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Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 (original location), Albert County

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Inventory Number: NB/55-01-07
County: Albert County
Township: Hillsboro
Town/Village: Turtle Creek
Bridge Name: Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 (original location)
Crosses: Turtle Creek
Truss type: Multiple King & Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 68'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1912
Builder:
When Lost: 2013
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N45 56.438
Longitude: W064 52.274
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south of Turtle Creek on NB910, then 0.5 miles (0.8 km) left on Peter Jonah Rd.

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
Warren White Photo, June 9, 2011

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
Bill Caswell Photo, May 25, 2003

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
© Joseph D. Conwill

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (relocated), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB. Built 1912, Moved 2013
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, October 19, 2018

Comments:
An undated list from c1950 has the construction date as 1898. The bridge was moved to the Moncton Water Supply property in 2013 as part of a project to expand a nearby reservoir.

Sources:
New Brunswick Travel Bureau. Covered Bridges of New Brunswick (Canada), undated (mid 1950s), page 8
Undated list of New Brunswick Covered Bridges, undated (before 1952)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 164

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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