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Route 161

Road Conditions
Roadway
Bare (dry or wet)
Partly snow covered, snow packed
or ice covered
Snow covered, snow packed
or ice covered
Visibility
Good
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Roadwork
Minor hindrance
Major hindrance
Other informations
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Trucks prohibited
Ferry
Border crossing
Estrie
161  

From :  Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, United States border

To : Junction of route 161 and chemin Louise-Bocage

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Junction of route 161 and chemin Louise-Bocage

To : Lac-Mégantic

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Lac-Mégantic

To : Stornoway

 Roadway
Bare and Wet 		Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Stornoway

To : Weedon

 Roadway
Partly Snow Covered 		Visibility
Good
Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec
Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel

Height clearance reduced to 4.3 meters since May 5, 2025. Recreational vehicles, among others, make sure to respect the height clearance before including the tunnel in your itinerary. . 		June 18, 2025
at 11 a.m.
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
161  

From :  Notre-Dame-de-Ham

To : Junction of routes 116 and 161

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good
Chaudière-Appalaches
Québec - Lévis: Service only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists between 4 pm and 5:30 pm. Reason: exceptionally low tide. Consult the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Open. December 9, 2025
at 3:52 p.m.
Closure of the Quebec Bridge between Lévis and Quebec City

In both directions:
- From Monday, December 8 to Thursday, December 11, 2025, between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the next day

Detour: pont Pierre-Laporte.
Cause: Roadwork.
. 		December 8, 2025
at 11:37 a.m.
L'Isle-aux-Grues - Montmagny: Air service is available. Visit the Société des traversiers du Québec website. Ferry service : Closed. December 8, 2025
at 6:12 a.m.
161  

From :  Beaulac-Garthby

To : Notre-Dame-de-Ham

 Roadway
Bare and Dry 		Visibility
Good