Skinners Falls Bridge Set for Demolition amid Safety Concerns, Wayne-Pike News, 12/19/2024
PennDOT plans to destroy Skinners Falls Bridge with explosive charges, The River Reporter, by Liam Mayo, posted online 12/17/2024
Dismantled, not destroyed: Skinners Falls Bridge at risk of 'temporary' teardown, The River Reporter, 10/8/2024
PennDOT inspection report, 10/7/2024
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.
PennDOT will deliver a public display meeting to the community served, featuring AECOM and PennDot (the two entities that will decide the fate of the bridge) on Thursday, April 25, 2024, 5 to 7 pm, at the Narrowsburg Union, 7 Erie Avenue, Narrowsburg, New York 12764.
See the Skinners Falls Bridge project page (PennDOT) for relevant documents on the bridge.
PennDOT is again accepting comments on this project. Comments may be emailed to skinnersfallsbridge@aecom.com by May 26.
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