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Kingsley Covered Bridge reopens

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Over 85 people gathered at the newly restored Kingsley Covered Bridge in East Clarendon to celebrate its recent reopening, Thursday, July 25. The $2.7 million bridge restoration took nearly 14 months to complete, due in part to a set-back by flooding in July 2023. Senator Brian Collamore spoke briefly and congratulated the Clarendon community in choosing to retain their only remaining covered bridge and their continued efforts to sustain it for many years to come. Vermont Covered Bridge Society, in conjunction with many local organizations and citizens, organized the event, complete with a cookout and cake. 

Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol Lighthall said, “I’ve been to many ribbon cutting ceremonies, but this is my first at a covered bridge!”

By Donald Dill, courtesy OVRCC
Pictured (l-r): Helen Hadley (north side neighbor), Lyle Jepson (CEDRR), Brian Collamore (Rutland County State Senator), Bob Underhill (Clarendon Historical Society), Michael Klapschin (Clarendon Select Board chair), Carol Lighthall (OVRCC), Beth Brown Limmer (Vermont Covered Bridge Society), Chris Gatti-Palance and Bob Stefanski (south side neighbors).

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