Skinners Falls Bridge

February 20, 2025

DCS Proposes to Buy the Skinners Falls Bridge


DCS sends Letter of Interest
To Acquire The Nation’s Historic Skinners Falls Bridge:

Objective is to restore, not destroy, the historic bridge.

 
Damascus Citizens …

February 2, 2025

Support DCS Efforts to Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

The Zane Grey Gallery has generously offered to donate all proceeds from its sales of Skinners Falls Reflections, by Craig Snedeker, to DCS’s legal efforts to save the Skinners Falls Bridge. Use the QR Code below or go to

January 30, 2025

Tell Your Representatives How You Feel About the SF Bridge and FIMFO

It’s crunch time for the Skinners Falls Bridge and the proposed Camp FIMFO, but especially for the bridge, which PennDOT intends to demolish asap. DCS, in conjunction with Wrought Iron Bridge Works, has presented a cost effective plan to save

January 28, 2025

Experts Have Cost Effective Plan to Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

DCS has been working with Greenworks, our environmental attorney, and Wrought Iron Bridge Works, experts in the restoration of historic bridges, to come up with a plan to save the Skinners Falls Bridge.

DCS has sent the following letter to

January 26, 2025

PennDOT Meeting on the Skinners Falls Bridge Feb. 11

As a Consulting Party on the Skinners Falls Bridge project, DCS received the following notification of a meeting to be held on February 11. As is evident in this notice, PennDOT intends to demolish the Bridge and is only looking

January 2, 2025

DCS Opposes Destruction of Historic Skinners Falls Bridge

DCS is actively and strongly defending the Skinners Falls Milanville Bridge from destruction by PennDOT, using their own data.

As detailed in our 1/2/2025 comment letter, PennDOT’s claims of rapid deterioration are not supported by the data available to …

November 23, 2024

Current DCS Legal Actions to Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

November 22, 2024 letter from DCS attorney Lauren Williams to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation:

Good afternoon,

On behalf of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, I am forwarding the email below and associated attachments to the Advisory Council on Historic

November 10, 2024

PennDOT Plans to Dismantle Skinners Falls Bridge

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

April 29, 2024

PennDOT Continues to Take NO Action on the Skinners Falls Bridge

Don’t get too excited by PennDOT asking for your comments on the Milanville Skinners Falls Bridge on Thursday evening at the Narrowsburg Union. This is the 3rd time in recent years they have done this and still taken no action. …

April 26, 2024

How WE Can Save the Skinners Falls Bridge

How WE Can Help Save and Rehab the Skinners Falls – Milanville BRIDGE
originally published as a River Reporter “My View” article in June, 2023 – updated April 25, 2024 by B. Arrindell, Director, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS)
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April 17, 2024

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

Save the Skinners Falls Bridge!

There will be a public display meeting, featuring AECOM and PennDot (the 2 entities that will decide the fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge), at the Narrowsburg Union (7 Erie Ave, Narrowsburg, NY) on

April 15, 2024

Restore the Skinners Falls Bridge!

There will be a public display meeting, featuring AECOM and PennDot (the 2 entities that will decide the fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge), at the Narrowsburg Union (7 Erie Ave, Narrowsburg, NY) on Thursday April 25, from 5

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