Pont Leclerc Explained

Pont Leclerc
Coordinates:48.8364°N -79.2758°W
Carries:Road Bridge
Crosses:Ruisseau Bouchard
Locale:La Sarre
Design:Town lattice
Material:Wood
Length:26m
Clearance:3.65m
Open:1927

The pont Leclerc 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]

It was renovated in 1947, 1949, and again in 1984.[4]

It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]

See also

List of covered bridges in Quebec

Notes and References

  1. Web site: À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts. 2020-12-07. 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 December 2020. fr-CA.
  4. Web site: pont Leclerc. 2020-11-04. Les ponts couverts au Québec. fr-CA.
  5. Web site: Pont Leclerc . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec . 4 December 2020. fr-CA.