Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge

Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge Pont Félix-Gabriel-Marchand
Coordinates	45°51′41″N 76°44′26″W
Crosses	Coulonge River
Locale	Near Fort-Coulonge
Other name(s)	Marchand Bridge, Red Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Queen post and lattice trusses
Total length	148.66 m (487.7 ft)
Width	5.56 m (18.2 ft)
Clearance above	3.96 m (13.0 ft)
History
Opened	1898
Location

Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge is a covered bridge in the Township of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec, Canada, that crosses the Coulonge River near Fort-Coulonge.

Constructed in 1898, this 148.66-metre-long bridge is the longest covered bridge in Quebec.[1][2] This bridge is unique in Quebec because of its combination of Town and Queenpost trusses.

It is registered as an historic building by the Quebec government.[3]

References

1. "Pont Félix-Gabriel-Marchand (Mansfield-et-Pontefract/Fort-Coulonge, 1898)". Structurae (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
2. Fletcher, Katharine; Fletcher, Eric (2010). Quebec Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (5th ed.). Morris Book Publishing LLC. ISBN 9780762765591. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
3. "Pont Félix-Gabriel-Marchand". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

• Media related to Pont Félix-Gabriel-Marchand at Wikimedia Commons
• "Pont Félix-Gabriel-Marchand" (in French). Canada's Historic Place. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.