Hartland Bridge

This morning we entered Canada and the Province of New Brunswick. First we stopped at the Visitor Information Center. We converted some of our US currency into Canadian currency there. The young ladies who staffed the center gave us a short overview of attractions in the province and we picked up some maps and brochures.

Next we drove on to the small town of Hartland some 15 km away. On the way, we passed through pretty green rolling hills and farms with fields of potatoes, wheat, corn and canola. We went to Hartland to see the longest covered bridge in the world.

This bridge, which spans the St. John River, is 1,282 feet long. Originally built as a toll bridge in the early 1900's, it was covered in 1922.

During the years when the bridge was used by horses and wagons, a legend developed that the Hartland Bridge is a kissing Bridge. It is said that young men trained their horses to stop about halfway across the bridge. The horses would wait until a couple shared a few kisses and then it would continue on to the other side. Today, many couples shares a kiss as they cross the bridge in honor of the old legend.
It was fun to see the old bridge. According to our information, New Brunswick has more covered bridges than any of the other provinces. Hopefully, we will get to see a few more of them in our travels.

We returned to our campground in Houlton, Maine for one last night. Tomorrow we pack up the motorhome and move to Fredricton, New Brunswick.