The Ducharme Bridge (

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: ''Pont Ducharme'') is a

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

with a

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structure, which crosses the

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in the center of La Bostonnais,

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. The bridge was built in 1946 and it is long. It was classified as a

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in 2006, because it was a late example of an elaborated town bridge, a truss developed by the Departement of colonization of Quebec 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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* Covered bridges in Canada Transport in Mauricie Heritage buildings of Quebec Buildings and structures in Mauricie La Tuque, Quebec Heritage sites in Mauricie {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub