List of covered bridges in Quebec
In 2012, there were 82 covered bridges in Quebec,[1] down from more than 1,200 in the early 1900s.[2]
Bridges in service
Name | Location | Code | Truss | Built in | Protection |
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Pont Alphonse Normandin | Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire 48°44′04″N 78°09′49″W |
61-01-05 | Modified Lattice | 1950 | |
Pont Blanc (in ruins) | Chazel 48°58′51″N 78°58′20″W |
P1-61-02 | Medium Lattice | 1947 | |
Bridge Champagne | Val-d'Or 48°12′53″N 77°55′32″W |
61-01-29 | Modified Lattice | 1941 | Historical Monument city (2001)[3] |
Pont de l'Arche de Noé | Rochebaucourt 48°38′46″N 77°39′3″W |
61-01-26 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | |
Pont de l'Île (Clerval) | Clerval 48°41′30″N 79°24′27″W |
61-02-23 | Modified Lattice | 1946 | |
Pont de l'Orignal | Rochebaucourt 48°42′17″N 77°33′14″W |
61-01-18 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | |
Bridge Calamity | La Sarre 48°50′05″N 79°14′48″W |
61-02-04 | Modified Lattice | 1927 | |
Bridge Called | Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues 47°29′05″N 79°24′26″W |
61-70-04 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | |
Falls Bridge | Rochebaucourt 48°42′17″N 77°26′41″W |
61-01-25 | Modified Lattice | 1954 | |
Pont du Petit-Four | Clermont 48°54′29″N 79°19′35″W |
61-02-20 | Modified Lattice | 1950 | |
Bridge Emery-Sicard | Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier 48°38′36″N 78°00′18″W |
61-01-22 | Modified Lattice | 1946 | |
Pont Landry | Latulipe-et-Gaboury 47°23′49″N 79°02′50″W |
61-70-02 | Modified Lattice | 1938 | Historical Monument city (2007) [4] |
Bridge Leclerc | La Sarre 48°50′11″N 79°16′33″W |
61-02-05 | Modified Lattice | 1927 | |
Bridge Levasseur | Authier-Nord 48°50′07″N 78°53′22″W |
61-02-37 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | |
Pont Molesworth | Macamic 48°44′56″N 78°59′39″W |
61-02-13 | Modified Lattice | 1930 | |
Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||
Bridge Falls Neigette | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 48°27′5″N 68°18′53″W |
61-58-03 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | |
Pont Beauséjour | Amqui 48°27′58″N 67°26′0″W |
61-43-25 | Modified Lattice | ||
Pont Bélanger | Métis-sur-Mer 48°38′8″N 67°54′20″W |
61-42-04 | Modified Lattice | 1925 | |
Pont de l'Anse-Saint-Jean | Amqui 48°29′31″N 67°26′54″W |
61-43-05 | Modified Lattice | 1931 | |
Pont de Routhierville | Routierville 48°10′56″N 67°8′57″W |
61-43-04 | Modified Lattice | 1931 | Historical Monument rated (2009) |
Pont des Draveurs | Rimouski 48°21′50″N 68°22′7″W |
61-58-04 | Modified Lattice | 1930 | |
Pont du College | Saint-Onesime d'Ixworth 47°17′33″N 69°57′6″W |
61-32-02 | Modified Lattice | 1919 | Historical Monument city (2002) [5] |
Pont François Gagnon | Saint-René-de-Matane 48°42′24″N 67°23′22″W |
61-42-06 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | |
Pont Heppell | Causapscal 48°18′43″N 67°14′29″W |
61-43-02 | Modified Lattice | 1909 | Historical Monument city (2009) |
Pont Jean-Chassé | Saint-René-de-Matane 48°43′12″N 67°24′50″W |
61-42-01 | Modified Lattice | 1945 | |
Pont Pierre-Carrier | Saint-Ulric 48°46′20″N 67°41′5″W |
61-42-05 | Modified Lattice | 1918 | |
Pont Roman Caron | Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande 47°23′43″N 68°43′13″W |
61-71-03 | Modified Lattice | 1940 | Historical Monument city (2006) [6] |
Capitale-Nationale | |||||
Pont de Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix | Baie-Saint-Paul 47°24′28″N 70°37′3″W |
61-14-03 | Modified Lattice | 1926 | Historical Monument city (2002) |
Centre-du-Québec | |||||
Bridge Descormiers | Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick 45°53′51″N 71°46′38″W |
61-04-07 | Perforated | 1904 | |
Pont des Raymond | Bécancour 46°15′36″N 72°24′8″W |
61-51-01 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | |
Pont-Etienne Poirier | Saint-Célestin 46°11′50″N 72°23′24″W |
61-51-03 | Modified Lattice | 1905 | |
Lambert Bridge | Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax 46°7′41″N 71°45′55″W |
61-44-08 | Modified Lattice | 1948 | |
Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault | Warwick 45°57′23″N 72°0′24″W |
61-04-06 | Modified Lattice | 1929 | Historical Monument city (1999) |
Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||
Pont Caron | Val-Alain 46°25′19″N 71°42′20″W |
61-40-04 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | |
Pont Bolduc | Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce 46°7′43″N 70°59′15″W |
61-06-02 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | |
Pont des Défricheurs | Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard 46°45′15″N 70°03′33″W |
61-47-02 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | |
Pont du Sault | Saint-Adalbert 46°55′08″N 69°53′46″W |
61-39-01 | Modified Lattice | 1943 | |
Pont Perrault | Notre-Dame-des-Pins 46°10′57″N 70°43′1″W |
61-06-01 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | Historical Monument rated (2004) |
Pont Rouge (Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière) | Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière 46°19′50″N 71°24′53″W |
61-44-01 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | Historical Monument city (2006) |
Pont Saint-André | Saint-Sylvestre 46°21′34″N 71°19′14″W |
61-40-03 | Modified Lattice | 1927 | |
Côte-Nord | |||||
Pont-Émile Lapointe | Pointe-aux-Outardes 49°5′41″N 68°18′38″W |
61-62-03 | Modified Lattice | 1945 | |
Pont Louis-Gravel | Sacré-Coeur 48°16′4″N 69°54′31″W |
61-62-01 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | |
Eastern Townships | |||||
Pont Cousineau | Valcourt 45°29′54″N 72°18′50″W |
61-66-02 | Lattice | 1888 | |
Pont de la Frontière | Potton 45°0′42″N 72°22′25″W |
61-11-03 | Lattice | 1896 | Historical Monument city (2008) |
Pont Milby | Waterville 45°18′54″N 71°49′23″W |
61-67-03 | Lattice | 1873 | Historical Monument city (1992) |
Pont Eustis | Compton 45°18′11″N 71°54′48″W |
61-18-02 | Multiple Perforations | 1908 | |
Pont Drouin | Compton 45°15′50″N 71°51′5″W |
61-18-01 | Multiple Perforations | 1886 | |
John Cook Bridge | Cookshire-Eaton 45°25′19″N 71°37′57″W |
61-18-04 | Medium Lattice | 1868 | |
McDermott Bridge | Cookshire-Eaton 45°23′34″N 71°33′22″W |
61-18-06 | Multiple Perforations | 1886 | |
McVetty-McKenzie Bridge | Lingwick 45°37′10″N 71°23′42″W |
61-18-08 | Lattice | 1893 | Heritage Site consisting (2003) [7] |
Narrows Bridge (Québec) | Canton Stanstead 45°5′32″N 72°12′3″W |
61-69-03 | Lattice | 1881 | |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||
Pont de Saint-Edgar | New Richmond 48°14′15″N 65°43′32″W |
61-10-05 | Modified Lattice | 1938 | Historical Monument rated (2009) [8] |
Pont Galipeault | Grande-Vallée 49°13′21″N 65°7′33″W |
61-23-01 | Modified Lattice | 1923 | |
Lanaudière | |||||
Pont Grandchamp | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 46°5′35″N 73°12′41″W |
61-09-02 | Modified Lattice | 1918 | |
Laurentides | |||||
Bridge Armand Lachaîne | Chute-Saint-Philippe 46°38′36″N 75°16′8″W |
61-33-05 | Modified Lattice | 1906 | |
Red Bridge Farm East | Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles 46°25′36″N 73°12′40″W |
61-33-02 | Modified Lattice | 1903 | Heritage recognized (1990) |
Red Bridge Farm West | Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles 46°25′36″N 75°25′44″W |
61-33-03 | Modified Lattice | 1903 | Heritage recognized (1990) |
Bridge Macaza | La Macaza 46°21′24″N 74°46′46″W |
61-33-10 | Modified Lattice | 1904 | |
Bridge Prud'homme | Brébeuf 46°4′22″N 74°37′30″W |
61-72-01 | Modified Lattice | 1918 | |
Mauricie | |||||
Bordeleau Bridge | Saint-Séverin 46°40′24″N 72°33′28″W |
61-13-03 | Modified Lattice | 1932 | |
Pont de Saint-Mathieu | Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc 46°36′10″N 72°53′2″W |
61-65-01 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | Historical Monument city (2001) |
Pont Ducharme | La Bostonnais 47°31′11″N 72°40′51″W |
61-37-02 | Modified Lattice | 1946 | Historical Monument rated (2006) |
Pont Thiffault | La Bostonnais 47°33′45″N 72°38′15″W |
61-37-03 | Modified Lattice | 1946 | |
Montérégie | |||||
Pont Balthazar | Brigham 45°16′51″N 72°50′7″W |
61-11-01 | Modified Lattice | 1932 | |
Pont Decelles | Brigham 45°16′51″N 72°45′43″W |
61-11-02 | Modified Lattice | 1938 | |
Powerscourt Covered Bridge | Elgin Hinchinbrooke 45°0′25″N 74°9′40″W |
61-27-01 | McCallum | 1861 | Template:National Historic Site Historical Monument rated (1987) [9] |
Pont des Rivières | Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge 45°9′28″N 73°3′4″W |
61-45-03 | Howe | 1884 | |
Freeport Bridge | Cowansville 45°13′6″N 72°46′2″W |
61-45-02 | Lattice | 1870 | |
Pont Guthrie | Saint-Armand 45°3′56″N 72°57′29″W |
61-45-01 | Medium Lattice | 1888 | |
Nord-du-Québec | |||||
Bridge Traverse | James Bay 49°11′1″N 79°10′42″W |
61-02 P11- | Medium Lattice | ~ 1940-1945 | |
Pioneer Bridge | James Bay 49°7′35″N 79°15′18″W |
61-01-32 | Modified Lattice | 1943 | |
Bridge Memories | James Bay 49°2′19″N 79°10′47″W |
61-02-33 | Modified Lattice | 1954 | |
Pont Maurice-Duplessis | James Bay 49°4′4″N 79°10′30″W |
61-02-32 | Modified Lattice | 1948 | |
Bridge Township Laas | Lebel-sur-Quévillon 48°59′1″N 77°9′28″W |
61-01-30 | Modified Lattice | 1958 | |
Pont Taschereau | James Bay 49°7′35″N 79°12′03″W |
61-02-39 | Modified Lattice | 1939 | |
Outaouais | |||||
Bridge Cousineau (Gracefield) | Gracefield 46°3′57″N 76°6′27″W |
61-25-08 | Modified Lattice | 1932 | |
Pont de l' Aigle | Egan-Sud 46°27′10″N 76°2′41″W |
61-25-11 | Modified Lattice | 1925 | |
Meech Creek Bridge | Chelsea 45°34′57″N 75°53′45″W |
61-25-12 | Modified Lattice | 1924 | |
Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge | Fort-Coulonge 45°51′41″N 76°44′26″W |
61-53-01 | Double Perforations | 1898 | Historical Monument rated (1988) |
Bridge Marois | Gracefield 46°7′8″N 76°56′34″W |
61-25-02 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | |
Pont Savoyard | Grand-Remous 46°35′30″N 75°55′48″W |
61-25-15 | Modified Lattice | 1931 | |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||
Pont du Faubourg | L'Anse-Saint-Jean 48°14′05″N 70°12′10″W |
61-17-01 | Modified Lattice | 1929 | |
Pont du Lac Ha! Ha ! | Fernand-et-Bolleau 48°04′0″N 70°49′27″W |
61-17-04 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | |
Pont Rouge (Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc) | Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc 48°52′59″N 72°5′5″W |
61-60-04 | Modified Lattice | 1936 |
Bridges missing
At one time there was more than 1,000 covered bridges in Quebec.[10]
Name | Location | Code | Farm | Built in | Disappeared in |
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Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||
Cameron Bridge | Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues | 61-70-16 | Modified Lattice | 1923 | 1944 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
Bridge Carrier | Val-d'Or | 61-01-28 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | August 18, 2011 (Burnt) |
Bridge Chazel | Saint-Janvier (Chazel) | 61-02-11 | Modified Lattice | 1935 | August 30, 1996 (Burnt) |
Bridge Despinassy | Lac-Despinassy | 61-01-15 | Modified Lattice | 1949 | 1974 (Smashed by a too heavy truck) |
Traverse Bridge | James Bay | 61-02 P11- | Medium Lattice | 1940-1945 | 2012 (carried away by the flood of spring) |
Bridge Villemontel | Villemontel (Trécesson) | 61-01-06 | Modified Lattice | 1950 | 1979 (carried away by the flood of spring) |
Grassy Narrow Bridge | Moffet | 61-70-12 | Modified Lattice | ~ 1950 | 1983 (Burned) |
Bridge Panache | Amos (St-Félix-de-Dalquier) | 61-01-21 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | 2006 (Burned) |
Pont du Petit-Sept | Rouyn-Noranda (Cléricy) | 61-02 P22 - | Medium Lattice | 1950 | 1987 (Demolished) |
Bridge Rank II | Launay | 61-02-26 | Modified Lattice | 1922 | 1989 (Demolished by owner) |
Bridge Village | Val-d'Or (Val-Senneville) | 61-01-27 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 1985 (Demolished in exchange for the restoration of the bridge Carrier) |
Bridge Lavigne | Lac-Despinassy | 61-01-31 | Modified Lattice | 1955 | 1983 (Burned) |
Bridge Ojima | Saint-Eugène-de-Chazel (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02-38 | Modified Lattice | 1953 | 1973 (illegally demolished for its timber) |
Bridge Turgeon | Trécesson (Villemontel) | 61-01-07 | Modified Lattice | 1953 | 1996 (Burned) |
Bridge Vautrin | Preissac | 61-01-08 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1983 (demolished for lack of money to maintain) |
Bridge 61-01-59 | Saint-Marc-de-Figuery | 61-01-59 | Modified Lattice | 1914 | ~ 1955 (Demolished) |
Bridge 61-02-31 | Taschereau | 61-02-31 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1978 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Bridge P21-61-02 | Languedoc (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02 P21- | Medium Lattice | N / A | 1985 (Demolished) |
Bridge P22 -61-02 | Languedoc (TNO Rivière-Ojima) | 61-02 P22 - | Medium Lattice | N / A | 1985 (Demolished) |
Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||
Bridge Coulee Carrier | Matane | 61-42-03 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 2007 (destroyed by flood waters) |
Bridge River Hâtée | Bic, merged with Rimouski | 61-58-05 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 1999 (Burned) |
Bridge Durette | Matane | 61-42-02 | Modified Lattice | 1925 | 1979 (Demolished) |
Bridge Imbeault | Saint-Leon-le-Grand (Maskinongé) | 61-43-08 | Modified Lattice | 1906 | 1987 (Demolished) |
Bridge Ouelle East | Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth | 61-32-01 | Modified Lattice | 1909 | 1985 (Demolished) |
Plant Bridge | Causapscal (Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur) | 61-43-03 | Modified Lattice | 1910 | 1987 (Demolished) |
Red Bridge | Trinité-des-Monts | 61-58-08 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | 1994 (Embâcle Spring) |
Pont Ste-Jeanne d'Arc | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (La Mitis) | 61-43-01 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1981 (Burned, 1 year after its complete renovation) |
Capitale-Nationale | |||||
Bridge Redman | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 61-55-02 | Modified Lattice | 1931 | 1972 (Arson) |
Red Bridge | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 61-48-02 | Modified Lattice | ~ 1900 | 1961 (Demolished) |
Bridge 61-54-04 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 61-54-04 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1960 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Centre-du-Québec | |||||
Bridge Leblanc | Précieux-Sang (Bécancour) | 61-51-07 | Modified Lattice | 1936 | 1975 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Pont Picard | Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick | 61-04-08 | Joists | ~ 1900 | 1982 (destroyed in a violent storm) |
Bridge Fish | Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick | 61-04-09 | Perforated | ~ 1900 | 1998 (destroyed by flood waters) |
Bridge Lanaisse | Warwick | 61-04-04 | Modified Lattice | 1932 | 1969 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||
Bridge Bolduc | Val-Alain | 61-40-06 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | 1971 (Demolished) |
Stubborn Mill Bridge | Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon | 61-38-01 | Modified Lattice | 1930 | 1975 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Pont Morin | Val-Alain | 61-40-05 | Modified Lattice | 1942 | 1971 (Demolished) |
Eastern Townships | |||||
Bridge Capelton | Hatley | 61-67-02 | Perforated Lattice | 1862 | 2002 (Arson) |
Bridge St Mark | Coaticook | 61-69-02 | Multiple Perforations | 1887 | 1979 (Demolished) |
Bridge St-Camille | Saint-Camille | 61-75-03 | Modified Lattice | 1933 | 1996 (Arson) |
Edward Bridge | Compton | 61-18-13 | Multiple Perforations | 1888 | 1964 (destroyed by ice) |
Bridge Fuller | Ascot Corner | 61-67-01 | Multiple Perforations | N / A | 1970 (Burned) |
Bridge Gibson | Melbourne | 61-57-02 | Lattice | 1888 | 1988 (Burned) |
Bridge North Branch | Potton | 61-11-04 | Lattice | N / A | 1980 (collapsed through lack of maintenance) |
Pont Ste-Catherine | Ayer's Cliff | 61-69-04 | Modified Lattice | 1928 | 1985 (Arson) |
Bridge Scotstown | Scotstown | 61-18-07 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1973 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
Pont-Willis Leggett | Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland | 61-18-09 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 2001 (Burned) |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||
Bridge Village | Port-Daniel | 61-10-09 | Modified Lattice | 1920 | 1944 (Demolished) |
Red Bridge | Port-Daniel | 61-10-03 | Modified Lattice | 1938 | 1994 (Arson) |
Pont Ste-Marthe | La Martre | 61-23-06 | Modified Lattice | 1922 | 1953 (Demolished) |
Laurentides | |||||
Bridge Village | Chute-Saint-Philippe | 61-33-04 | Modified Lattice | 1937 | 1974 (Burned) |
Bridge Gareau | Lac-Douaire | 61-46-01 | Modified Lattice | 1944 | 2007 (Demolished by the company Nexfor) |
Best Bridge | Brébeuf | 61-33-06 | Modified Lattice | 1899 | 1989 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Mauricie | |||||
Bridge Village | Saint-Adelphe | 61-13-01 | Modified Lattice | 1924 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Bridge Creek Flat | Sainte-Ursule | 61-41-01 | Modified Lattice | 1924 | 1985 (Partially burned and demolished) |
Bridge of Lac-Croche | Sainte-Thècle | Modified Lattice | July 1955 (demolished and replaced by a new cement bridge) | ||
Outaouais | |||||
Bridge Bowman | Val-des-Bois | 61-52-06 | Modified Lattice | 1929 | 1995 (Burned) |
Pont Gendron | Wakefield | 61-25-07 | Modified Lattice | 1915 | 1984 (Arson) |
Bridge Kelly | Low 45°49′23″N 76°1′12″W |
61-25-13 | Modified Lattice | 1923 | January 19, 2019 (Arson) |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||
Carbonneau Bridge | Saint-Félicien | 61-60-23 | Modified Lattice | 1909 | 1942 (carried away by ice) |
Bridge Pass | Ferland-et-Boilleau | 61-17-05 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Bridge of Poplars | Saguenay (La Baie) | 61-17-06 | Modified Lattice | 1934 | 1996 (Carried away at the Saguenay flood ) |
Bridge Ticouapé | Saint-Félicien | 61-60-05 | Modified Lattice | 1905 | 1965 (Replaced by a modern bridge) |
Pont Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | 61-60-08 | Modified Lattice | 1943 | 1980 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
Bridge Price | Dolbeau-Mistassini | 61-60-42 | Modified Lattice | N / A | 1948 (Replaced by a concrete bridge) |
References
- "the Balthazar bridge and covered bridges". First chain CBC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- Jean-François Bouchard, covered Bridge approaches Amqui Advantage, November 10, 2003 Archived February 23, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- "Bridge Champagne". Directory cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- "Pont Landry". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- "Bridge College". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- "Pont Romain Caron". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- "Heritage Site of the Pont Couvert-McVetty-McKerry". Directory of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- "Bridge Saint-Edgar". Directory cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Powerscourt covered Bridge". Directory of the cultural heritage of Quebec. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- "Ponts disparus | Les ponts couverts au Québec" (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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