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Florenceville, Carleton County

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Inventory Number: NB/55-02-06
County: Carleton County
Township: Florenceville
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Florenceville
Crosses: St. John River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 154', 47m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1910
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 26.500
Longitude: W067 37.280
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Directions: 0.3 miles (500 m) south of jct NB130 on NB105, then just right on Old Florenceville Bridge Rd.

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, July 25, 2019

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
Warren White Photo, June 18, 2011

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
Gérald Arbour Photo (1985)

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
New Brunswick Department of Transportation Photo

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
Bob Sheldon Photo, October 8, 2011

Florenceville Bridge, Florenceville, Carleton County, NB Built 1910
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
The bridge was originally built as a 5-span uncovered Burr through truss in 1885. Later, the west span was replaced with a covered Howe through span. Around 1907, the east span was reconstructed as a covered Howe and the other spans were rebuilt in steel.

Sources:
New Brunswick Travel Bureau. Covered Bridges of New Brunswick (Canada), undated (mid 1950s), page 9
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 165