New Brunswick roofed its river crossings to keep the decks out of the snow, and got something else in the bargain: a stretch of dark long enough that a horse and carriage passed out of view of the entire county. “Kissing bridge” became the ordinary word for them, especially among young couples. This one still carries a dirt road over the Gaspereau, plated 1913 and posted at 3.1 metres and eight tonnes.