Pont Levasseur
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Pont Levasseur | |
|---|---|
| File:Levasseur.jpg | |
| Coordinates | 48°50′07″N 78°53′22″W / 48.835278°N 78.889444°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | Rivière Macamic |
| Locale | Authier-Nord |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 39m |
| Clearance above | 3.50m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Location | |
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The pont Levasseur is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1] Among the last in North America, 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] The central pillar was added in 1946. In 1962 it was raised 60cm. In 1985 it was renovated. Following renovations in 2015, the load capacity was reduced to 8 tonnes from 12. It was repainted in 2016.[3] It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]
References
- ↑ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in français). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in français). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "pont Leclerc". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in français). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in français). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Pont Levasseur". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in français). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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