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An autumn scene Johnville
Hartland has the
"Longest Covered Bridge"in the World, 1282 ft.
The covering
protected the flooring and heavy timbers from the sun and rain
and the bridges were expected to last 80 years, while one not
covered would last approximately 10 years. These bridges
looked like a barn so eased animals fears of the rushing water
beneath. Covered bridges were also known as "kissing bridges",
suitors trained horses to stop inside the darkened enclosures.
James Pearson was the toll keeper on the covered Hartland bridge
when it was first built.
John Glass &
Doris Kennedy - Book__ The Bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick ,
published in 1990 by New Ireland Free Press 217 Aberdeen Street,
Fredericton N. B. E3B 1R6.
More Covered Bridges
No Faster Than a Walk: The Covered
Bridges of New Brunswick by Stephen Gillis and John Gillis
is another book about bridges.
Potato harvest at Glassville
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