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List Of Covered Bridges In Quebec
In 2012 in Quebec, there were 82 covered bridges down from more than 1,200 in the early 1900s.Jean-François Bouchard, covered Bridge approaches Amqui Advantage, November 10, 2003 Existing bridges All bridges are single span, and single lane, unless noted. All are of the construction type Quebec modified Town unless noted. Some are registered with the Department Cultural Heritage (CPCQ) of the Ministry of Culture and Communications< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Du Petit-Quatre
The pont du Petit-Quatre is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 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. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town. Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ... design. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec. Unlike most bridges of the design, the pont du Petit-Quatre has higher windows and 3 inch trusses rather than the usual 2in. Built in 1950, it was renovated in 2012, when the capacity was changed to 5 from 12 tonnes. The bridge does not benefit from any provincial or munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence), is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlantic Ocean and is often nicknamed ''"Bas-du-Fleuve"'' (Lower-River). The region is formed by eight regional county municipalities and 114 municipalities. In the south, it borders Maine of the United States, and the Canadian New Brunswick and the regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. It had a population of 197,385 and a land area of as of the 2016 Census. The territory has evidence of human occupation since the Pleistocene by successive indigenous peoples. The historic First Nations occupied it all until European colonisation started in the late 17th century; France made land concessions to settlers under the Seigneurial system of New France to encourage colonization. However, development of this region was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macamic, Quebec
Macamic is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202.34 km² and had a population of 2,734 in the Canada 2011 Census. In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Colombourg. History Colonization began at the time when the National Transcontinental Railway running through the Abitibi region was completed. The first pioneers, arriving circa 1913, were originally from Saint-Ignace-du-Lac, Pierreville, Stanfold, Nicolet, and Shawinigan. They settled south of Lake Macamic and the new settlement took the lake's name, often written also as Makamik. In the Algonquin language, the name ''Makamik'' means "limping beaver", from ''makis'' (crippled or disabled) and ''amik'' (beaver). In 1914, Makamik had 100 residents. In 1915, the year the post office opened, it had grown to 300, and the following year, when the Parish of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste-de-Macamic was forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Molesworth
The pont Moleworth is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 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. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town. Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ... design. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec. The central pillar was added in 1950 to increase its capacity. Originally grey, it was repainted red during major renovations in 1987 and 2017. It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. References See also List of covered bridges in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authier-Nord, Quebec
Authier-Nord is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers and had a population of 288 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1983, when it partially separated from the Parish Municipality of Macamic. Demographics Population Language Municipal council * Mayor: Alain Gagnon * Councillors: Léopold Bergeron, Noëlla Dubé, Lorrie Gagnon, Cécile Hélie, Denis St-Georges, Jean-Yves Sylvestre See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Populated places established in 1983 {{AbitibiTémiscamingue-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authier-Nord
Authier-Nord is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers and had a population of 288 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1983, when it partially separated from the Parish Municipality of Macamic. Demographics Population Language Municipal council * Mayor: Alain Gagnon * Councillors: Léopold Bergeron, Noëlla Dubé, Lorrie Gagnon, Cécile Hélie, Denis St-Georges, Jean-Yves Sylvestre See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Populated places established in 1983 {{AbitibiTémiscamingue-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Levasseur
The pont Levasseur is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 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. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town. Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ... design. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec. The central pillar was added in 1946. In 1962 it was raised 60cm. In 1985 it was renovated. Following renovations in 2015, the load capacity was reduced to 8 tonnes from 12. It was repainted in 2016. It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sarre
La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake Abitibi. In addition to La Sarre itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Bienvenu, located along Route 111 west of the La Sarre River. History Before colonization, the area was home to the indigenous Algonquin who called the place ''Wabakin'', from ''wàba'' and ''akin'' meaning "there is a mountain of hardwood", and called the La Sarre River ''Adikameg Sibi'', which was also identified as ''Amikitik''. The first white settlers, six in number, settled as squatters on the land in the late 19th century and were discovered during the survey of the township in 1908. Real colonization began at the time when the National Transcontinental Railway running through the Abitibi region was completed. The first permanent pioneer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Leclerc
The pont Leclerc is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 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. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town. Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ... design. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec. It was renovated in 1947, 1949, and again in 1984. It is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. References See also List of covered bridges in Quebec Buildings and structures in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bridges completed in 1927 Covered bridges in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Quebec
Latulipe-et-Gaboury is a united township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The only other remaining united township municipality in Quebec is Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Latulipe-et-Gaboury had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census * Population in 2021: 320 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.5%) * Population in 2016: 295 * Population in 2011: 304 * Population in 2006: 333 * Population in 2001: 357 * Population in 1996: 351 * Population in 1991: 366 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 159 (total dwellings: 225) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Landry
The pont Landry is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 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. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town. Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ... design. This design was modified by the Quebec Ministry of Colonisation and was used for more than 500 covered bridges in Quebec. It was repaired in 1991 and repainted in 2010. In 2007 it was declared an historic monument by the local municipality, and it is listed in the répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. References See also List of covered bridges in Quebec Buildings and structures in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
