and community of Saint-Laurent	Dorval	Map Zoom
182	4	Exit #62, Boulevard Cote-Verdu westbound to freight hangars of Dorval Airport, services, E to shopping centres and community of Saint-Laurent	Dorval	Map Zoom
183	3	Exit #64, Boulevard Cavendish north to community of Saint-Laurent and shopping malls		Map Zoom
183	2	Boulevard Cavendish Overpass, north to community of Saint-Laurent and shopping malls		Map Zoom
184	2	Exit #64, Boulevard Cavendish north to community of Saint-Laurent and shopping malls		Map Zoom
184	1	EB Exit #65, junction with #520, Autoroute de la Cote-de-Liesse westbound to Dorval Airport and connects to Highway 20 (westbound to #401 and Kingston & Toronto, Ontario)		Map Zoom
184	1	Interchange with #520, Autoroute de la Cote-de-Liesse westbound to Dorval Airport and connects to Highway 20 (westbound to #401 and Kingston & Toronto, Ontario)		Map Zoom
184	1	WB Exit #65, junction with #520, Autoroute de la Cote-de-Liesse westbound to Dorval Airport and connects to Highway 20 (westbound to #401 and Kingston & Toronto, Ontario)		Map Zoom
185	1	Railway underpass		Map Zoom
185	1	EB Exit #66, junction with Autoroute #15 South eastbound highway becomes Autoroute Metropolitaine)		Map Zoom
185	0	Interchange with Autoroute #15 South (Autoroute Descartes) access to Montreal Hippodrome (horse race track), eastbound highway becomes Auroroute Metropolitaine		Map Zoom
186	0	Exit #66, junction with Autoroute #15 South eastbound highway becomes Autoroute Metropolitaine)		Map Zoom
KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB