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Route 198 is a 132 km two-lane highway which cuts through the Appalachian Mountains in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada.It acts both as a shortcut to get to Gaspé without having to go through many small villages and steep climbs on Route 132, and it also is the only link to Murdochville, the one municipality along this long stretch of highway.
Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec.It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee (connecting with New York State Route 37 (NY 37) via NY 970T, an unsigned reference route, north of Massena [2]), west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula.
Sea cliffs dominate the peninsula's northern shore along the St. Lawrence River. [6] Cap Gaspé, jutting into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, is the easternmost point of the peninsula. Percé Rock (or Rocher Percé), an island pierced by a natural arch, is just offshore of the peninsula's eastern end.
Forillon National Park, one of 42 national parks and park reserves across Canada, is located at the outer tip of the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec and covers 244 km 2 (94 sq mi). [2] Created in 1970, Forillon was the first national park in Quebec.
Route 234 is a provincial highway located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in the southeastern part of the province of Quebec. The highway runs from the junction of Route 232 in Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski and ends at the junction of Route 132 near Grand-Métis .
Route 195 is an 87 km two-lane north/south highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Matane at the junction of Route 132 and ends in Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui. The highway acts mainly as a shortcut between Matane and the southern section of Route 132 which leads to the Matapédia River Valley and the southern part of the Gaspé Peninsula.
It is located in the centre of the loop made by the 132 in the Gaspé Peninsula. Its location (surrounded by a loop road) or its proximity to routes 195, 197, and 299 could explain its numbering. In addition, Route 201 is located on both banks of the river and is the only secondary road to cross the St. Lawrence River.
Percé has a strong tourist positioning in Quebec and internationally and is a driving force in the tourism industry for the Gaspé Peninsula. It is an icon of the tourism industry in Quebec and Canada. The efforts made in recent years have helped stimulate and diversify its economy through tourism, the city's main economic activity niche.