While it’s one of just eight remaining covered bridges in Maine, the current Babb’s Bridge is no longer the original bridge built in 1840. That structure was destroyed by arson in 1973.
“That's one of eight covered bridges left in the state of Maine. So, it's important.” The DOT says getting the lumber needed ...
“Sadly, the bridge is plagued by vandalism including a 2014 report of vandals cutting holes in the roof,” the department says in its inventory of historic covered bridges. In 2015, the bridge ...