Daily Herald opinion: Crashes into the historic bridge in Long Grove have become an almost routine source of local amusement, but they suggest something more important about driving habits for all of us.
Daily Herald opinion: Crashes into the historic bridge in Long Grove have become an almost routine source of local amusement, but they suggest something more important about driving habits for all of us.
The recent travails of Long Grove s iconic covered bridge now struck by vehicles 35 times since reopening in August 2020 has created something of a sore spot for the village. But the real story, the one village officials would prefer captures headlines, is that the bridge is doing what it was designed to do surviving the blows relatively unscathed.
The recent travails of Long Grove s iconic covered bridge now struck by vehicles 35 times since reopening in August 2020 has created something of a sore spot for the village. But the real story, the one village officials would prefer captures headlines, is that the bridge is doing what it was designed to do surviving the blows relatively unscathed.