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Adair Bridge WGN 55-02-01

Nackawick Bridge, WGN 55-15-06

Hi Folks
      On Monday, September 21, we decided to take the Carleton County covered bridge tour, using the pamphlet given to us at the Hartland info center. The first bridge on the list is the Adair bridge, built in 1948 and recently renovated. Unfortunately, some terrible person set fire to it since we visited it and it was a total loss (see link on this website).
      The province of New Brunswick has a policy of not replacing covered bridges if they are destroyed. Our picture may be the last one taken of this bridge. The RCMP has said the fire was arson, but don't have a suspect.
      The next bridge, Nackawick, was not on the tour but close by in York county. This may not have been a good move, as it was down a terrible dirt road, which I took when I saw a covered bridge sign. We ended up turning around and going back after banging the bottom of our car. I went to a service station afterwards and they said that I had dented my flexpipe-part of the exhaust pipe. They told me that they didn't have time to fix it and that I could make it home ok. I took it to get fixed when we got home-cost $200. Mufflerman told me that the rest of the exhaust system would only last another year. The car is 12 yrs old so I don't feel too bad. We were able to get to Nackawick via another dirt road, not quite as bad as the first one. There are two photos of Nackawick, one with me.
      We then drove back to Carleton county and Mangum bridge. There are two photos of Mangum, one of which shows the timber/dry stone abutment. This was the first time that I had seen this type of abutment. Several of New Brunswick's bridges have this type of abutment.
      The next bridge on the tour was Ellis. One photo is of Ellis straight on, and another shows the all-timber abutment.
      Florenceville, the next bridge, is a combined wooden covered and steel truss bridge, similar to Harpersfield bridge, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
      The final bridge is Benton, which has been bypassed, and is in a little park. I have attached five photos of Benton, two side, one front, one underside, and one close up of the dry stone/timber abutment. I was able to get underneath this bridge, thus the extra photos.

      Tom

Nackawick Bridge and Tom Keating	Magnum Bridge, WGN 55-02-10

Magnum Bridge abutment.	Ellis Bridge, WGN 55-02-05.

Ellis Bridge abutment.	Florenceville Bridge WGN 55-02-06.

Benton Bridge, WGN 55-02-15.	Benton Bridge portal.

Benton Bridge.	Benton Bridge underneath.

Benton Bridge abutment

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