A roughly 100-foot-tall pine tree that crashed onto the entrance of the town’s historic Swinging Bridge was the among damage from the high winds that hit the area Sunday.
The bridge itself was not damaged, but guide wires that are part of the bridge’s suspension were struck by the tree.
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The tree snapped about 20 feet from the ground and was one of three large trees in a small, town-owned park behind the Federated Church on Island Avenue. The bridge is at the boat launch on the South Channel of the Kennebec River.
In Skowhegan, Road Commissioner Greg Dore said highway crews were waiting this morning for power company workers to disconnect electrical lines and a transformer downed when
A utility pole with a park light also was knocked down by the falling tree, which shattered into several large pieces, blocking access to the bridge. Dore said town crews will cut up the downed tree themselves and bring the wood to the town transfer station.
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