An overweight tractor-trailer, hauling several tons of dry beans, caused the collapse of a 100-year-old historic bridge in North Dakota on Monday, officials said.

A historic bridge in North Dakota collapsed under the weight of 42 tons of dry beans. ... They fined him $11,400 for exceeding the weight limit of the bridge, which could safely support only 14 tons.

The 56-foot wooden bridge over the Goose River collapsed on Monday as the driver of a tractor trailer truck tried to haul a load of dried beans over it, the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A historic bridge in North Dakota collapsed Monday after an overweight semi tried to cross it, causing it to buckle and fall into the river. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's ...