A FedEx truck hit the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Saturday afternoon, marking at least the 74th time the bridge has been struck in recent years.
The FedEx box truck had pulled out of a parking lot next to Neumann’s Cigars and More of Long Grove around 2:35 p.m. Saturday.
The truck began traveling westbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road toward Schaeffer Road, according to surveillance video.
The top of the FedEx truck reportedly struck the struts of the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge as it proceeded through the bridge.
Neumann’s Cigars and More of Long Grove said the truck was able to free itself after the driver reversed out from the bridge.
It is unclear if the truck left the scene but the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was there right after the incident occurred, the business said.
“A FedEx truck instead of a U-Haul is a nice change of pace,” they added.
It was at least the 74th time the bridge had been struck since 2018.
Last month, a U-Haul truck struck the bridge struts and became lodged underneath on April 20.
Staff with the Olive Tap of Long Grove told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the truck was stuck for about an hour.
A tow truck was called and the tow operator had to let air out of the tires before removing the truck by pulling it forward out from the bridge.
The Olive Tap said the driver of the U-Haul was taking it to a customer who they were moving stuff for and were so focused on getting to the destination that they were not paying attention to the warning signs.
The bridge canopy appeared to have damage and the U-Haul was also damaged. Police blocked off the roadway until the scene was cleared.
That crash was at least the second to have occurred in April after a work van struck the bridge’s canopy struts on April 2.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road when it occurred.
Ladders on top of the van apparently scraped the bridge canopy and the driver of the van stopped the vehicle under the bridge and got out after it occurred.
Neumann’s Cigars and More told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the vehicle was briefly stuck but the driver took the ladders off the top of the van and was able to leave the scene.
In February, a large box truck with the name of GreenGrids solar company was photographed by witnesses trapped under the bridge after the top of the vehicle struck the bridge’s canopy struts.
Workers were photographed letting the air out of the tires in an effort to move the vehicle out from underneath.
Two Lake County sheriff’s vehicles blocked the roadway while the Chevrolet truck rested under the bridge with damage to the top of the vehicle.
A bus carrying persons with disabilities struck the bridge on November 14, marking at least the 70th time the bridge had been hit.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District were called to the scene after a 911 caller reported the bus carrying special needs students had struck the bridge.
No one was injured in the incident, authorities said at the time.
The 69th hit came after a white pickup truck pulling a large trailer struck the bridge and left the scene on October 9.
The bridge was also previously hit in June when a box truck’s roof struck the bridge canopy.
The damage to the roof of the vehicle was clearly noticeable during that incident, witnesses said.
The bridge was hit on May 20, 2025, when a box truck belonging to Northwest Trucks Inc. in Palatine attempted to drive onto the bridge, at which point it abruptly struck the bridge canopy.
The truck became wedged under the bridge canopy and the driver attempted to reverse out.
A deputy in a Lake County sheriff’s squad car that arrived on scene with its lights activated used his intercom to tell the driver, “Stop, it’s not moving.”
The driver initially attempted to lower the air pressure in the tires but it was unsuccessful and a tow truck was called to remove the truck.
The bridge was blocked for approximately three hours during the May 20, 2025, incident.
Before that, a white Toys for Tots box truck struck the bridge in December 2024 but did not get stuck and was able to reverse.
A small truck carrying an oversized, vertically stacked load struck the top girders of the bridge on October 30, 2024.
Surveillance video showed the truck’s oversized load hitting the top of the bridge before stopping and immediately reversing to free itself.
“There are numerous signs informing drivers of the height restriction and signs prohibiting trucks and buses from using the bridge,” Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli has said previously.
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.