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Perrault, Beauce County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-06-01
County: Beauce County
Township: Seigneurie Rigaud/Vaudreuil
Town/Village: Notre-Dame-des-Pins
Bridge Name: Perrault
Crosses: Rivière Chaudière
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 4
Length: 495', 150m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1928
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 10.943
Longitude: W070 43.010
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of jct QC108 on QC173, then 0.3 miles (400 m) right on old QC173 (rue 30e), then left 0.1 miles (0.2 km) on 1re Ave and just right 400 feet (120 m) to a parking area.

Pont Perrault, Seigneurie Rigaud-Vaudreuil, MRC de Beauce-Sartigan, QC Built 1928
Bill Caswell Photo, September 2001

Pont Perrault, Seigneurie Rigaud-Vaudreuil, MRC de Beauce-Sartigan, QC Built 1928
Bill Caswell Collection

Pont Perrault, Seigneurie Rigaud-Vaudreuil, MRC de Beauce-Sartigan, QC Built 1928
Richard E. Roy Collection (1953 photo)

Pont Perrault, Seigneurie Rigaud-Vaudreuil, MRC de Beauce-Sartigan, QC Built 1928
Richard E. Roy Collection (1976 photo)

Lottery Ticket with Pont Perrault, Seigneurie Rigaud-Vaudreuil, MRC de Beauce-Sartigan, QC Built 1928
Gérald Arbour Collection, 1993 Lottery Ticket

Comments:
Although the bridge's name is often spelled Perreault, it was named in honor of Joseph-Édouard Perrault (1874–1948). Perraullt served in the Quebec cabinet as Minister of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries from 1919 to 1929, as Minister of Highways from 1929 to 1936, Minister of Colonization from 1935 to 1936 and Solicitor General in 1936. During 2022, Cité Construction TM of Thetford Mines, Québec worked on a $3.6 million project to rehabilitate the bridge with the intent of bringing it back to full capacity. Statements from local officials had said that the restoration will be carried out in such a way as to preserve the heritage aspect of the site and respect the strict environmental standards. Once the work is complete, the bridge will re-open to pedestrian, bicycle, ATV and snowmobile traffic. The bridge is the longest covered bridge in Quebec at 495 feet.

Sources:
http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grand_public/vehicules_promenade/reseau_routier/structures/ponts_couverts/visite_ponts/chaudiere-appalaches
Arbour, Gérald & Forest, Gaétan. List of Québec Bridges, 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 184

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