Quebec Route 197

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.

Route 197
Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length	18.5 km[1] (11.5 mi)
History	Route 6A
Major junctions
South end	R-132 in Gaspé (Saint-Majorique)
North end	R-132 in Gaspé (Rivière-au-Renard)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Major cities	Gaspé
Highway system
Quebec provincial highways Autoroutes List Former
← R-195 → R-198

Municipalities along Route 197

• Gaspé - (Rivière-au-Renard / Rivière-Morris / Saint-Majorique )

Major intersections

The entire route is in Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM.

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
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

• List of Quebec provincial highways

References

1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 77, Les Publications du Québec, 2005

External links

• Interactive Provincial Route Map (Quebec Ministry of Transportation) (in French)
• Route 197 on Google Maps