Pont du Petit-Quatre explained

Pont du Petit-Quatre
Coordinates:48.9081°N -79.3264°W
Carries:Road Bridge
Crosses:rivière Des Méloizes
Locale:Clermont
Design:Town lattice
Material:Wood
Length:32m
Clearance:3,8m
Open:1950

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. 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 1950, it was renovated in 2012, when the capacity was changed to 5 from 12 tonnes.[4]

The bridge does not benefit from any provincial or municipal protection.

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. 2020-11-03. Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue. fr-FR.
  2. Web site: Arbour. Gérald. Covered Bridges of Quebec. 2020-11-02. Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française.
  3. Web site: Lefrançois . Jean . Les ponts couverts au Québec . 4 November 2020. fr-FR.
  4. Web site: pont du Petit-Quatre. 2020-11-04. Les ponts couverts au Québec. fr-FR.