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de la Frontière or Province Hill, Brome County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-11-03
County: Brome County
Township: Potton
Town/Village: Potton
Bridge Name: de la Frontière or Province Hill
Crosses: ruisseau Mud
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 102', 31m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1896
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N45 00.708
Longitude: W072 22.406
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.7 miles (2.8 km) north of the US border on QC243, then 2.2 miles (3.6 km) right on chemin Aeroport, then 1.3 miles (2.0 km) right on chemin Bellevue and just right on chemin du Pont-Couvert.

Pont de la Frontière or Province Hill, Mansonville, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1896
Bill Caswell Photo, November 2007

Pont de la Frontière or Province Hill, Mansonville, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1896
Bill Caswell Photo, September 28, 2013

Pont de la Frontière or Province Hill, Mansonville, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1896 (1962 photo)
Richard E. Roy Collection

Pont de la Frontière or Province Hill, Mansonville, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1896 (1974 photo)
Richard E. Roy Collection

Pont de la Frontière or Province Hill, Mansonville, Cantons de l'Est, QC Built 1896
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Closed. This bridge was originally known as Creek Bridge. On October 6, 2008, it was designated as a historic monument by the Minucipal Council of Potton township.

Sources:
http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grand_public/vehicules_promenade/reseau_routier/structures/ponts_couverts/visite_ponts/cantons-est
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