In 1982, the City of Moncton moved the former Coverdale River No.7 bridge from Parkindale, Albert County, to the newly redesigned and expanded Magnetic Hill tourist park area. This bridge is not always included on the 'historic bridges' list, but since the bones of it are from the original Parkindale bridge, I am happy to consider it to be authentic. My father's engineering company did the design for the infrastructure of the new bridge site, making sure it could withstand the stresses of heavy vehicular traffic, including the weight of motor coaches, so this adds a small personal connection.
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May 11, 2016 A visit to the zoo with young relations, and an opportunity to take a few pictures of the bridge from inside of the fence.
My grandfather, John Austin Renton was retired at the time this bridge was relocated. He had worked for the Province as a bridge builder for many years. They brought him out of retirement to assist with the recreation of the original tools required for this process and to oversee the tear-down in Parkindale and rebuild at Magnetic Hill.
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