The loss of the Stormdale Covered Bridge is being described as "significant." N.B. Department of Transportation A fire that destroyed a102-year-old covered bridge in western New Brunswick on the weekend may have been deliberately set, say RCMP.
The Stormdale Covered Bridge in Coldstream, Carleton County, was destroyed on Saturday.
A car stolen from nearby Hartland was set on fire inside the bridge, police said.
William Crouch, of the Covered Bridge Visitor Information Centre in Youngs Cove, said the loss is a significant one. "It's pretty devastating because you know it's not going to be replaced. It's not like in the old days," he said.
"It's like, you know, losing part of your history. It's part of the heritage of New Brunswick, to me anyway."
The bridge crosses the Becaguimec River. It underwent repairs in 2002.
Police believe the fire may be the work of the same arsonist who torched two businesses in the Ashland area earlier this month.
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