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Perrault, Arthabaska County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-04-06
County: Arthabaska County
Township: Warwick
Town/Village: Warwick
Bridge Name: Perrault
Crosses: Rivière des Pins
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 1
Length: 97', 29m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1929
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N45 57.383
Longitude: W072 00.349
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Directions: 0.6 miles (1.0 km) west of Warwick and Route 116 on Route St-Albert.

Pont Perrault or Charbonneau, Warwick, Centre-du-Québec, QC Built 1908
Richard E. Roy Collection

Pont Perrault or Charbonneau, Warwick, Centre-du-Québec, QC Built 1908
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 26, 2022

Comments:
This bridge was closed to traffic in 1957. On December 1, 1958, it was sold to Louis Desrochers for $ 1.00. Now, the municipality of Warwick owns the bridge and land. The bridge’s name honors Minister Joseph-Édouard-Perrault. It was restored between June and August 2011 by Construction Giron at a cost of $ 390,000. An official re-opening took place on 26 September 2011. The site is landscaped with picnic tables and includes an interpretation panel inside the covered bridge.

Sources:
"Pont Perrault." Les ponts couverts au Québec. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. < http://www.pontscouverts.com/Pontscouverts1/Perrault_2.html >.
Arbour, Gérald & Forest, Gaétan. List of Québec Bridges, 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 182