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The Hartland Covered Bridge (French: Pont couvert de Hartland) or Hartland Bridge is the world's longest covered bridge at 1,282 feet (391 m) in length. Located in New Brunswick , Canada , the bridge crosses the Saint John River , joining the Carleton County communities of Hartland and Somerville .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Town in New Brunswick, Canada Hartland Town Hartland Bridge, with Hartland in the background Seal Nickname: Home of the World's Longest Covered Bridge Hartland Coordinates: 46°17′51″N 67°31′39″W / 46.29742°N 67.52742°W / 46.29742; -67.52742 Country Canada Provinces ...
The bridge was built to accommodate the Trans Canada Highway, which opened in 1962. Because it is within view of the famous Hartland Covered Bridge a beautiful design was chosen instead of a less expensive steel-deck truss design. Writes John Leroux: "the government saw the importance of creating an attractive contemporary structure to honour ...
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Canaan River New Brunswick, now defunct. 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.
A a concrete road bridge (New Brunswick Highway 105) crosses the stream at Hartland paralleled by a Canadian Pacific Railway trestle (now part of The Great Trail). In 1922, an earlier steel truss bridge, located slightly upstream of the trestle, was destroyed when impounded logs broke free following heavy rains and crashed into the bridge. The ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is set to provide an update Friday on its investigation into last month’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines ...