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Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4, Albert County

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Inventory Number: NB/55-01-07
County: Albert County
Township: Hillsboro
Town/Village: Turtle Creek
Bridge Name: Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4
Crosses: Turtle Creek
Truss type: Multiple King & Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 68'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1912
Builder:
When Lost: 2013
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N45 56.44
Longitude: W064 52.30
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south of Turtle Creek on NB910, then 0.5 miles (0.8 km) left on Peter Jonah Rd.
Comments: An undated list from c1950 has the construction date as 1898.

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
Warren White Photo, June 9, 2011

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
Bill Caswell Photo, May 25, 2003

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (original location), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB Built 1912
© Joseph D. Conwill

Peter Jonah or Turtle Creek #4 Bridge (relocated), Turtle Creek, Albert County, NB. Built 1912, Moved 2013
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, October 19, 2018

Sources:
New Brunswick Travel Bureau. Covered Bridges of New Brunswick (Canada), undated (mid 1950s), page 8
Undated list of New Brunswick Covered Bridges, undated (before 1952)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 164

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