Sawmill Creek Bridge is undoubtedly the most 'driven by', if not visited, bridge in Albert County, as it is lies close and visible to Route 114, the busy main tourist thoroughfare between Moncton and Fundy National Park. This bridge was rescued and moved slightly downriver by the Albert County Historical Society when a new bridge was built in 1975 to accommodate increased traffic and weight loads. I found some pictures on the Provincial Archives site showing before and after views, which I will add first.
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Used with permission © Provincial Archives of NB
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Used with permission © Provincial Archives of NB
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There is an avenue of birch trees to the west of the bridge which would have been planted after the bridge was moved. It makes a nice photo op frame, different in each season.
Close to the bridge there is a guest ranch that has regular trail rides across the bridge, which is also part of the Trans Canada Trail, so the replica historic sign on the east side of the bridge is appropriate.
In the photograph below, the bridge is seen behind the remains of an old railway bridge in the foreground, which would have been part of the Albert Railway that once ran along here.
My first winter pictures of a covered bridge. It's always been such a warm weather activity for me, visiting bridges, but I thought I'd venture out and photograph some of the nearby ones this winter.
