An oversized box truck struck the historic bridge in Long Grove Saturday evening, the second oversized box truck to hit the bridge in just over 24 hours.
A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday.
A box truck was traveling westbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road passing Schaeffer Road in Long Grove.
The truck, which was over the posted height requirement, attempted to cross the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge and struck the bridge’s canopy.
The truck did not become stuck under the bridge following the impact, which did not result in visible damage to the bridge. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
On Friday, a box truck was traveling eastbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road passing Schaeffer Road in Long Grove just before 10:30 a.m.
The truck, which was over the posted height requirement, attempted to cross the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge and struck the bridge’s canopy, resulting in the truck becoming stuck.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and a tow truck responded to the scene.
A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner it did not appear that the bridge sustained damage. The tow truck removed the truck from the bridge by around 11:15 a.m.
The bridge, formerly known as the Long Grove Covered Bridge, was renamed in September 2022 to the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge after Robert Parker Coffin, who designed the bridge cover.
The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been struck well over 50 times by oversized vehicles since 2018.
In June, a bus became the 50th vehicle to hit the historic bridge after the vehicle scrapped the bridge’s canopy, causing the bus’ roof air conditioning unit to rip off.
The bus did not remain at the scene despite the vehicle’s roof air conditioning unit being ripped off and falling onto the roadway.
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy stopped the bus a quarter-mile away in front of The Chatter Box of Long Grove.
The collision came approximately a week after a box truck and a van struck the same bridge in separate incidents. Both of those crashes were relatively minor.
“There are numerous signs informing drivers of the height restriction and signs prohibiting trucks and busses from using the bridge,” Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli previously said.