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SQPC Number: QC/61-47-02
County: Montmagny County
Township: Talon
Town/Village: Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard
Bridge Name: des Défricheurs
Crosses: Rivière Noire Nord-Ouest
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 1
Length: 97', 30m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1936
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 45.248
Longitude: W070 03.554
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Directions: 0.7 miles (1.1 km) southwest of jct QC283 on QC204, then 2.0 miles (3.2 km) right on Route des Chutes, 0.2 miles (300 m) left at Y and 0.4 miles (0.6 km) left at Y on 6e Rang Ouest. Northwest of Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard.

Pont des Défricheurs, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, MRC de Montmagny, QC Built 1936
Bill Caswell Photo, July 2002

Pont des Défricheurs, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, MRC de Montmagny, QC Built 1936
Raymond Brainerd Photo (1976), Richard E. Roy Collection

Comments:
In the 1970's, the bridge was painted orange. Another Quebec bridge, the Ouelle Ouest Bridge (QC/61-32-02) had orange portals.

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 185

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