Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge is a
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
in the Township of
Mansfield-et-Pontefract
Mansfield-et-Pontefract is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River, northwest of Gatineau. It is the most populated municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Mun ...
, Quebec, Canada, that crosses the
Coulonge River
The Coulonge River (; ) is a predominantly wilderness river in western Quebec, Canada. One of a dozen or so significant tributaries of the Ottawa River, it has a length of and a drainage area of , and runs in a general south-eastern direction fro ...
near
Fort-Coulonge.
Constructed in 1898, this 148.66-metre-long bridge is the longest
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
in Quebec. This bridge is unique in Quebec because of its combination of
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
Queenpost trusses.
It is registered as an historic building by the Quebec government.
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Covered bridges in Canada
Transport in Outaouais
Heritage buildings of Quebec
Buildings and structures in Outaouais
Tourist attractions in Outaouais
Heritage sites in Outaouais
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