Benton Covered Bridge
Eel River #3, Benton Covered Bridge
Updated on January 28th, 2006.

There are 65 Covered Bridges left in New Brunswick, 63 original, two built since 1991. One at Wolfe River in Fundy National Park and the other is at the Acadian Village near Caraquet. One other is also planned to be built to exacting standards by the province at Salmon River at the end of the Fundy Parkway. When funding becomes available in the future for the completion of the Fundy Trail.

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    Recently Lost Bridges:
    1. Monquart River No. 3 , in Johnville near Bath. Lost to a arson fire on May 3rd, 2001.
    2. St. Nicholas River No. 1 , near Rexton in Mundlebury. Bridge burned on Feb. 25, 2001. Possible electrical fire.
    3. Bayard Bridge, formerly in Welsford over the Nerepis River. Lost to a flood on April 12th, 1998.
    Recently Built Bridges:
    1. Acadian Village #1, near Bertrand in Acadian Historical Village. Built to covered bridge exact standards.
    2. Point Wolfe , near Alma in Fundy National Park, the only painted covered bridge in NB, re-built in 1992.
    Covered Bridges Left:
    1. Acadian Village #1, near Bertrand in Acadian Historical Village
    2. Baker Brook No. 2 , Edmundston
    3. Becaguimec River No. 3 , Hartland
    4. Belleisle Creek No. 2 (KC) , Norton
    5. Black Creek No. 2 , Hoyt
    6. Bloomfield , Hampton
    7. Canaan River No. 1 , Coles Island
    8. Canal , St. George
    9. Cocagne River No. 3 , Shediac
    10. Cocagne River No. 5 , Shediac
    11. Coverdale River No. 3 , Riverview
    12. Crooked Creek No. 3 , Riverside-Albert (Hardest to get to bridge, on a remote dirt track road.)
    13. Darlings Island (KC) , Darlings Island (New bridge built next to it.)
    14. Dennis Stream No. 3 , St. Stephen (One of the shortest ones.)
    15. Digdeguash River No. 3 , St. Stephen
    16. Digdeguash River No. 4 , St. Andrews
    17. Digdeguash River No. 6 , St. Stephen
    18. Eel River No. 3 , Benton (One of the nicest in the province).
    19. Florenceville , Florenceville (Only one span of the bridge is covered.)
    20. Gaspereau River No. 2 , Chipman
    21. Graham Creek , Rexton
    22. Green River No. 3 , Saint-Basile (or Riverie-Verte)
    23. Hammond River No. 2 (KC) , Hampton
    24. Hammond River No. 3 (KC) , Hampton
    25. Hartland Covered Bridge , Hartland (Longest covered bridge in the World.)
    26. Kennebecasis River No. 3 (KC) , Sussex
    27. Kennebecasis River No. 8 (KC) , Sussex
    28. Kennebecasis River No. 9 (KC) , Newton near Sussex (Stone cairn next to it.)
    29. Keswick River No. 6 , Upper Stoneridge
    30. Kouchibouguacis No. 5 , Saint - Ignace
    31. Little Lepreau River No. 1.5 , Lepreau (Closed to traffic.)
    32. Long Creek No. 1 , Coles Island
    33. Lower Forty-Five No. 1 , Alma, Fundy Park border (Passes over a waterfall-gorge.)
    34. Magaguadavic River No. 7 , Flume Ridge
    35. Magnetic Hill Covered Bridge , Moncton
    36. Memramcook River No. 4 , Memramcook
    37. Milkish Inlet No. 1 (KC) , Bayswater, Kingston Peninsula
    38. Mill Brook No. 1 , Doaktown (Nelson Hollow, closed to traffic.)
    39. Millstream No. 5 (KC) , Sussex
    40. Mitton William , Riverview (Closed to traffic.)
    41. Moosehorn (KC) , Norton (Closed to traffic.)
    42. Nackawic River No. 5 , Millville (In the worst condition of any covered bridge in NB.)
    43. North Becaguimec River No. 1 , Hartland
    44. North Becaguimec River No. 4 , Hartland
    45. Odellach River No. 2 , Arthurette (All new wood put on in 1998, looks like new.)
    46. Petitcodiac River No. 3 , Petitcodiac
    47. Point Wolfe , Alma (Fundy National Park, the only painted covered bridge in NB.)
    48. Quisibis River No. 2 , Saint-Basile
    49. Rusagonis River No. 2 , Fredericton (Rusagonish)
    50. Sawmill Creek No. 1 , Riverside-Albert (Closed to traffic.)
    51. Shediac River No. 4 , Shediac (Rough shape, new bridge nearby.)
    52. Shepody River No. 3 , Riverside-Albert
    53. Smith Creek No. 1 (KC) , Sussex (Closed to traffic.)
    54. Smith Creek No. 5 (KC) , Sussex
    55. South Oromocto River No. 2 , Fredericton Junction (Mill Settlement)
    56. South Oromocto River No. 3 , Fredericton Junction (Juvenile Settlement)
    57. Tantramar River No. 2 , Sackville (On the treeless Tantramar marsh.)
    58. Trout Creek No. 4 (KC) , Sussex
    59. Trout Creek No. 5 (KC) , Sussex
    60. Turtle Creek No. 4 , Turtle Creek (One of only 2 squared roof bridges in NB-other at Doaktown.)
    61. Tynemouth Creek , St. Martins
    62. Vaughn Creek No. 1 St. Martins (The only place in NB where you can get pics of 2 bridges in one photo plus a lighthouse!)
    63. Vaughn Creek No. 2 , St. Martins (The only place in NB where you can get pics of 2 bridges in one photo plus a lighthouse!)
    64. Wards Creek No. 2 (KC) , Sussex
    65. Weldon Creek No. 3 , Hillsborough

    I have visited and photographed all the covered bridges in the province.

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