Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Bridge of Size XS

actual size
Did you hear the one about the ICE agent who set up a stakeout on Robert Parker Coffin Rd? He heard that the Long Grove Bridge is where the El Caminos and Eldorados get caught.
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HaHa, if Illinois was in Florida then another Florida man crashed into the Long Grove Bridge:
Yet another vehicle struck Long Grove's iconic covered bridge at Robert Parker Coffin Road Wednesday evening. Village officials said this is the 73rd strike since the bridge reopened in August 2020.
Long Grove's iconic covered bridge takes another smack
In related news, self-driving cars may become legal in Illinois:
A bill filed last week would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois counties
Waymo-backed bill could make self-driving cars legal in Illinois in three years
Officials are confident this will significantly reduce the number of bridge crashes seen in Long Grove: "All of those self-driving Teslas on Illinois roads are going to blow up way before they get anywhere near the Long Grove Bridge."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I hope the drivers hitting and wrecking the bridge are ticketed, and claims made on their motor vehicle insurance.
Maybe Long Grove should just have the bridge moved to a park or forest preserve, so people CAN'T drive oversize vehicles on it. Either that or some system of pylons or other barriers laid out so that small vehicles can navigate through, but not anything bigger than maybe a work van can get through the serpentine maze.
I'm not local to LG, but won't somebody think of the bridge?? :)