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SQPC Number: QC/61-67-03 County: Sherbrooke County Township: Ascot Town/Village: Milby Bridge Name: de Milby Crosses: Rivière Moe Truss type: Town Spans: 1 Length: 75', 23m Roadway Width: Built: 1873 Builder: Robert & John Hood When Lost: standing Cause: Latitude: N45 18.910 Longitude: W071 49.385 See a map of the area Topographic map of the area Directions: 3.0 miles (4.8 km) southeast of jct QC108 on QC147, then just left on chemin du Pont Couvert. At Milby, south-southeast of Huntingville.	Pont de Milby, Ascot, Cantons de l’Est, QC Built 1872 Bill Caswell Photo, November 2007 Pont de Milby, Ascot, Cantons de l’Est, QC Built 1872 Richard E. Roy Collection Pont de Milby, Ascot, Cantons de l’Est, QC Built 1872 Richard E. Roy Collection (1974) Pont de Milby, Ascot, Cantons de l’Est, QC Built 1872 Bill Caswell Photo Pont de Milby, Ascot, Cantons de l’Est, QC Built 1872 Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 25, 2022
Comments: Pont de Milby was built in 1873 by brothers Robert and John Hood at a cost of $ 1,350. It replaced an earlier bridge that was lost during the major flooding in 1869.
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 182

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