Ducharme Bridge

Ducharme Bridge, or Pont Ducharme, stands in the center of La Bostonnais, Quebec, as a covered lattice truss bridge over the Bostonnais River. Built in 1946 and measuring 41.76 metres long, it is significant as a late example of an elaborated town bridge, a truss form developed by Quebec’s Department of Colonization around the turn of the 20th century. It was recognized as a historic monument in 2006 for that architectural importance. The bridge’s name honors Romulus Ducharme, who represented Laviolette as MLA from 1936 to 1939 and again from 1944 to 1966.

Quebec · Canada