The pont Alphonse-Normandin is a covered bridge that crosses the Rivière Davy in the municipality of Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Pont Alphonse-Normandin | |
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| Coordinates | 48°44′04″N 78°09′49″W / 48.734444°N 78.163611°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | Rivière Davy |
| Locale | Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 39m |
| Clearance above | 4.4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1950 |
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Thirty-four covered bridges were built in Abitibi, during the colonisation of the region.[2] Today fewer than half of them are extant.
Built in 1950, it is one of the youngest bridges in the province.[3] It was painted red in the 1980s, having previously been grey. It is named after an early pioneer who arrived in the region in 1923.[1]
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.
The weight capacity is 8 tonnes. It is listed in the Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory but does not benefit from any provincial or municipal protection.[4]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Pont Alphonse-Normandin". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Arbour, Gérald-Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique Française. "Ponts couverts au Québec". www.ameriquefrancaise.org (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Pont Alphonse-Normandin". www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2020.