{"id":308,"date":"2026-02-04T20:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longgrovebridge.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:32:55","slug":"71st-bridge-hit-feb-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longgrovebridge.com\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"71st Bridge Hit &#8211; Feb 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"146\">The Long Grove\u2019s famous (or infamous) Bridge has claimed yet another victim.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"372\">On Wednesday, a box truck struck the historic bridge, marking roughly the <strong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"247\">71st crash since 2018<\/strong>. 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