REGION — All who care about the preservation of the Skinners Falls bridge are invited to express their connection to this elemental part of the Upper Delaware River Valley and its history through art forms: music, poetry, prose, and visual arts. The comments can be sent to Amy Lolli, PennDOT assistant liaison engineer, by Friday, May 26.

Submissions by children are also welcomed, as are contributions from those who have visited the area and experienced the simple majesty of this iconic one lane bridge.

Anyone wishing to visit the bridge for inspiration must not trespass, as access has been blocked by PennDOT at the New York and PA entrances.  It can still be appreciated from the banks of the Delaware River at the National Park Service boat launch and from the river itself.

Tom Rue, long an advocate for the preservation of the bridge says, “Creative art and poetry speak to the cultural heritage of the bridge in a way that descriptive prose cannot.”    

Submit copies of creative commentary no later than May 26 to skinners-fallsbridge@aecom.com or by mail to Amy Lolli, PennDOT Assistant Liaison Engineer, Department of Transportation, District Office 4-0, 55 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512

Share your work on social media with the hashtag #saveskinnersfallsbridge

And you can post it on Facebook at Innisfree PA.

For further information about the bridge, find the most recent article in the River Reporter at Preserve history, say Skinners bridge advocates | The River Reporter.

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