River community honors Skinners Falls Bridge not with a farewell, but a rallying cry, WVIA Radio, by Isabela Weiss, January 14, 2025
Tribute to and Memories of Ed Wesely at A Celebration of the Milanville Bridge, by Tom Rue, January 12, 2025
A Celebration of the Skinners Falls Bridge, produced by Cynthia Nash and hosted by Kathy Geary, FACEBOOK LIVE feed, January 12, 2025
PennDOT Defends Decision to Demolish Skinners Falls Bridge, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, January 9, 2025
Community Celebration and Concern for Endangered Skinners Falls Bridge, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, January 8, 2025
Public vexed by PennDOT's plan to demolish Skinners Falls Bridge after 6 years of closure, by Peter Becker, USA Today, December 24, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Bridge to Nowhere - PennDOT’s Neglect and Its Impact on Our Communities, by Tom Rue, December 19, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge is “actively failing” and needs to be demolished, potentially with explosives, officials say, by Chris Mele, Delaware Currents, December 19, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge Set for Demolition amid Safety Concerns, Wayne-Pike News, December 19, 2024
Skinners Falls Surprise: PennDOT Announces Demolition of Historic Bridge, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, December 18, 2024
PennDOT plans to destroy Skinners Falls Bridge with explosive charges, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, December 17, 2024
PennDOT: Demolition is only option for rapidly failing Skinners Falls Bridge, by Peter Becker, USA Today, December 17, 2024
Skinners, stalled, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, December 11, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge will be removed by crane, disassembled, by Peter Becker, Tri-County Independent, November 28, 2024
Dismantling leaves restoration on the table for Skinners Falls Bridge, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, November 27, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge is falling apart. Now it will be taken apart, by Chris Mele, Delaware Currents, November 21, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge to be Dismantled; Public Meeting Scheduled, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, November 12, 2024
Dismantled, not destroyed: Skinners Falls Bridge at risk of 'temporary' teardown, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, November 8, 2024
Skinners Falls Bridge to be dismantled, by Vincent Kuzrock, Sullivan County Democrat, November 12, 2024
Inspection Report, redacted, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), October 11, 2024
Dismantled, not destroyed: Skinners Falls Bridge at risk of 'temporary' teardown, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, October 8, 2024
Discussing Skinners Falls Bridge restoration: Work on historic bridge to be topic at UDUUF open mic, The River Reporter, July 2, 2024
PennDOT Explains Unconventional Skinners Falls Bridge Meeting, Next Steps, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, May 8, 2024
Concerned Citizens Create Art to Preserve Skinners Falls Bridge, by Tim Bruno, WJFF Radio, May 21, 2024
Preserve history, say Skinners bridge advocates, by Pamela Chergotis, The River Reporter, April 29, 2024
Protesting residents to PennDOT: “Whose bridge? Our bridge!”, by Isabela Weiss, WVIA News, Report for America, April 26, 2024
Residents get the skinny on the Skinners Falls Bridge, by Chris Mele, Delaware Current, April 26, 2024
Report: What is to become of the historic Skinners Falls Bridge?, by Cloey Callahan, Delaware Currents, July 31, 2023
Can Skinners be saved? Report on bridge says yes, assessment process continues, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, June 14, 2023
Historic Bridge Rehabilitation Analysis Phase 1 SR 1002 (Skinners Falls Road) over Delaware River, PennDOT/AECOM, May 2023
Is it the end for an ‘utterly spectacular’ Pa. bridge? The Skinners Falls Bridge, which spans the Delaware River, has been closed since 2019 in Wayne County, Pa., Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 2022
Studying Skinners Falls, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, July 5, 2022
The public is talking, but who's listening?, by Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, January 6, 2022
The Fight to Save a Small-Town Bridge: Reflections on Infrastructure, Placemaking, and Community Engagement, Carolina Planning Journal, Historic Preservation Archives, University of North Carolina by Ruby Brinkerhoff, July 9, 2021
Not in my front yard - Property owner weighs in on bridge project, by Owen Walsh, The River Reporter, May 5, 2021
Exploring and restoring a river crossing, editorial by Laurie Stuart, The River Reporter, April 14, 2021
Interview with conservationist Ed Wesley, by Rosie Starr, WJFF Farm & Country, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, April 8, 2021
Future of Skinners Falls Bridge up in the air, by Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat, April 8, 2021
NY-PA Joint Interstate Bridge Commission Will Study Fate of Skinners Falls-Milanville Bridge, by Laurie Ramie, Upper Delaware Council, October 16, 2020
A bridge for Milanville: The story of the Skinners Falls bridge, by Ed Wesely, The River Reporter, originally published in 2017
PennDOT will monitor crack in bridge, Scranton Tribune, by Bob Tomaine, September 5, 1991
Group claims five bridges have deficiencies, Scranton Times, by Bob Tomaine, February 12, 1981
Current DCS Legal Actions and Commentary to Save the Skinners Falls Bridge, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Skinners Falls Bridge / Milanville Bridge, Historic Bridges website
Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge, Wayne County Historical Society
Save The Skinners Falls Bridge, Facebook page
Skinners Falls Bridge Project, PennDOT website
Skinners Falls–Milanville Bridge, Wikipedia
Skinners Falls Bridge Updates, tomrue dot net
Skinners Falls/Milanville Bridge
This vital interstate bridge, linking New York and Pennsylvania since 1902 is historic in part due to its association with that important spot on the river and the early rafting industry that shaped the region's economy. Unfortunately, this bridge has been closed to all users, including bicycles and pedestrians, since 2019 while PennDOT slow-boats this significant structure's restoration.
“The pin-connected Baltimore through truss design is historically and technologically significant, earning a November 14, 1988 designation to the National Register of Historic Places as one of only three such truss types among 135 highway bridges owned by PennDOT that had not been demolished as of 2019” (UDC, 3/23/2021).
Public comments may be addressed to PennDOT at skinnersfallsbridge@aecom.com.
Photos from the last time around...
The Milanville Bridge (1902)
major repairs to a landmark truss bridge
connecting New York to Pennsylvania
The River Reporter, 1987-1992
Archive of public comments submitted to PennDOT (comments are AGAIN being accepted)
How WE can help save and rehab the Skinners Falls-Milanville bridge by Barbara Arrindell, The River Reporter, 6/20/2023
The extraordinary Milanville Bridge, by Ed Wesely, The River Reporter, 5/23/2018
Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge by Wayne County Historical Society
pictures of 1987 Skinners Falls Bridge repairs (photos by Tom Rue)
walking around Skinners Falls, October 20, 2003 (photos by Tom Rue)
Pennsylvania Historic Survey nominating the Skinners Falls Bridge to the National Register of Historic Sites, 3/10/2001
Save the Skinners Falls Bridge Facebook group
Residents get skinny on the Skinners Falls Bridge, Chris Mele, Delaware Currents, 4/26/2024
Protesting residents to PennDOT: “Whose bridge? Our bridge!” WVIA Radio, 4/26/2024
Preserve history, say Skinners bridge advocates: Public comment period ends May 26, The River Reporter, 5/2/2024
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tomrue Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:44