Pont Émery-Sicard Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts. 2020-11-18. Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue. fr-CA.
  2. Web site: Arbour. Gérald. Covered Bridges of Quebec. 2020-11-18. Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française. fr-CA.
  3. Web site: Lefrançois . Jean . Les ponts couverts au Québec . 4 November 2020. fr-CA.
  4. Web site: pont du Petit-Quatre. 2020-11-04. Les ponts couverts au Québec. fr-CA.
  5. Web site: Pont Émery-Sicard . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec . 18 November 2020. fr-CA.