Pont du Petit-Quatre
The pont du Petit-Quatre is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Pont du Petit-Quatre | |
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| Coordinates | 48.908056°N 79.326389°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | rivière Des Méloizes |
| Locale | Clermont |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 32m |
| Clearance above | 3,8m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1950 |
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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 1950, it was renovated in 2012, when the capacity was changed to 5 from 12 tonnes.[3]
The bridge does not benefit from any provincial or municipal protection.
References
- "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française. Retrieved 2 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.