Length: 1,283 ft.
The bridges of Madison County have nothing on this 112-year-old
National Historic Site of Canada, which became the world’s longest
covered bridge only after two spans were destroyed by river ice in 1920,
prompting replacement and a roof (covering helps prevent rot on the
central wooden trusses). Built as a private bridge by a coalition of
residents desperately in need of a direct way across the Saint John
River—3 cents for a pedestrian; 6 cents for a horse and wagon—it’s now a
regional icon open to all, beloved enough to get its own
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