Hartland Covered Bridge

• its original location spanning the Saint John River;
• the bridge’s length at 391 m, making it the longest covered in the world;
• the heavy-timber Howe truss structure, typical of covered bridge construction and engineering of this period in New Brunswick;
• the concrete piers supporting the trusses, with their tapered shape on the upriver side to break ice flows;
• the shingled gable roof typical of New Brunswick covered bridges

The material elements of the bridge, typical of the majority of New Brunswick’s covered bridges, include:

• virtually no roof overhangs on the gable ends and roof eaves;
• lack of ornamentation;
• the vertical unpainted weatherboard siding material;
• the plain ends with their arched portals finished with weathered boards and thin white painted trim boards;
• the outer board sheathing on the upriver side that has a row of small openings allowing light and air, roofed with small projections to keep out snow and rain;
• the covered pedestrian sidewalk on the downriver side;
• illumination by an interior electric light system.