WINDHAM (WGME) - Windham Drifters Snowmobile Club is rebuilding their second largest bridge over their 40 miles of trails.
Volunteers began taking apart the old bridge Sunday and plan to rebuild it next week.
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The sixty foot bridge hangs over the Pleasant River at Mineral Springs Farm, one of their 108 landowners that their trails run through.
The club has fifty bridges throughout their trail system.
Every year the club has to fix a few of them due to wear and tear.
"This time we're doin it with pressure treated lumber, we hope to get 20 years out of this bridge opposed to the six years we got before," said Barry Bernard with the club.
Bernard says a typical bridge costs around $500, but this project will cost around $4,000.
Funding comes from donations, fundraisers, and grants from the state.
"People are shocked with how much it costs, you know to keep the trail system alive for a couple of months a year," says Bernard.
Club members say maintaining bridges and trails has always been a challenge, but an important part of what drives tourism during Maine winter's.
"Well I think it's a great activity for the winter, if you're not an athletic winter sport advocate like skier or snowboarder," said Gary Lytle, President of the Windham Drifters.
The old wood from the bridge will be used at a nearby land owners bonfire.