The pont Landry is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Pont Landry | |
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| Coordinates | 47°25′38″N 79°01′56″W / 47.427222°N 79.032222°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | Rivière Fraser |
| Locale | Latulipe-et-Gaboury |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 32m |
| Width | 6m |
| Clearance above | 3.5m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| 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]
It was repaired in 1991 and repainted in 2010.[3]
In 2007 it was declared an historic monument by the local municipality, and it is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]
References edit
- ^ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b "pont Landry". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Pont Landry". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
See also edit
List of covered bridges in Quebec
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