Pont du Petit-Quatre | |
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Coordinates | 48°54′29″N 79°19′35″W / 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 |
Location | |
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The pont du Petit-Quatre is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. [1]
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.
List of covered bridges in Quebec
Pont du Petit-Quatre | |
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Coordinates | 48°54′29″N 79°19′35″W / 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 |
Location | |
|
The pont du Petit-Quatre is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. [1]
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.
List of covered bridges in Quebec