Location: Sussex County: Kings Map: Location Map Year Constructed: 1980 - Gone as of Oct 3rd. 2002 Length: 65.8 metres Span: 1 Comments: This was once a nice short suspension bridge crossing over the Kennebecasis river connecting Roachville to the Sussex Mall area. It was demolished by DOT because of a safety problem with the construction of the new 4 lane highway going down to Saint John, Route 1. The remains of the bridge including the cables and two steel support frames are reportedly in storage at a gov't garage in Sussex. This was a sad loss for the community, hopefully thier 17 plus covered bridges in the county don't meet a similar fate! A view of a bicyclist crossing the bridge A view of the bridge from the side Footbridge Now Gone [Posted on 10.28.2002] According to Sussex's King County Record newspaper, the Dept. of Transportation demolished this 22 year old suspension footbridge before the new 4 lane highway was completed. They cited safety and environmental issues, mainly because people would have to cross 4 lanes of busy traffic instead of the previous two lanes. The environmental aspect has to do with the old bridge abutements that go out into the river. The gov't feels it will cause less flooding if they are removed. Photos of the remains of the Kennebecasis Sussex Bridge as of October 28th, 2002: Looking at where the span used to be Looking across to the other side Looking across Only power lines cross where the bridge used to be A winter view of the now gone Sussex or Kennebecais River Suspension Footbridge	New Brunswick Links New Brunswick Covered Bridges Loads of information, from photos to historical, on NB's remaining bridges. More... Kyle's Photography 15,000+ photos of New Brunswick, various pics. See Boyce Farmers Market, F'ton, Sat's More... New Brunswick Covered Bridges CD Loads of information, from photos to historical, on NB's remaining covered bridges. More... New Brunswick Lighthouses CD! Loads of information, from 800+ photos to maps, historical, stories, on NB's remaining lighthouses. More... New Brunswick Waterfalls Info on NB's most popular waterfalls, maps and more. More... Advertise Here
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