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Volunteers recover, restore Saco bridge washed away by December storm

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation January 07, 2023

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Volunteers move a birch tree into position before moving the 1,500-pound bridge back to its original location. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer An army of Saco city workers, residents, trail advocates, and college hockey players descended on the local Atlantic Way trail early Saturday morning, their snow boots pounding against a path packed with old leaves and freshly fallen snow from the night before. The crowd of roughly 45 people was out for... + full article



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