Day 29: BRIDGES

LONGEST COVERED BRIDGE

We started our day and ended our day with bridges.  Shortly after crossing into New Brunswick, Canada we discovered the world's longest covered bridge in Hartland.  We couldn't take our trailer through so we walked across!  

This bridge was built by private citizens in 1899 who were tired of waiting for the government to decide whether or not to build a bridge across the river at Hartland.  It officially opened in 1901 as a toll bridge - it cost 3 cents to walk, 6 cents for a horse and wagon, and 12 cents for a double team.  In 1906 the provincial government took over the ownership and maintenance of the bridge and removed the tolls.

Looking out at the St. John River...

Scott on the sidewalk that was added in 1945, which is a small bridge in itself.

Inside wall of bridge

Here we are at the other end!

You have to imagine this part tacked onto the picture above...

We drove through the middle of New Brunswick most of the day with forest on both sides of the highway and not much to see.  We did see lots of moose signs but no moose!  

CONFEDERATION BRIDGE

At the end of the day we crossed the 8 mile long Confederation Bridge that took us to Prince Edward Island for the next few days.