Historic Babb's Covered Bridge — Attraction in Windham

Not local for this Jersey Boy by any means, but it came through on my feed today, and I thought I'd share my disappointment with everyone. Given the experiences I've had lately at various covered bridges with ignorant motorists, this felt appropriate. A beautiful covered span in Maine dating back to 1840 was dealt a serious wound by an overweight commercial truck. Its driver obviously ignored the weight limit signs and went right through the deck into the river. Maine once had over 100 covered bridges. The count was 9 before the incident. Now it's 8 and half. I am hoping the Township, County, and state will step in and ensure that this old girl gets repaired instead of...

We were on a vacation to Maine this past August, and spent a day on the road visiting historic bridges. This was an easy bridge to locate, and was relatively close to where we were staying (outside of Portland). We found the setting to be beautiful. We parked and just took it all in for a while. Taking photos and driving through it (coming and going) were made EXTRA SPECIAL now that some dingbat dropped a truck through it not long after we were there. Beautiful, historic bridge that I hope they can do 'justice' in the...

Easy access, two car parking lot, or you can park on the side of the road. Make shift steps down to the edge of the river. Rocks are very slippery, so I suggest entering the water to the right through the sandy shallow area. There are a handful of ropes hanging from different spots on the bridge. Current is a little strong, so not very suitable for people who can't actually swim. There is a shallow spot that goes out like 10 feet, shallow enough for children around 5-10 years old, then it drops off. Overall a great...