Florenceville Covered Bridge

Florenceville

Spans the Saint John River on route 110 at Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. The Florenceville bridge is unique in that it consists of a number of steel spans and one covered wooden span of 154 feet. Built in 1907.

Canada’s Atlantic Province of New Brunswick is famous for it’s covered bridges, the longest covered bridge in the world is located in this province. There are 68 covered bridges left in the province. Some are still serving their intended purpose while others are no longer in service but stand as reminders of quieter, simpler times.
Why cover a bridge with a roof and boarded in sides? The cover protected the timbers from the rotting effects of sun and rain. A covered bridge has a life expectancy of 80 years or more while an uncovered bridge could only expect to be serviceable for 10 or 20 years. They proved to be a practical solution in this land of many rivers and streams and an abundant supply of timber.