Covered Bridges of Newbrunswick

Adair bridge

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NORTH BECAGUIMEC RIVER #1 (Adair)

Built in 1948. Length 18.9m (62'). Destroyed by fire on October 14, 2009

This bridge is located aproximatly 13 km east of Hartland near Coldstream, Route 104 on the Furlong Road.

Howe Truss

Name: Adair. Span: 62', Length: 68' .

I was out to this covered bridge on an early october day and am grateful I was as a few weeks later some senseless soul decided to burn this bridge .

Rusagonis River #2

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Rusagonish River #2

also known as Patrick Owen Covered Bridge

This Structure consists of 2 spans at a total of 35.2 meters(115.6 feet ) for a total of 70.4 meters (or 231.2 feet).

This bridge was built in 1909.

To get to this bridge the easiest way would be to take the wilsey road from Fredericton ,this will take you on a direct route to it (exit route 7 at wilsey road Just past the coop )approx 6km's

The Patrick Owen bridge is located in Rusagonish N.B surrounded by farmland, houses are in close proximity.

Department of transportation maintains this bridge along with almost all the others in the province and have done some work on the west wall ,by replacing it back in 2004 .

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Bell Bridge

Also known as SOUTH OROMOCTO RIVER #3

The Bell bridge is a Howe truss design consisting of one span at a length of 37.6m (123' 4") built in 1931

It is located aproximately 7 km west of Hoyt on the Boyne road off rural route 101 .

I set out on a cold winter afternoon to photograph the Bell bridge,the drive out was uneventful ,but as I was setting up my camera and tripod in an opening west of the bridge two deer stepped out of the woods onto the riverbank just down from my location . They weren't long running away when they sensed my presence. The sun was low enough this afternoon giving the perfect lighting to photograph this wonderful old bridge.