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  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
  • Le Pont Couvert De Saint-Edgar (8 Photos)
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The covered bridge of Saint-Edgar (8 photos)

The covered bridge

HISTORICAL

The Saint-Edgar covered bridge was built in 1938 at the request of the founding priest of the parish, Joseph-Edgar Miville (1887-1968). Its construction facilitated the settlement and development of the communities of Saint-Edgar and Robidoux, located on either side of the Petite Rivière Cascapédia.

The construction of the bridge is part of a great tradition

of civil engineering works that characterized Quebec until

early 1950s. These places of passage will have allowed

the opening and access of lands open to colonization

As the marketing of agricultural products from these

latest

In 1948, an exceptional flood put the whole thing to the test

of the structure and causes significant damage. A

parishioner will have a statuette of

the Virgin on a beam in order to subsequently protect the

bridge and its users.

The bridge will be badly damaged by the floods of

December 2010 which will force the removal of the bridge from its

original location in order to restore it from top to bottom

and then return it to its original location at

fall 2014.

The Saint-Edgar bridge was classified as a heritage building in

2009 by the Quebec government.

ARCHITECTURE

The Saint-Edgar covered bridge

Counts among the covered bridges

the most interesting in Quebec. It is a

remarkable example of a structure of

“Quebec Town” type, a variant

of the model patented in 1820 by

American architect, Ithiel ToWn.

It is characterized by its structural strength.

resulting from an arrangement of beams

placed diagonally to which are

added vertical reinforcement posts.

In Quebec, this structure is recognized

for its solidity, its ease of

construction and its lightness.

With a length of 38.38 m and a

5.74 m wide, it is the longest bridge

cover remaining in Gaspésie. Its

central pillar rests on a lot and,

like many Quebec bridges,

The exterior is covered with a paneling of

horizontal boards painted red.

BACKGROUND

The Saint-Edgar Covered Brid

request of the founding parist

(1887-1968). Its construction s

development of the community

located on opposite sides of P

Bridge building was part of th

engineering works that charad

1950s. These crossing places

possible not only for people to

for them to ship their products

Exceptionally heavy fooding i

structure, causing significant

a parishioner had Father Mivil

Mary on one of the beams to her

The bridge was badly damaged

had to be moved so it could be

returned to its original location

The Saint-Edgar Bridge was

by the Government of Quebec

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