Quebec's Powerscourt Covered Bridge Renovation

WGN 61-27-01

Huntington County, Quebec, August 21, 2009 - Work is in progress at the Powerscourt Bridge. The bridge has been dismantled and the arches are laying in a field 3 miles away from the bridge site. Rotten sections and broken pieces will be replaced. This is a $800,000 project. It is not decided yet if it will be a shingle or metal roof. The reopening is scheduled late October.

Gerald Arbour

[The 180-foot Powerscourt Bridge was built in 1861 using the McCallum truss to cross the Chateauguay River in two spans - Ed.]

Powerscourt Bridge
Photo by Gerald Arbour
August 21, 2009

Powerscourt Bridge
Photo by Gerald Arbour
August 21, 2009