Police in Gorham have announced Babbs Bridge on Hurricane Road will be closed “for an undetermined amount of time” due to an accident involving a truck falling through the bottom.
Police posted the warning just before 2 p.m. Friday on its Facebook page. The warning has no details about the accident, but two photos tell the story.
The photos show the bridge, which is only one lane wide, and a large hole in the floor of the bridge. Another photo, looking through the hole, shows a large vehicle partially submerged in the Presumpscott River below.
According to the state Department of Transportation, Babbs Bridge is described as the oldest covered bridge in Maine. It was initially built in 1840, and burned down by vandals in 1973. It was replaced with an exact replica, built with wood from Gorham, and reopened in 1976, according to the DOT’s website.
Police were not immediately available for comment on the accident.
