The dismantling of the Skinners Falls Bridge could be the first step in its rehabilitation or it could mean the end for this historic structure.

What are PennDOT’s plans for the Skinners Falls Bridge? Find out by attending the virtual public meeting Thursday, November 14, at 2 pm.

Radio Catskill interviews PennDOT Engineering District Executive Rich Roman on the Skinners Falls Bridge

PennDOT has posted a Section 106 process update announcing plans to dismantle the Skinners Falls Bridge, which crosses the Delaware River at Milanville, PA. This will be done for public safety reasons. PennDOT has been studying options for this crossing since 2021 and will continue with this process after the bridge has been dismantled and stored. The bridge has been closed since 2019.

PennDOT will work with the PA State Historic Preservation Office and the NYS Historic Preservation Office to preserve and store bridge components after it is dismantled. This could be the first step in the rehabilitation of this historic structure.

UDC Executive Director Laurie Ramie says that PennDOT intends to have an in-person meeting before the Damascus Township supervisors on Monday, November 18, at 7 pm.

More information on the PennDOT website
Contact Heather Gerling at PennDOT (hgerling@pa.gov)
Background information on PennDOT’s Skinners Falls Bridge Project
More information on the DCS website
Read more in the Tri-County Independent