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Decelles-Fortin, Brome County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-11-02
County: Brome County
Township: Farnham
Town/Village: Brigham
Bridge Name: Decelles-Fortin
Crosses: Rivière Yamaska
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 1
Length: 106', 32m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1938
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N45 16.852
Longitude: W072 45.713
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of old Route 139 (rue d'Adamsville) and Adamsville on chemin Choinière, then 170 feet (50 m) left on rue Fortin. East of Adamsville.

Pont Decelles-Fortin, Farnham, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1938
Bill Caswell Photo, November 2007

Pont Decelles-Fortin, Farnham, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1938
Bill Caswell Photo, September 1985

Pont Decelles-Fortin, Farnham, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1938
Richard E. Roy Collection

Comments:
According to an interpretive sign at the bridge, Pont Decelles-Fortin, formerly Decelles, was built in 1938, on the site of a private bridge constructed by Charles Fortin to access his land at the beginning of the twentieth century. As land was being developed on the north side of the Yamaska, the residents presented a request to the municipal administration to establish a bridge and a public road, agreeing to cede the portions of land necessary for the project. Ernest Decelles presented the petition and the bridge was named after him. In the 1960s, the bridge was sagging so tension rods were added for extra support. Protective barriers (“headache bars”) were added in 1996. It was closed to traffic between 2000 and 2007. The repairs in 2007 included raising the bridge.

Sources:
http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grand_public/vehicules_promenade/reseau_routier/structures/ponts_couverts/visite_ponts/monteregie
Arbour, Gérald & Forest, Gaétan. List of Québec Bridges, 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 180