Long Grove’s covered bridge damaged a day after reopening
A school bus became stuck Saturday in the newly opened Long Grove bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road. The bridge was damaged both entry points. (SUBMITTED photo)
Less than 24 hours after its grand reopening, the Long Grove covered bridge has been damaged again.
A school bus traveling west to east across the bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road left the bridge damaged at both ends.
It happened about 12:20 p.m. Saturday. The bridge, constructed in 1906, reopened with a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Friday after 26 months of rebuilding. A box truck smashed into the bridge and caused major damage on June 27, 2018, soon after it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
June Neumann, who owns Viking Treasures near the bridge, ran outside her store when she heard the crash.
“This afternoon I was at the shop and heard a noise I hadn’t heard for 26 months,” she said, “and said, ‘Oh, no, it couldn’t be.’ And I ran outside my door. Grabbed my phone and ran outside my door, and there was a yellow bus coming through the bridge.”
Neumann noted there are signs forbidding trucks and buses from using the bridge.
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