List of covered bridges in Quebec
In 2012, there were 82 covered bridges in Quebec,[1] down from more than 1,200 in the early 1900s.[2]
Existing bridges
All bridges are single span, and single lane, unless noted. All are of the construction type Quebec modified Town lattice unless noted. Some are registered with the Department Cultural Heritage (CPCQ) of the Ministry of Culture and Communications.
Defunct bridges
| Name | Location | Code | Farm | Built in | Disappeared in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||
| fr:Pont Blanc (in ruins) | Chazel, Abitibi-Temiscamingue | P1-61-02 | Medium Lattice | 1947 | |
| Cameron Bridge | Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues | 61-70-16 | Modified Lattice | 1923 | 1944 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
| Bridge Carrier | Val-d'Or | 61-01-28 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | August 18, 2011 (Burnt) |
| Bridge Chazel | Saint-Janvier (Chazel) | 61-02-11 | Modified Lattice | 1935 | August 30, 1996 (Burnt) |
| Bridge Despinassy | Lac-Despinassy | 61-01-15 | Modified Lattice | 1949 | 1974 (Smashed by a too heavy truck) |
| Traverse Bridge | James Bay | 61-02 P11- | Medium Lattice | 1940-1945 | 2012 (carried away by the flood of spring) |
| Bridge Villemontel | Villemontel (Trécesson) | 61-01-06 | Modified Lattice | 1950 | 1979 (carried away by the flood of spring) |
| Grassy Narrow Bridge | Moffet | 61-70-12 | Modified Lattice | ~ 1950 | 1983 (Burned) |
| Bridge Panache | Amos (St-Félix-de-Dalquier) | 61-01-21 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | 2006 (Burned) |
| Pont du Petit-Sept | Rouyn-Noranda (Cléricy) | 61-02 P22 - | Medium Lattice | 1950 | 1987 (Demolished) |
| Bridge Rank II | Launay | 61-02-26 | Modified Lattice | 1922 | 1989 (Demolished by owner) |
| Bridge Village | Val-d'Or (Val-Senneville) | 61-01-27 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 1985 (Demolished in exchange for the restoration of the bridge Carrier) |
| Bridge Lavigne | Lac-Despinassy | 61-01-31 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | 1983 (Burned) |
| Bridge Ojima | Saint-Eugène-de-Chazel (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02-38 | Modified Lattice | 1953 | 1973 (illegally demolished for its timber) |
| Bridge Turgeon | Trécesson (Villemontel) | 61-01-07 | Modified Lattice | 1953 | 1996 (Burned) |
| Bridge Vautrin | Preissac | 61-01-08 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1983 (demolished for lack of money to maintain) |
| Bridge 61-01-59 | Saint-Marc-de-Figuery | 61-01-59 | Modified Lattice | 1914 | ~ 1955 (Demolished) |
| Bridge 61-02-31 | Taschereau | 61-02-31 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1978 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Bridge P21-61-02 | Languedoc (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02 P21- | Medium Lattice | N / A | 1985 (Demolished) |
| Bridge P22 -61-02 | Languedoc (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02 P22 - | Medium Lattice | N / A | 1985 (Demolished) |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||
| Bridge Coulee Carrier | Matane | 61-42-03 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 2007 (destroyed by flood waters) |
| Bridge River Hâtée | Bic, merged with Rimouski | 61-58-05 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 1999 (Burned) |
| Bridge Durette | Matane | 61-42-02 | Modified Lattice | 1925 | 1979 (Demolished) |
| Bridge Imbeault | Saint-Leon-le-Grand (Maskinongé) | 61-43-08 | Modified Lattice | 1906 | 1987 (Demolished) |
| Bridge Ouelle East | Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth | 61-32-01 | Modified Lattice | 1909 | 1985 (Demolished) |
| Plant Bridge | Causapscal (Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur) | 61-43-03 | Modified Lattice | 1910 | 1987 (Demolished) |
| Red Bridge | Trinité-des-Monts | 61-58-08 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | 1994 (Embâcle Spring) |
| Pont Ste-Jeanne d'Arc | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (La Mitis) | 61-43-01 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1981 (Burned, 1 year after its complete renovation) |
| Capitale-Nationale | |||||
| Bridge Redman | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 61-55-02 | Modified Lattice | 1931 | 1972 (Arson) |
| Red Bridge | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 61-48-02 | Modified Lattice | ~ 1900 | 1961 (Demolished) |
| Bridge 61-54-04 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 61-54-04 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1960 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Centre-du-Québec | |||||
| Bridge Leblanc | Précieux-Sang (Bécancour) | 61-51-07 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 1975 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Pont Picard | Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick | 61-04-08 | Joists | ~ 1900 | 1982 (destroyed in a violent storm) |
| Bridge Fish | Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick | 61-04-09 | Perforated | ~ 1900 | 1998 (destroyed by flood waters) |
| Bridge Lanaisse | Warwick | 61-04-04 | Modified Lattice | 1932 | 1969 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||
| Bridge Bolduc | Val-Alain | 61-40-06 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | 1971 (Demolished) |
| Stubborn Mill Bridge | Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon | 61-38-01 | Modified Lattice | 1930 | 1975 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Pont Morin | Val-Alain | 61-40-05 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | 1971 (Demolished) |
| Eastern Townships | |||||
| Bridge Capelton | Hatley | 61-67-02 | Perforated Lattice | 1862 | 2002 (Arson) |
| Bridge St Mark | Coaticook | 61-69-02 | Multiple Perforations | 1887 | 1979 (Demolished) |
| Bridge St-Camille | Saint-Camille | 61-75-03 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | 1996 (Arson) |
| Edward Bridge | Compton | 61-18-13 | Multiple Perforations | 1888 | 1964 (destroyed by ice) |
| Bridge Fuller | Ascot Corner | 61-67-01 | Multiple Perforations | N / A | 1970 (Burned) |
| Bridge Gibson | Melbourne | 61-57-02 | Lattice | 1888 | 1988 (Burned) |
| Bridge North Branch | Potton | 61-11-04 | Lattice | N / A | 1980 (collapsed through lack of maintenance) |
| Pont Ste-Catherine | Ayer's Cliff | 61-69-04 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | 1985 (Arson) |
| Bridge Scotstown | Scotstown | 61-18-07 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1973 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
| Pont-Willis Leggett | Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland | 61-18-09 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 2001 (Burned) |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||
| Bridge Village | Port-Daniel | 61-10-09 | Modified Lattice | 1920 | 1944 (Demolished) |
| Red Bridge | Port-Daniel | 61-10-03 | Modified Lattice | 1938 | 1994 (Arson) |
| Pont Ste-Marthe | La Martre | 61-23-06 | Modified Lattice | 1922 | 1953 (Demolished) |
| Laurentides | |||||
| Bridge Village | Chute-Saint-Philippe | 61-33-04 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1974 (Burned) |
| Bridge Gareau | Lac-Douaire | 61-46-01 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 2007 (Demolished by the company Nexfor) |
| Best Bridge | Brébeuf | 61-33-06 | Modified Lattice | 1899 | 1989 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Mauricie | |||||
| Bridge Village | Saint-Adelphe | 61-13-01 | Modified Lattice | 1924 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Bridge Creek Flat | Sainte-Ursule | 61-41-01 | Modified Lattice | 1924 | 1985 (Partially burned and demolished) |
| Bridge of Lac-Croche | Sainte-Thècle | Modified Lattice | July 1955 (demolished and replaced by a new cement bridge) | ||
| Outaouais | |||||
| Bridge Bowman | Val-des-Bois | 61-52-06 | Modified Lattice | 1929 | 1995 (Burned) |
| Pont Gendron | Wakefield | 61-25-07 | Modified Lattice | 1915 | 1984 (Arson) |
| Bridge Kelly | Low 45°49′23″N 76°1′12″W | 61-25-13 | Modified Lattice | 1923 | January 19, 2019 (Arson) |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||
| Carbonneau Bridge | Saint-Félicien | 61-60-23 | Modified Lattice | 1909 | 1942 (carried away by ice) |
| Bridge Pass | Ferland-et-Boilleau | 61-17-05 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Bridge of Poplars | Saguenay (La Baie) | 61-17-06 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | 1996 (Carried away at the Saguenay flood ) |
| Bridge Ticouapé | Saint-Félicien | 61-60-05 | Modified Lattice | 1905 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
| Pont Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | 61-60-08 | Modified Lattice | 1943 | 1980 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
| Bridge Price | Dolbeau-Mistassini | 61-60-42 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1948 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
References
- "the Balthazar bridge and covered bridges". First chain CBC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- Jean-François Bouchard, covered Bridge approaches Amqui Advantage, November 10, 2003 Archived February 23, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- "Bridge College". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Pont Romain Caron". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Heritage Site of the Pont Couvert-McVetty-McKerry". Directory of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Bridge Saint-Edgar". Directory cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Powerscourt covered Bridge". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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