When a new dam and reservoir for the Greater Moncton water supply was built on Tower Road, the remaining Turtle Creek Bridge was 'retired' and moved from its home in 2013, transported to a picturesque spot beside the pre-existing dam and reservoir. Built-in 1912. Length 19.5m (64')
Turtle Creek was a farming community with approximately 35 families, in 1871 it had a population of 150: in 1898 Turtle Creek was a station on the Salisbury and Hillsborough Railway and had 1 post office and a population of 100: formerly called Fourche à Crapaud by Acadian settlers. The milling of grain and maple sugar production goes back to the Acadian settlement of the area.
Directions: Route 2, Exit 446, Route 128 east for 6.6 km (4 miles.), Exit 3, Route 15 (Wheeler Boulevard) south for 3 km (1.8 miles), Route 114 south across the causeway, Route 112 west for 5.3 km (3.2 miles), Route 910 south (Turtle Creek Road) for 6.6 km (4.1 miles), turn right on to Dewey Road. (Not in Service).
Congrats to LMB59 for FTF