List of covered bridges in New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick has 58 covered bridges, according to the Government of New Brunswick.[1] The Hartland Covered Bridge in Hartland is the world's longest covered bridge, spanning 1,282 feet (391 m). The most recent covered bridge constructed in New Brunswick is the Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge, which was reconstructed to add a second lane.[2] The county with the most covered bridges is Kings County with 15,[3] while Northumberland and Victoria counties both have one each.[4][5] Additionally, both Restigouche and Gloucester counties have no covered bridges.[6][7] Bridges are single span, unless noted.
Existing bridges
[edit]Name | County | Location | Built | Length (m) | Truss type | Notes | Photo |
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Coverdale River No. 3 (Colpitts, Bramford) | Albert | Colpitts Road, near Salisbury 45°59′18″N 64°58′26″W / 45.988336°N 64.973774°W |
1943 | 31 | Burr variation | On Private Road | |
Crooked Creek No. 3 | Albert | Crooked Creek Road. 45°47′49″N 64°46′36″W / 45.7970°N 64.7767°W |
1945 | 28 | Howe & Queen | Not in service. In the Caledonia Gorge Protected Natural Area. | |
Tantramar River No. 2 (Wheaton) | Westmorland | High Marsh Road 45°55′54″N 64°19′49″W / 45.931726°N 64.330294°W |
1916 | 51 | Howe & Queen | The site until 1840 of a bridge on the post road, then called the Westmorland Great Road, the main route across the narrow Isthmus of Chignecto that connects Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.[8] | |
Benton or Eel River No. 3 | York | Benton Road | 1927 | 32 | |||
Forty Five River No. 1 | Albert | Forty-Five Road 45°41′13″N 64°57′11″W / 45.6870°N 64.9530°W |
1914 | 29 | Howe & Queen | Built by Alex Garland.[9] In Fundy National Park. 17 ft roadway. | |
Mitton William | Albert | Mitton Road, Riverview 46°02′37″N 64°52′41″W / 46.043626098580326°N 64.87809317288605°W |
1942 | 23 | Not in service | ||
Point Wolfe | Albert | Point Wolfe Road 45°33′03″N 65°00′47″W / 45.5507°N 65.0130°W |
1992 | 29 | Howe & Queen | In Fundy National Park. Replaces the original bridge which had been built in 1916 and lost in 1990.[10] | |
Sawmill Creek No. 0.5 | Albert | Hopewell Hill 45°45′53″N 64°41′33″W / 45.7647°N 64.6925°W |
1908 | 33 | Not in service |
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Shepody River No. 3 (Germantown Lake) | Albert | Midway Road 45°40′00″N 64°48′41″W / 45.6667°N 64.8113°W |
1903 | 19 | Howe & Queen | ||
Turtle Creek No. 4 (Jonah, Peter) | Albert | Dewey Road | 1912 | 20 | Not in service. Moved in 2013 to dry land. | ||
Weldon Creek No. 3 (Steeves, Hartley) | Albert | Salem, near Hillsborough | 1923 | 18 | Howe & Queen | Built by John Forbes.[11] | |
Hartland | Carleton | Hartland | 1901 | 391 | Howe | Covered in 1921. National Historic Site and Provincial Historic Place. Longest covered bridge in the world.[12] Seven spans. | |
Florenceville | Carleton | Florenceville | 1907 | 47 | Howe | A five-span bridge of which one is covered and the others are steel. | |
North Becaguimec River No. 4 (Ellis) | Carleton | Lower Windsor | 1909 | 18 | Howe & Queen | ||
Canal | Charlotte | Canal | 1917 | 38 | Howe & Queen | ||
Dennis Stream No. 3 (Maxwell Crossing) | Charlotte | Old Ridge | 1910 | 18 | Howe | ||
Digdeguash River (McGuire) No. 3 (McGuire) | Charlotte | Elmsville | 1913 | 35 | |||
Digdeguash River (McCann) No. 4 (McCann) | Charlotte | 46°00′10″N 64°54′01″W / 46.0029°N 64.9002°W | 1938 | 86 | |||
Digdeguash River (Dumbarton) No. 6 (Dumbarton) | Charlotte | Tyron Road | 1928 | 76 | |||
Little Lepreau River No. 1.5 (Mill Pond) | Charlotte | Little Lepreau | 1910 | 32 | Relocated next to new bridge. Accessible to walk through. | ||
Magaguadavic River No. 7 (Flume Ridge) | Charlotte | Flume Falls | 1905 | 18 | Modified Pratt & Queen | ||
Graham Creek | Kent | Route 510
46°36′06″N 64°56′42″W / 46.60165211695204°N 64.94493520996093°W |
1928 | 41 | |||
Kouchibouguasis No. 5 (Camerons Mill) | Kent | Camerons Mill
46°40′35″N 65°07′53″W / 46.676402012361514°N 65.13138628742217°W |
1950 | 42 | |||
Belleisle Creek No. 2 (Marven) | Kings | Swamp Road | 1903 | 22 | |||
Bloomfield Creek | Kings | Bloomfield Station Road
45°34′41″N 65°45′25″W / 45.577941753988036°N 65.75702763339996°W |
1917 | 45 | |||
Darlings Island | Kings | Darlings Island Road
45°28′43″N 65°53′56″W / 45.478525427143445°N 65.89898622772216°W |
1914 | 42 | Not in service | ||
Kennebecasis River (Salmon) | Kings | Route 890
45°44′35″N 65°29′56″W / 45.74308794556422°N 65.49876845619201°W |
1908 | 34 | Not in service | ||
Hammond River No. 3 (Smithtown) | Kings | Damascus Road | 1914 | 56 | |||
Kennebecasis River (Malone) | Kings | Goshen Road
45°45′36″N 65°12′40″W / 45.759864702053044°N 65.21098888656616°W |
1911 | 18 | |||
Kennebecasis River (Plumweseep) | Kings | Plumweseep | 1911 | 23 | Named for the Maliseet word for Salmon River.[13] | ||
Millstream River | Kings | Pleasant Ridge Branch Road | 1911 | 29 | |||
Milkish Inlet No. 1 (Bayswater) | Kings | Route 845
45°20′23″N 66°08′43″W / 45.3396944116132°N 66.14535249015807°W |
1920 | 67 | |||
Smith Creek No. 1 (Tranton) | Kings | Roachville
45°44′37″N 65°30′34″W / 45.743634523563344°N 65.50937927505493°W |
1927 | 37 | |||
Moosehorn Creek No. 1.5 | Kings | Riverview Drive South
45°36′59″N 65°42′56″W / 45.61632482188442°N 65.71559823295593°W |
1915 | 29 | Not in service | ||
Trout Creek No. 5 (Moores Mills) | Kings | Urney Road
45°40′56″N 65°22′39″W / 45.682332055070916°N 65.37736631175994°W |
1905 | 20 | |||
Smith Creek No. 5 (Oldfields) | Kings | Oldfield Road
45°49′44″N 65°26′57″W / 45.82889496943813°N 65.44921196243286°W |
1910 | 28 | Was pictured on 1992 quarter.[14] | ||
Ward's Creek No.2 (MacFarlane) | Kings | Upper Wards Creek
45°40′21″N 65°30′18″W / 45.6724295566161°N 65.50489462158203°W |
1909 | 18 | |||
Baker Brook No. 2 (Morneault) | Madawaska | Cyr Street
47°19′43″N 68°30′50″W / 47.3286306492245°N 68.51381815216064°W |
1939 | 29 | Not in service | ||
Green River No. 3 (Boniface) | Madawaska | Boniface Road
47°21′19″N 68°09′06″W / 47.35519193808738°N 68.1517413928222°W |
1925 | 58 | |||
Quisibis River No. 2 | Madawaska | Deschenes Road
47°18′26″N 68°05′09″W / 47.307170482435204°N 68.08582342407226°W |
1951 | 17 | ![]() | ||
Mill Brook No. 0.5 (Nelson Hollow) | Northumberland | Lyons Road
46°32′42″N 66°09′58″W / 46.544963878475926°N 66.1660698725891°W |
1900 | 25 | Not in service. Oldest covered bridge in New Brunswick.[15] | ||
Gaspereau River No. 2 (Burpee) | Queens | Upper Gaspereau
46°14′48″N 65°51′48″W / 46.246645848150436°N 65.86345232269286°W |
1913 | 50 | |||
Long Creek No. 1 (Starkey) | Queens | Starkey Road
45°54′59″N 65°48′25″W / 45.91638373146396°N 65.80693281433105°W |
1912 | 42 | Reopened for vehicle traffic. |
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Irish River No. 2 (Hardscrabble) | Saint John | Fundy-St. Martins
45°21′33″N 65°32′12″W / 45.35920421812937°N 65.5365715100479°W |
1946 | 22 | ![]() | ||
Tynemouth Creek | Saint John | Tynemouth
45°18′51″N 65°39′19″W / 45.31407452001663°N 65.65531826755523°W |
1927 | 29 | |||
Irish River #1 (Vaughan Creek) | Saint John | Fundy-St. Martins | September 1, 2022 | 32 | This bridge replaced the existing covered bridge. This is the only two-lane covered bridge in New Brunswick. There is a pedestrian walkway as well.[16][17] | ||
Back Creek No. 2 (Hoyt Station) | Sunbury | Hoyt Station Road
45°34′33″N 66°33′37″W / 45.57592165573874°N 66.56039751312255°W |
1936 | 29 | |||
Rusagonis River No. 2 (Patrick Owens) | Sunbury | Wilsey Road
45°49′20″N 66°35′13″W / 45.82213635444821°N 66.58697284004211°W |
1909 | 70 | 2 spans | ||
South Oromocto River No. 3 (Bell) | Sunbury | Mill Settlement
45°33′41″N 66°35′18″W / 45.561260624501365°N 66.58842123291015°W |
1912 | 42 | |||
Odellach River No. 2 (Tomlinson Mill) | Victoria | Tomlinson Mill Road
46°47′59″N 67°29′38″W / 46.79972016068662°N 67.49376333496093°W |
1918 | 18 | |||
Cocagne River (Poirier) | Westmorland | Poirier Office Road | 1942 | 41 | |||
Cocagne River (Budd) | Westmorland | Victoria Road | 1913 | 25 | |||
Coverdale River No. 7 (now at Magnetic Hill) | Westmorland | Magnetic Hill Theme Park
46°07′13″N 64°50′48″W / 46.12014015140817°N 64.84661481520652°W |
1983 | 18 | Not owned by DTI | ||
Memramcook River No. 4 (Boudreau) | Westmorland | Gayton Road
46°01′26″N 64°33′24″W / 46.02378547513947°N 64.55679810783386°W |
1930 | 23 | ![]() | ||
William Mitton Bridge | Westmorland | Powers Pit Road
46°03′14″N 64°50′58″W / 46.053993084494564°N 64.84934128067016°W |
1930 | 38 | Not in service | ||
Shediac River No. 4 (Joshua Gallant) | Westmorland | Shediac River Road
46°14′30″N 64°37′58″W / 46.24156134266769°N 64.63276631376266°W |
1935 | 26 | Not in service | ||
Nackawick River No. 5 (Nackawic Siding) | York | Nortondale | 1927 | 18 |
Defunct bridges
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In 2018, the 87-year old Bell Bridge, near Hoyt, south of Fredericton, was demolished following flood damage.[18]
In 2017, a 104-year-old covered bridge (Hammond River No. 2) over the Hammond River was demolished and replaced with a modular bridge. According to the provincial government, local residents did not wish to save it.[19]
In 2014, the Cherryvale covered bridge, built in 1927, was washed away by flooding on the Canaan River and destroyed.[20]
In 2011 the Mangrum or Stormdale Bridge (Becaguimec Stream No. 3), constructed in 1909, burned following probable arson.[21]
In 2009 the Adair Bridge (North Becaguimec No. 1), constructed in 1948, was destroyed beyond repair by an arsonist.[22]
In 2001, the 82-year-old Mundleville covered bridge burned down.[23] At 153 metres, it was the second longest covered bridge in the province.[24][25]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Brunswick's Covered Bridges - Transportation and Infrastructure". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Covered Bridges". Tourism New Brunswick. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Kings County - Covered Bridge - New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Northumberland County - Covered Bridge - New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Victoria County - Covered Bridge - New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Restigouche County - Covered Bridge - New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Gloucester County - Covered Bridge". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Historic Sites: 20th Century: Wheaton Covered Bridge". Tantramar Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Lower Forty Five #1, Albert County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Point Wolfe, Albert County". www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Hartley Steeves or Weldon Creek #3, Albert County". www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Hartland Covered Bridge". Tourism New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Covered Bridges: A Part of New Brunswick's Heritage". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Government of New Brunswick, Canada (12 October 2011). "Kings County - Covered Bridge - New Brunswick". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Mill Brook No. 0.5 Covered Bridge (Nelson Hollow)". Tourism New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge (Irish River No. 1)". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge Replacement Project". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Fowler, Shane (17 January 2018). "Demolition of Hoyt's 87-year-old Bell Bridge is underway | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Pruss, Viola. "Covered bridge across Hammond River to be replaced with modular one". CBC. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Cherryvale's 87-year-old covered bridge being disassembled - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Fire destroys covered bridge". CBC.
- ^ "Arrest made in covered bridge fire". CBC.
- ^ "Squeaky wheel gets bridge". CBC News. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Bridge Losses 1954-2001" (PDF). archives.gnb.ca. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Loss of bridge inconvenience for area residents". CBC News. 5 March 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links
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