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Pont Émery-Sicard

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Pont Émery-Sicard
Coordinates48°38′36″N 78°00′18″W / 48.643333°N 78.005°W / 48.643333; -78.005
CarriesRoad Bridge
CrossesHarricana River
LocaleAmos
Characteristics
DesignTown lattice
MaterialWood
Total length66m
Clearance above3,10m
History
Opened1946
Location
Map

The pont Émery-Sicard is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]

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] Unlike most bridges of the design, the pont du Petit-Quatre has higher windows and 3 inch trusses rather than the usual 2in.[3]

Built in 1946 to replace an earlier 1934 bridge which had burnt down. It was renovated in 1964 and again in 2010.[3]

It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ Arbour, Gérald. "Covered Bridges of Quebec". Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "pont du Petit-Quatre". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Pont Émery-Sicard". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 November 2020.