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Autoroute 13 (or A-13, also known as Autoroute Chomedey with sections formerly known as Autoroute Mirabel), is a freeway in the urban region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its southern end is at the junction of Autoroute 20 on the Island of Montreal near Trudeau International Airport. Its northern terminus is at the junction of Autoroute 640 near Boisbriand. The road traverses through Laval.
Autoroute 13 was built as a toll highway in 1975 with a goal to connect the two international airports, Mirabel and Dorval (now Trudeau International Airport). Currently, the freeway is mostly six-laned and tolls no longer apply.
The designation of Autoroute Chomedey refers to the community of Chomedey in Laval, through which A-13 passes. Formerly, common usage was to refer to the autoroute as Autoroute Chomedey south of the Milles-Îles river, and Autoroute Mirabel north of that point. In recent usage, however, the Autoroute Chomedey name is generally used for the full length of the autoroute. Boulevard Pitfield is routed as a parallel service road to A-13 in St-Laurent.
The Quebec provincial government was planning to extend Autoroute 13 north of A-640 in the late 1990s as an alternate route for A-15 (Autoroute Décarie/Autoroute des Laurentides). It is speculated this extension is less of a priority since Mirabel ceased passenger operations in 2004 and since the Mirabel site is presently served by A-15 and A-50.
[edit] Interchanges from south to north
- Lowest Annual Average Daily Traffic: 38 000 (between R-344 and A-640 in 2000)
- Highest Annual Average Daily Traffic: 140 000 (between A-40 and A-440 in 2000)
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A-20 in Lachine
A-40 / A-520 in Dorval
A-440 in Laval
A-640 in Boisbriand
Autoroute 20 (Autoroute Jean-Lesage)
Autoroute 520
Autoroute 40
Autoroute 440 / 
Route 148 (Boulevard St-Martin) / Rue Principale (directly from the south bound service road only)
Route 344 / Chemin de la Grande-Côte
Autoroute 640
