The pont du Petit-Quatre is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Pont du Petit-Quatre
Coordinates48°54′29″N 79°19′35″W / 48.908056°N 79.326389°W / 48.908056; -79.326389
CarriesRoad Bridge
Crossesrivière Des Méloizes
LocaleClermont
Characteristics
DesignTown lattice
MaterialWood
Total length32m
Clearance above3,8m
History
Opened1950
Location
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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.

References

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  1. ^ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "pont du Petit-Quatre". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.

See also

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List of covered bridges in Quebec