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Bolduc, Beauce County

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SQPC Number: QC/61-06-02
County: Beauce County
Township: Tring
Town/Village: Saint-Victor
Bridge Name: Bolduc
Crosses: Rivière Fortin-Dupuis
Truss type: Town variation
Spans: 1
Length: 73', 21m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1937 (M1942)
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 07.708
Longitude: W070 59.250
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the northerly jct of QC271 on QC108, then 3.3 miles (5.2 km) left on 7e Rangs (6e-et-7e-Rangs-des-chemin).

Pont Bolduc, Tring, Chaudière/Appalaches Region, QC Built 1937
Bill Caswell Photo, September 2001

Pont Bolduc, Tring, Chaudière/Appalaches Region, QC Built 1937
Richard E. Roy Collection (1976 photo)

Pont Bolduc, Tring, Chaudière/Appalaches Region, QC Built 1937
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 26, 2022

Comments:
The bridge is named after two builders, Lucien Bolduc and his father. In September 2008, a group of citizens and businesses in Ste-Clotilde urged replacement of the covered bridge stating that it is too dangerous. In March 2012, it was announced that the Bolduc Bridge would be moved 13 meters and be replaced by a new bridge. Originally planned for fall 2012, the project was finally implemented in June 2014. Replacement work began June 9, 2014 and was completed on August 8th. The bridge was removed from its abutments on June 12th and sat in a nearby field during construction and was replaced over the river at it’s new location.

Sources:
http://www.pontscouverts.com/Pontscouverts1/Bolduc.html
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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