Classic New England covered bridges have a lot more dangers to worry about than old age.
Arson, graffiti artists, floods, lightening strikes are all possible dangers but bad drivers seem to the the ones who damage our bridges the most. Seems that every year we read about some truck driver who doesn’t head the high restriction warnings and runs into one of our great old covered bridges. The Cornish-Windsor covered bridge is the latest to get hit by a bad drivers.
Cornish NH – On 8/7/18 at approximately 3:00 PM Troopers from NHSP- Troop-C were dispatched to a call regarding a box truck that struck the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge on Route 12a in Cornish and left the scene. Upon arrival at the scene, Trooper Edward Horton observed minor damage to the face of the bridge and minor scuffing on support beams inside the bridge. The bridge was closed briefly and inspected by the Cornish Fire Department. Once it was confirmed that no structural damage occurred the bridge was re-opened for vehicular traffic. A witness at the scene was able to obtain a license plate for the box truck which was found to be a rental. Through a brief investigation, the driver of the box truck was found to be 24-year-old Tymon Teichroeb of Albany OR.
An arrest warrant for Conduct After an Accident was obtained for Teichroeb and he subsequently turned himself in on 8/12/2018. Teichroeb was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail and provided with a Claremont District Court date of September 17th, 2018. Claremont Police Department, Plainfield Police Department, Cornish Fire/Rescue and NH DOT assisted state Police.
This is the second time in less than a month the historic Cornish-Windsor Bridge has been struck by a large truck attempting to cross the bridge that is clearly marked maximum height of 9′ 2″ .
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