Pont Émery-Sicard | |
Coordinates: | 48.6433°N -78.005°W |
Carries: | Road Bridge |
Crosses: | Harricana River |
Locale: | Amos |
Design: | Town lattice |
Material: | Wood |
Length: | 66m |
Clearance: | 3,10m |
Open: | 1946 |
The pont Émery-Sicard 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. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec.[3] Unlike most bridges of the design, the pont du Petit-Quatre has higher windows and 3 inch trusses rather than the usual 2in.
Built in 1946 to replace an earlier 1934 bridge which had burnt down. It was renovated in 1964 and again in 2010.[4]
It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]