Pont Émery-Sicard
The pont Émery-Sicard is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Pont Émery-Sicard | |
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| Coordinates | 48.643333°N 78.005°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | Harricana River |
| Locale | Amos |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 66m |
| Clearance above | 3,10m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1946 |
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Among the last in Quebec, 34 covered bridges were constructed in Abitibi, and are associated with the colonisation of the region in the early 1900s.[2] Today fewer than half of them are extant.
The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge design.[3] This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec.[4] Unlike most bridges of the design, the pont du Petit-Quatre has higher windows and 3 inch trusses rather than the usual 2in.[3]
Built in 1946 to replace an earlier 1934 bridge which had burnt down. It was renovated in 1964 and again in 2010.[3]
It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]
References
- "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "pont du Petit-Quatre". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "Pont Émery-Sicard". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.