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Nelson Hollow or Mill Brook #0.5, Northumberland County

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Inventory Number: NB/55-08-08
County: Northumberland County
Township: Ludlow
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Nelson Hollow or Mill Brook #0.5
Crosses: Betts Mill Brook
Truss type: Howe & Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 78', 23m
Roadway Width:
Built: 1899
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N46 32.323
Longitude: W066 11.211
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west-southwest of jct NB132 in Doaktown Village on NB8, then 0.4 miles (700 m) right on Lyons Ln. park and walk 100 feet (30 m) north to the bridge. West-southwest of Doaktown.

Nelson Hollow or Mill Brook #1 Bridge, Ludlow, Northumberland County, NB Built 1899
Warren White Photo, June 16, 2011

Nelson Hollow or Mill Brook #1 Bridge, Ludlow, Northumberland County, NB Built 1899
Richard E. Roy Collection

Comments:
Closed to vehicle traffic. The Nelson Hollow bridge was reportedly built in the 1870s and renovated in 1899. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1938 after being bypassed by a new steel bridge. It was restored by the Doaktown Historical Society (now Central Miramichi Historical Society) in 1977. It is thought to be the oldest covered bridge in New Brunswick. It is also one of only two remaining bridges constructed with the “hip” or “cottage” style roof. The other is the Peter Jonah Bridge (NB/55-01-07) in Albert County.

Sources:
Notes of Mr. Ronald H. Joyce, Senior Technical Advisor, Maintenance and Traffic Branch, New Brunswick DOT
Gillis, Stephen & John. No Faster Than A Walk, 1988, Page 29
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 171

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