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Poirier or Cocagne River #3, Westmorland County

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Inventory Number: NB/55-14-12
County: Westmorland County
Township: Moncton
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Poirier or Cocagne River #3
Crosses: Cocagne River
Truss type: Howe & Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 142', 45m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1942
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 16.13
Longitude: W064 47.80
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Directions: 5.0 miles (8.0 km) southwest of jct NB525 on NB115, then 1.0 miles (1.6 km) right on Poirier Office Rd. West of Notre Dame.
Comments: Its length was recorded as 88' on an undated (c1950) list of New Brunswick covered bridges.

Poirier Cocagne River #3 Bridge, Moncton, Westmoreland County, NB Built 1901
Bill Caswell Photo, May 24, 2003

Poirier Cocagne River #3 Bridge, Moncton, Westmoreland County, NB Built 1901
Raymond Brainerd Photo (1977), Richard E. Roy Collection

Poirier or Cocagne River #3 Bridge, Moncton, Westmorland County, NB Built 1942
Warren White Photo, June 22, 2011

Sources:
New Brunswick Travel Bureau. Covered Bridges of New Brunswick (Canada), undated (mid 1950s), page 25
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 173

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