Pont de l'Île

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Pont de l'Île
File:Pont ile.jpg
Coordinates48°41′30″N 79°24′27″W / 48.691667°N 79.4075°W / 48.691667; -79.4075
CarriesRoad Bridge
CrossesLake Abitibi
LocaleClerval, Quebec, Canada
Characteristics
DesignTown lattice
MaterialWood
Total length52m
Clearance above4.10m
History
Opened1946
Location
Map

The pont de l'Île is a covered bridge near the municipality of Clerval, Quebec, Canada. It connects an island, L'Île-Nepawa, in Lake Abitibi to the mainland.[1] The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge design.[2] 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. Built in 1946, a metal pillar was added in 1997. In 2012 the bridge was restored, including a new roof, new woodwork, and it was painted red, having been beige. The weight capacity is 12 tonnes. It does not benefit from any provincial or municipal protection.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in français). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ile". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in français). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Arbour, Gérald. "Ponts couverts au Québec". L'Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in français). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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