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Pont de l'Île

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Pont de l'Île
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.

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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 French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ile". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ Arbour, Gérald. "Ponts couverts au Québec". L'Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2020.