University of New Brunswick<\/a> (which is Canada’s oldest English Speaking University), towards downtown from my friend’s apartment where I was staying in the southeast part of the city. Although if I kept heading west I would have reached downtown, I changed course because I wanted to check out one of the trail’s most interesting features — a converted rail bridge. Just over half a kilometer long, the bridge was originally built in 1936 and was used for train traffic until CN gave it (and its other out-of-use rail lines) to the province for conversion.![](\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3113\/2545523945_7595298d59.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe bridge is interesting because of its structure, as it was originally engineered to carry heavy locomotives but now creates a public space for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists. The bridge is comprised of 8 repeating trussed bays, made of steel, that span between concrete posts, and a ninth, unique bay near the middle that used to swing open to allow boats through (the gears are still visible, as is the docking post where that section of the bridge used to rest when it was open). The truss work acts like a trellis, creating nice shade and interesting shadow patterns along the planked wooden deck, and because of the bridges width, rest areas with benches and information signs have been easily accommodated at points down the bridge’s sides. I thought the length of the bridge might have discouraged people from walking across it (at 0.58 km it is quite a long bridge by pedestrian standards), but as the only car-free pedestrian link between the north and south side of the city across the St. John River, it is extremely well used (at least on the day that I was there).<\/p>\n
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I particularly enjoyed the view from the centre of the bridge. It was a clear day, and the peaks of some of Fredericton’s historic buildings stood out nicely from their lush surroundings on the banks of the St. John River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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