Blocked off by Department of Transportation vehicles and signs, the Saco River Covered Bridge in Conway is seen closed on Oct. 23 after a Wednesday afternoon car accident that caused damage inside the bridge. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Blocked off by Department of Transportation vehicles and signs, the Saco River Covered Bridge in Conway is seen closed on Oct. 23 after a Wednesday afternoon car accident that caused damage inside the bridge. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Damage to the Saco River Covered Bridge is seen after a car accident on Oct. 22. (CONWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO)
CONWAY — The historic Saco Covered Bridge will remain closed for a few months following a motor vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon that damaged the state-owned and maintained 1890-built bridge. It will remain open, however, for pedestrians.
Interviewed at the scene Thursday morning as he and fellow bridge maintenance crew members assessed the damage to the bridge, Andy Hall, senior engineer for bridge maintenance for the state's Department of Transportation, said that the historic wooden bridge suffered substantial damage to a 30-foot wooden guardrail.
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How can anyone be so stupid to hit the side of the bridge. What a moron. Probably drunk or texting or both. Why isn't this reported?
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