Ducharme Bridge

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Another view of the Ducharme Bridge

Ducharme Bridge Pont Ducharme
Ducharme Bridge form the west.
Coordinates	47°31′11″N 72°40′51″W / 47.51972°N 72.68083°W / 47.51972; -72.68083Coordinates: 47°31′11″N 72°40′51″W / 47.51972°N 72.68083°W / 47.51972; -72.68083
Crosses	Bostonnais River
Locale	La Bostonnais, Quebec, Canada
Characteristics
Design	Lattice truss
Material	Spruce
Total length	41.76 m (137.0 ft)
Width	6.55 m (21.5 ft)
History
Opened	1948
Location

The Ducharme Bridge (French: Pont Ducharme) is a covered bridge with a lattice truss structure, which crosses the Bostonnais River in the center of La Bostonnais, Quebec. The bridge was built in 1946 and it is 41.76 metres (137.0 ft) long. It was classified as a historic monument in 2006, because it was a late example of an elaborated town bridge, a truss developed by the at the turn of the 20th century. It was named after Romulus Ducharme, MLA of Laviolette in 1936-1939 and 1944–1966.

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