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The Car Bridge

Black and white photograph of Sainte-Anne’s bridge of which two arches of the wooden structure were destroyed by a scree and with debris lying in the river.

Bridge destroyed by the 1894 scree, archival photograph.

Source: Société d’histoire de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

The 1894 Saint-Alban scree on the Sainte-Anne River had consequences up to the mouth of the river, destroying several buildings and infrastructure on its path. Built in 1862, the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade car bridge is swept away by debris on the day following the catastrophe.