Pont Molesworth

Pont Molesworth
Single-track bridge over a river in a marshy area with a wooden enclosure with flaking red pain; there are signs which say "1930 Molesworth", "3,0m", and "baignade á vos risques" as well as yellow and black striped graphics at the entrance.
Coordinates48°44′56″N 78°59′39″W / 48.748889°N 78.994167°W / 48.748889; -78.994167
CarriesRoad Bridge
CrossesRivière Loïs
LocaleMacamic
Characteristics
DesignTown lattice
MaterialWood
Total length34m
Clearance above3.83m
History
Opened1930
Location
Map

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

Among the last in North America, 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]

The central pillar was added in 1950 to increase its capacity. Originally grey, it was repainted red during major renovations in 1987 and 2017.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "À la découverte de l'arrière-pays et de ses ponts couverts". Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in Canadian French). Retrieved 7 December 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 "pont Molesworth". Les ponts couverts au Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Lefrançois, Jean. "Les ponts couverts au Québec" (PDF) (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Pont Molesworth". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

See also

List of covered bridges in Quebec


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