The Hugh John Flemming Bridge is a multi-arch concrete structure which forms part of Route 130 near Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada. It was completed in 1960.[1]
The bridge was built to accommodate the Trans Canada Highway, which opened in 1962. Because it is within view of the famous Hartland Covered Bridge a beautiful design was chosen instead of a less expensive steel-deck truss design. Writes John Leroux: "the government saw the importance of creating an attractive contemporary structure to honour the beauty of the adjacent structure."[2] The design features a series of seven narrow parabolic arches to span the river, inspired by European Expressionist architecture of the 1930s and 30s, specifically the work of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart.[2]
hugh, john, flemming, bridge, multi, arch, concrete, structure, which, forms, part, route, near, hartland, brunswick, canada, completed, 1960, coordinates46, 3058, 5358, 3058, 5358carries2, lanes, route, 130crossessaint, john, riverlocalecarleton, county, brun. The Hugh John Flemming Bridge is a multi arch concrete structure which forms part of Route 130 near Hartland New Brunswick Canada It was completed in 1960 1 Hugh John Flemming BridgeCoordinates46 18 21 N 67 32 09 W 46 3058 N 67 5358 W 46 3058 67 5358Carries2 lanes of Route 130CrossesSaint John RiverLocaleCarleton County New BrunswickOwnerProvince of New BrunswickCharacteristicsDesignMultiple archMaterialReinforced concreteTotal length1525 mWidth2 lanesLongest span83 59 mNo of spans7HistoryEngineering design byFoundation of Canada Engineering Corporation Ltd Construction end1960Location The bridge was built to accommodate the Trans Canada Highway which opened in 1962 Because it is within view of the famous Hartland Covered Bridge a beautiful design was chosen instead of a less expensive steel deck truss design Writes John Leroux the government saw the importance of creating an attractive contemporary structure to honour the beauty of the adjacent structure 2 The design features a series of seven narrow parabolic arches to span the river inspired by European Expressionist architecture of the 1930s and 30s specifically the work of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart 2 See also editList of bridges in CanadaReferences edit Renovations to begin on Hugh John Flemming Bridge gnb ca a b Leroux John 2008 Building New Brunswick An Architectural History Fredericton NB Goose Lane Editions p 232 ISBN 9780864925046 nbsp This article about a specific bridge in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh John Flemming Bridge amp oldid 1176925435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
