Bien que l’information sur certains ponts couverts du canton de Potton soit rare, des souvenirs de première main citent le pont Crowell sur la rivière Missisquoi. Ce pont permettait aux résidents de la rive sud de la Missisquoi d’atteindre Dunkin et ses écoles, magasins et forgerons. Réciproquement, la population de la rive nord pouvait atteindre Highwater, où se trouvait la gare de la South Eastern Railway. Dans un article à propos du hameau de Dunkin, publié dans Yesterdays of Brome County (Volume 3), les auteurs racontent ceci : |
Although information about some of the historical covered bridges in Potton Township is scarce, there are published firsthand recollections of the Crowell Bridge over the Missisquoi River. This bridge allowed residents on the south side of the river to reach Dunkin, with its schools, store, blacksmith shops, and other amenities. It also allowed residents on the north side to reach Highwater, where the South Eastern Railway station was located. In an article about Dunkin in Yesterdays of Brome County (Volume 3), the authors wrote: |
Le pont Crowell portait le nom du fermier Fred Crowell qui vivait sur la rive sud de la Missisquoi. Cette photo des ruines du pont date probablement de 1965.
The Crowell Bridge was named after a farmer named Fred Crowell, who lived on the south side of the Missisquoi River. This photo of the bridge ruins is believed to have been taken in 1965 or thereabouts.
Le pont couvert North Branch enjambait la rivière Missisquoi Nord à Meigs Corner, un hameau disparu qui se situait entre Mansonville et Highwater. Long de 22,6 m (74 pi), il a été construit au début des années 1890 pour desservir une ancienne route Montréal-Boston. Il s’est écroulé en 1980.
The North Branch Bridge stood over the North Missisquoi River at Meigs Corner, a hamlet between Mansonville and Highwater that has vanished. It was 22.6 metres (74 feet) in length and was constructed in the early 1890s to serve as part of a route between Montreal and Boston. It collapsed in 1980.