Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Hartland Bridge Company
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Hartland Bridge Co.
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1898 - Unknown
History
The Hartland Bridge Company was founded in 1898 by a delegation of men from both sides of the St. John river who had petitioned the government to build a bridge at Hartland but were denied. The company sold bonds to fund the building of the bridge, and bridge builder Charles McCormack was elected President of the company and later the superintendent of the building of the Hartland bridge. After construction had finished the company continued to operate, running a toll both on the bridge and conducting and overseeing repairs.