Petitcodiac River No.3 (Hasty)

We revisited the Hasty Bridge on a long weekend, but there was scattered evidence of spring repairs in progress all around.  It looks like it took a beating last winter.  This bridge is located at a popular fishing spot, with one gang of people leaving as we arrived, and another coming in soon after.  

Coverdale River No.7 (now at Magnetic Hill)

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.

Bloomfield Creek

May 8th, 2016: Mother's Day

We had the first family outing and picnic for the season today, revisiting the Darlings Island bridge, and seeing the Bloomfield Creek bridge for the first time.  It was overcast and the lighting wasn't ideal when we got there, and there was non-stop traffic over the bridge, so all in all, no great photo opportunity was presented.   My mantra: there is always another time. 

Darlings Island

July 18, 2015

The first visit to this little gem not far from Saint John.  There is some competition for the covered bridge from the beautiful modern bridge on the Darlings Island Road built directly beside it .  This is another spot that attracts fishermen.  We met some people who'd moved here from Winnipeg recently and were seeing what they could catch - trout and salmon, I think. 

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May 5th, 2016 - Mother's Day

We brought a very posh picnic on our drive out today, and stopped at the water's edge close to the bridge to have our lunch.  The river was still high and the buds on the trees had not yet opened, so it was a completely different view than that of the summer along here.