Skinners Falls Bridge

The Skinner Falls Bridge stands another day, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will start tearing down the historic Skinners Falls Bridge on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

For Milanville’s Cynthia Nash, the Skinners Falls Bridge isn’t just a relic, it’s an icon.

Residents to honor historic bridge before demolition. After a five-year stalemate, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Gov. Josh Shapiro announced they will demolish the Skinners Falls Bridge by winter’s end.

Residents protested potential plans to tear down a historic bridge from the early 1900s.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) held its final environmental planning meeting for a historic bridge. Residents protested plans to tear down the existing Skinners Falls Bridge for a modern bridge. The bridge is one of the last standing Baltimore truss bridges and is recognized under the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).