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Molesworth, Abitibi-Ouest County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-02-13
County: Abitibi-Ouest County
Township: Macamic
Town/Village: Macamic
Bridge Name: Molesworth
Crosses: Rivière Loïs
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 2
Length: 113', 35m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1930
Builder: Ministry of Colonization
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N48 44.936
Longitude: W078 59.636
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.4 miles (700 m) south of jct QC111 on QC101, then 0.4 miles (600 m) left on 2e-et-3e Rang (1st Ave. Est). South-southeast of Macamic.
Comments: Some sources list the construction date as 1930, which may have been a renovation date.

Pont Molesworth or Macamic, Macamic, MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest, QC Built 1917
Bill Caswell Photo, August 30, 2003

Pont Molesworth or Macamic, Macamic, MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest, QC Built 1917
Richard E. Roy Collection (1973 photo)

Sources:
http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grand_public/vehicules_promenade/reseau_routier/structures/ponts_couverts/visite_ponts/abitibi-temiscamingue
Arbour, Gérald & Forest, Gaétan. List of Québec Bridges, 2006
Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Abitibi County, Quebec: A Covered Bridge History, Volume XXIX, No. 1, Summer 1982, pages 3-8
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 178

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