Couvert, Pont
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Simply known as the “Covered Bridge” or the “Province Hill Bridge”, and earlier, as the “Creek or Crick Bridge”, its official name is now Pont de la Frontière (border Bridge) because of its proximity to the Canadian/American border. This bridge is one of the two remaining covered bridges in the MRC of Memphremagog. The other is in Fitch Bay. Potton's bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1967 and saved from certain demolition by Fred Korman, then Mayor of Potton.
Potton Heritage Association has worked diligently for the protection of this landmark and for its citation as an historical site. A viewing platform was built in 2012 above the river's edge that is reached by a walking trail.
More information is under the title Pont de la Frontière as well as in a Potton Heritage Association brochure of the same name.
Connu aussi sous le nom de Pont de la Frontière. Il s’agit de l’un des deux ponts couverts qui subsistent dans la MRC de Memphrémagog. L’autre se situe à Fitch Bay dans le canton de Stanstead.[1] Voir aussi les notes sous la dénomination Pont de la Frontière.
[1] Source : Le patrimoine bâti de la MRC de Memphrémagog, publié par cette MRC.
- Titre
- Couvert, Pont
- Thème
- Historic Names | Noms historiques
- Identifiant
- PN-C-30
- Collections
- Toponymie | Place Names of Potton and More