Man drives dump truck filled with gravel across Civil War-era bridge

Horror has ensued after a man decided to drive a 36,000-pound dump truck filled with gravel across a Civil War-era covered wooden bridge.

The 19th-century Babb's Bridge in Gorham collapsed on Friday at around 12:45 pm when a Ford F-750 dump truck, loaded with crushed gravel, attempted to cross the fragile structure.

Driver Joshua Polewarzyk, 37, of Limington, attempted to cross the 183-year-old bridge when its wooden floor gave way - sending the vehicle plunging into the river below.

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