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Taschereau, Abitibi-Ouest County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-02-39
County: Abitibi-Ouest County
Township: Rousseau
Town/Village: Villebois
Bridge Name: Taschereau
Crosses: Rivière Turgeon
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 1
Length: 145', 44m
Roadway Width:
Built: c1944
Builder: Ministry of Colonization
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N49 07.591
Longitude: W079 12.026
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 6.0 miles (9.6 km) north of Beaucanton on QC393, then 1.8 miles (2.9 km) right on chemin des 8e-et-9e Rangs. East-southeast of Val-Paradis.

Pont Taschereau, Rousseau, James Bay Municipality, QC Built 1939 or 1950
Bill Caswell Photo, August 30, 2003

Pont Taschereau, Rousseau, James Bay Municipality, QC Built 1939 or 1950
© Joseph D. Conwill

Pont Taschereau, Rousseau, Abitibi-Ouest County, QC Built 1939
Gérald Arbour Photo, July 2018

Comments:
The bridge’s name honors Prime Minister Louis-Alexandre Taschereau who was in office when it was constructed. An historical panel was installed in 2007 showing the location of the last 5 covered bridges in northern Québec. It has been closed to traffic since August 2009.

Sources:
"Pont Alphonse-Normandin." Les ponts couverts au Québec. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. < http://www.pontscouverts.com/Pontscouverts2/Taschereau.html >.
Arbour, Gérald & Forest, Gaétan. List of Québec Bridges, 2006
Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Volume XXVIII, No. 4, Spring 1982, pages 2-5
Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Abitibi County, Quebec: A Covered Bridge History, Volume XXVIII, No. 4, Spring 1982, pages 2-5
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 185

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