A Maine DOT spokesperson says a loaded gravel truck went through Babb’s Covered Bridge in Windham and fell into the Presumpscot River below.

A historic covered bridge in Maine is closed after an "overweight dump truck" fell through, creating a gaping hole, officials said. It happened on Babb's Bridge between Gorham and Windham on ...

The bridge, which connects Gorham’s Hurricane Road to Windham’s Covered Bridge Road, was originally built in 1840, the Maine Department of Transportation said.

Babb’s Bridge, between the Cumberland County towns of Gorham and Windham, was once Maine’s oldest covered bridge. It burned and was rebuilt in the 1970s. The single-lane bridge is a state ...

It connects Gorham’s Hurricane Road to Windham’s Covered Bridge Road and was originally built in 1840, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

The Babb's Covered Bridge in Maine will be closed for months after an overweight truck fell through the deck, leaving a gaping hole behind. The Gorham Police Department said that at about 12:45 p ...

Aug. 23—A dump truck broke through Babb's Bridge on Friday afternoon. The covered bridge crosses the Presumpscot River between Gorham and Windham. The truck fell through the wooden planks into ...

GORHAM, Maine (AP) — The driver of a dump truck learned the hard way that it’s best not to tempt fate on a covered bridge originally built before the Civil War. The loaded vehicle crashed into ...

WINDHAM (WGME) — A loaded gravel truck went through a historic covered bridge in Maine and fell into the Presumpscot River below, according to department of transportation officials. Babb’s ...

A hole is seen after a loaded dump truck plummeted through the planks of the covered Babb's Bridge into the Presumpscot River in Gorham, Maine, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.