While the crashes keep the bridge in the news cycle, Underwood said the bridge is more than just the victim of distracted drivers. “It’s the symbol of the town. It’s the town mascot,” he said.

The wooden bridge also has a weight limit of three tons. The driver behind the wheel of a Ford F-750 thought he could make it, but alas—those trucks can be over 9,000 pounds empty, ...

Babb’s Bridge, which carries motorists between Gorham and Windham, reopened Thursday nearly six months after an overweight dump truck broke through its wooden decking in August, officials said.

For starters, there’s a sign before the bridge that clearly states its five-ton weight limit. CDL-carrying truck drivers are supposed to know the weight of their trucks for situations like this.

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The state says the ‘catastrophic damage’ to Babb’s Bridge will be repaired in the spring. The Ford F-750 weighed 36,000 pounds when it fell through the wooden planks and into the Presumpscot ...

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“As the old wooden bridge was in a dilapidated condition, the new bridge, which will be around 40m-long, is being built. It will be completed in the next 3-4 days,” Pradhan added.

Babb’s Bridge in Gorham, Maine, has the oldest history of the state’s remaining covered bridges, one that dates back to 1840.The wooden bridge also has a weight limit of three tons. The driver ...