One of New Brunswick’s most iconic covered bridges will be removed this week, following a lengthy fight by heritage advocates to protect it.
The Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge in St. Martins was built in 1935 and has been closed to traffic for several years after inspections found it unsafe for heavy traffic.
The Covered Bridges Conservation Association of New Brunswick advocated keeping the bridge in the village, about 46 kilometres east of Saint John on the Bay of Fundy.
“We’re rather disappointed,” said Ray Boucher, the association’s president. “We’re sorry to see it go, of course, but the new timber bridge
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