Pont Leclerc
Covered bridge in Quebec, Canada
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The pont Leclerc is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Pont Leclerc | |
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| Coordinates | 48.836389°N 79.275833°W |
| Carries | Road Bridge |
| Crosses | Ruisseau Bouchard |
| Locale | La Sarre |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 26m |
| Clearance above | 3.65m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Location | |
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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]
It was renovated in 1947, 1949, and again in 1984.[3]
It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[5]
