Pont Champagne

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Pont Champagne
File:Alphonse Normandin.jpg
Coordinates48°12′53″N 77°50′33″W / 48.21472°N 77.8425°W / 48.21472; -77.8425
CarriesRoad Bridge
CrossesRivière Vassan
LocaleVal-d'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Characteristics
DesignTown lattice
MaterialWood
Total length32m
Width7m
Clearance above4.45m
History
Opened1941
Location
Map

The pont Champagne is a covered bridge that crosses the Rivière Vassan near the municipality of Val-d'Or in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1] It is named after an early pioneer, Hervé Champagne.[2] It was painted red in the 1980s, having been grey since the '60s. In 1989 and metal support pillar was added.[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. Thirty-four covered bridges were built in Abitibi, during the colonisation of the region.[3] Today fewer than half of them are extant. The weight capacity is 12 tonnes. It is cited in the Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory since 2001 but does not benefit from any municipal protection.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pont Champagne". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in français). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pont Champagne". - Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Arbour, Gérald-Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique Française. "Ponts couverts au Québec". www.ameriquefrancaise.org (in français). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pont Alphonse-Normandin". www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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