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
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 / 45.988336; -64.973774 (Coverdale River Covered Bridge) |
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 / 45.7970; -64.7767 (Crooked Creek #3 Covered Bridge) |
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 / 45.931726; -64.330294 (Tantramar River #2 (Wheaton) Covered Bridge) |
1916 | 50 | 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
45°59′12″N 67°36′30″W / 45.9867°N 67.6083°W / 45.9867; -67.6083 (Benton or Eel River #3 Covered Bridge) |
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 / 45.6870; -64.9530 (Lower Forty Five Covered Bridge) |
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 / 46.043626098580326; -64.87809317288605 (Mitton William) |
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 / 45.5507; -65.0130 (Point Wolfe) |
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 / 45.7647; -64.6925 (Hopewell Hill) |
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 / 45.6667; -64.8113 (Shepody River #3 (Germantown Lake)) |
1903 | 19 | Howe & Queen | ||
Turtle Creek No. 4 (Jonah, Peter) | Albert | Dewey Road
46°00′10″N 64°54′01″W / 46.0029°N 64.9002°W / 46.0029; -64.9002 (Turtle Creek #4 (Jonah, Peter)) |
1912 | 20 | Not in service. Moved in 2013 to dry land. | ||
Weldon Creek No. 3 (Steeves, Hartley) | Albert | Salem, near Hillsborough
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1923 | 18 | Howe & Queen | Built by John Forbes.[11] | |
Hartland | Carleton | Hartland
46°17′48″N 67°31′49″W / 46.2967°N 67.5303°W / 46.2967; -67.5303 (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
46°26′30″N 67°37′17″W / 46.4417°N 67.6213°W / 46.4417; -67.6213 (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
46°21′13″N 67°23′12″W / 46.3535°N 67.3868°W / 46.3535; -67.3868 (North Becaguimec River #4 (Ellis)) |
1909 | 18 | Howe & Queen | ||
Canal | Charlotte | Canal
45°09′37″N 66°49′38″W / 45.1602°N 66.8273°W / 45.1602; -66.8273 (Canal) |
1917 | 38 | Howe & Queen | ||
Dennis Stream No. 3 (Maxwell Crossing) | Charlotte | Old Ridge
45°14′41″N 67°16′00″W / 45.2448°N 67.2668°W / 45.2448; -67.2668 (Dennis Stream #3 (Maxwell Crossing)) |
1910 | 18 | Howe | ||
Digdeguash River (McGuire) No. 3 (McGuire) | Charlotte | Elmsville
46°00′10″N 64°54′01″W / 46.0029°N 64.9002°W / 46.0029; -64.9002 (Digdeguash River (McGuire) #3 (McGuire)) |
1913 | 35 | |||
Digdeguash River (McCann) No. 4 (McCann) | Charlotte | 46°00′10″N 64°54′01″W / 46.0029°N 64.9002°W / 46.0029; -64.9002 (Digdeguash River (McCann) #4 (McCann)) | 1938 | 86 | |||
Digdeguash River (Dumbarton) No. 6 (Dumbarton) | Charlotte | Tyron Road
45°22′43″N 67°07′50″W / 45.3785°N 67.1305°W / 45.3785; -67.1305 (Digdeguash River (Dumbarton) #6 (Dumbarton)) |
1928 | 76 | |||
Little Lepreau River No. 1.5 (Mill Pond) | Charlotte | Little Lepreau
46°00′10″N 64°54′01″W / 46.0029°N 64.9002°W / 46.0029; -64.9002 (Little Lepreau River #1.5 (Mill Pond)) |
1910 | 32 | Relocated next to new bridge. Accessible to walk through. | ||
Magaguadavic River No. 7 (Flume Ridge) | Charlotte | Flume Falls
45°27′25″N 67°00′58″W / 45.4570°N 67.0162°W / 45.4570; -67.0162 (Magaguadavic River #7 (Flume Ridge)) |
1905 | 18 | Modified Pratt & Queen | ||
Graham Creek | Kent | Route 510
46°36′06″N 64°56′42″W / 46.60165211695204°N 64.94493520996093°W / 46.60165211695204; -64.94493520996093 (Graham Creek) |
1928 | 41 | |||
Kouchibouguasis No. 5 (Camerons Mill) | Kent | Camerons Mill
46°40′35″N 65°07′53″W / 46.676402012361514°N 65.13138628742217°W / 46.676402012361514; -65.13138628742217 (Kouchibouguasis No. 5 (Camerons Mill)) |
1950 | 42 | |||
Belleisle Creek No. 2 (Marven) | Kings | Swamp Road
45°41′20″N 65°46′19″W / 45.68882°N 65.7718864°W / 45.68882; -65.7718864 (Belleisle Creek No.2 (Marven)) |
1903 | 22 | |||
Bloomfield Creek | Kings | Bloomfield Station Road
45°34′41″N 65°45′25″W / 45.577941753988036°N 65.75702763339996°W / 45.577941753988036; -65.75702763339996 (Bloomfield Creek) |
1917 | 45 | |||
Darlings Island | Kings | Darlings Island Road
45°28′43″N 65°53′56″W / 45.478525427143445°N 65.89898622772216°W / 45.478525427143445; -65.89898622772216 (Darlings Island) |
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 / 45.74308794556422; -65.49876845619201 (Kennebecasis River (Salmon)) |
1908 | 34 | Not in service | ||
Hammond River No. 3 (Smithtown) | Kings | Damascus Road
45°27′50″N 65°48′19″W / 45.4637838°N 65.8051952°W / 45.4637838; -65.8051952 (Hammond River No. 3 (Smithtown)) |
1914 | 56 | |||
Kennebecasis River (Malone) | Kings | Goshen Road
45°45′36″N 65°12′40″W / 45.759864702053044°N 65.21098888656616°W / 45.759864702053044; -65.21098888656616 (Kennebecasis River (Malone)) |
1911 | 18 | |||
Kennebecasis River (Plumweseep) | Kings | Plumweseep
45°44′29″N 65°26′48″W / 45.7413934°N 65.44671446°W / 45.7413934; -65.44671446 (Kennebecasis River (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 / 45.3396944116132; -66.14535249015807 (Milkish Inlet No.1 (Bayswater)) |
1920 | 67 | |||
Smith Creek No. 1 (Tranton) | Kings | Roachville
45°44′37″N 65°30′34″W / 45.743634523563344°N 65.50937927505493°W / 45.743634523563344; -65.50937927505493 (Smith Creek No.1 (Tranton)) |
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 / 45.61632482188442; -65.71559823295593 (Moosehorn Creek No.1.5) |
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 / 45.682332055070916; -65.37736631175994 (Trout Creek No. 5 (Moores Mills)) |
1905 | 20 | |||
Smith Creek No. 5 (Oldfields) | Kings | Oldfield Road
45°49′44″N 65°26′57″W / 45.82889496943813°N 65.44921196243286°W / 45.82889496943813; -65.44921196243286 (Smith Creek #5 (Oldfields)) |
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 / 45.6724295566161; -65.50489462158203 (Ward's Creek No.2 (MacFarlane)) |
1909 | 18 | |||
Baker Brook No. 2 (Morneault) | Madawaska | Cyr Street
47°19′43″N 68°30′50″W / 47.3286306492245°N 68.51381815216064°W / 47.3286306492245; -68.51381815216064 (Baker Brook No.2 (Morneault)) |
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 / 47.35519193808738; -68.1517413928222 (Green River No.3 (Boniface)) |
1925 | 58 | |||
Quisibis River No. 2 | Madawaska | Deschenes Road
47°18′26″N 68°05′09″W / 47.307170482435204°N 68.08582342407226°W / 47.307170482435204; -68.08582342407226 (Quisibis River No.2) |
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 / 46.544963878475926; -66.1660698725891 (Mill Brook No. 0.5 (Nelson Hollow)) |
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 / 46.246645848150436; -65.86345232269286 (Gaspereau River No.2 (Burpee)) |
1913 | 50 | |||
Long Creek No. 1 (Starkey) | Queens | Starkey Road
45°54′59″N 65°48′25″W / 45.91638373146396°N 65.80693281433105°W / 45.91638373146396; -65.80693281433105 (Long Creek No.1 (Starkey)) |
1912 | 42 | Reopened for vehicle traffic. | ||
Irish River No. 2 (Hardscrabble) | Saint John | Fundy-St. Martins
45°21′33″N 65°32′12″W / 45.35920421812937°N 65.5365715100479°W / 45.35920421812937; -65.5365715100479 (Irish River No.2 (Hardscrabble)) |
1946 | 22 | |||
Tynemouth Creek | Saint John | Tynemouth
45°18′51″N 65°39′19″W / 45.31407452001663°N 65.65531826755523°W / 45.31407452001663; -65.65531826755523 (Tynemouth Creek) |
1927 | 29 | |||
Irish River No. 1 (Vaughan Creek) | Saint John | Fundy-St. Martins
45°21′27″N 65°32′17″W / 45.35743447537912°N 65.53806013605117°W / 45.35743447537912; -65.53806013605117 (Irish River No.1 (Vaughan Creek)) |
1935 | 22 | Not in service | ||
Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge | Saint John | Fundy-St. Martins
45°21′31″N 65°31′57″W / 45.3587049°N 65.5325839°W / 45.3587049; -65.5325839 (Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge) |
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 / 45.57592165573874; -66.56039751312255 (Back Creek No. 2 (Hoyt Station)) |
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 / 45.82213635444821; -66.58697284004211 (Rusagonis River No.2 (Patrick Owens)) |
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 / 45.561260624501365; -66.58842123291015 (South Oromocto River No.3 (Bell)) |
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 / 46.79972016068662; -67.49376333496093 (Odellach River No.2 (Tomlinson Mill)) |
1918 | 18 | |||
Cocagne River (Poirier) | Westmorland | Poirier Office Road
46°16′09″N 64°47′48″W / 46.2690832°N 64.7967009°W / 46.2690832; -64.7967009 (Cocagne River (Poirier)) |
1942 | 41 | |||
Cocagne River (Budd) | Westmorland | Victoria Road
46°14′23″N 64°53′17″W / 46.2398245°N 64.8879391°W / 46.2398245; -64.8879391 (Cocagne River (Budd)) |
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 / 46.12014015140817; -64.84661481520652 (Coverdale River No.7 (now at Magnetic Hill)) |
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 / 46.02378547513947; -64.55679810783386 (Memramcook River No.4 (Boudreau)) |
1930 | 23 | |||
William Mitton Bridge | Westmorland | Powers Pit Road
46°03′14″N 64°50′58″W / 46.053993084494564°N 64.84934128067016°W / 46.053993084494564; -64.84934128067016 (William Mitton Bridge) |
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 / 46.24156134266769; -64.63276631376266 (Shediac River No.4 (Joshua Gallant)) |
1935 | 26 | Not in service | ||
Nackawick River No. 5 (Nackawic Siding) | York | Nortondale
46°08′46″N 67°16′34″W / 46.1462001°N 67.2761764°W / 46.1462001; -67.2761764 (Nackawick River #5 (Nackawic Siding)) |
1927 | 18 |
Defunct bridges
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wheaton Covered Bridge". Tantramar Historic Sites. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Squeaky wheel gets bridge". CBC News. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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- ^ "Loss of bridge inconvenience for area residents". CBC News. 5 March 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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