QC147 begins at the Norton–Stanhope Border Crossing in the community of Stanhope just north of the Canada–United States border; Vermont Route 147 heads south from the border crossing into Norton, Vermont. QC147 heads north and soon enters the town of Dixville as a two-lane rural road through southern Quebec. QC147 winds north along St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and the Coaticook River, becoming side-by-side after Chemin Howe. At the junction with Chemin Coward, the route turns away from the railroad for a distance, reaching the developed section of Dixville, which is connected via Rue Baldwin and Chemin Major.[2]
QC147 at the Norton–Stanhope Border Crossing
QC147 returns alongside the railroad tracks for a short distance, turning away after Chemin Falconer. The route soon bends northwest through Dixville, soon entering the town of Coaticook. Just after entering Coaticook, QC147 reaches a junction with QC141 and become concurrent, running northward as Rue St.-Jacques South. Entering the centre of Coaticook, QC147 and QC141 become the main north–south thoroughfare on the east side of the city, a two-lane commercial street. Several blocks north, the routes reach a junction with the western terminus of QC206 (Rue Main East). At this junction, QC141 and QC147 turns west on Rue Main East, running west through the centre of Coaticook. Several blocks west, QC141 continues west on Rue Main West, while QC147 turns north on Rue Child.[2]
QC147 runs northeast for a short distance on Rue Child, turning northwest after Rue Wellington. The route runs along the nearby riverside, slowly leaving Coaticook, and soon bending northeast out of the centre of the city. Now known as the Louis-South-St.-Laurent, QC147 enters the town of Compton, passing some homes on the east side of the road, bypassing the community of Compton Station and continuing along the riverside. After Compton Station, QC147 continues north through fields and flats for several kilometers, soon reaching the centre of Compton. In Compton, QC147 turns northwest and junctions with QC208 (Chemin de Cochrane). Here, QC147 and QC208 runs northwest through the centre of Compton. Only two blocks later, QC208 turns southwest on Chemin de Hatley. At Chemin de la Station, QC147 turns north and leaves the centre of Compton.[2]
QC147 continues north through the fields surrounding Compton, soon turning northeast that parallels a nearby river. Continuing north, the route passes the Club de Golf Milby, entering the town of Sherbrooke. Running along the River aux Saumons, the route turns northwest and entered the town of Waterville, paralleling the river and into a junction with QC108 and QC143 (Route Gilbert-Hyatt). This junction marks the northern terminus of QC147.[2]
