Erosion at the south abutment of the Clay Brook Bridge has undermined it significantly - now about to fall into the river.
We’re calling on our community to help save the Clay Brook Bridge!
The Kingsbury Greenway stretches from Riverside Park to Wabanaki Recreation Area in Warren. In 2025, the Mad River Path Implementation Committee designated this stretch of the path as the first section of the Active Transportation Corridor to be rebuilt for accessibility.
Through a grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation and community fundraising, the committee raised over $40,000 to resurface the Path and stabilize the Clay Brook Bridge. We have hired Timber and Stone Trail Builders for the necessary accessibility improvements and Vermont Techno Metal Post for bridge stabilization.
In the meantime, the spring high water has shifted the river channel and undermined the south abutments to the point that a simple repair is no longer possible, putting us at immediate risk of losing this important bike and pedestrian bridge.
Implementation Coordinator Jeff Doolittle has led an effort in the past weeks to create an engineering plan, obtain state permits, and hire contractors. We will stabilize the bank with carefully placed large stones, make a new helical pier abutment, and extend the bridge by 25 feet. This work will begin on July 13th.
WE NEED TO RAISE $30,000 IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO SAVE THE CLAY BROOK BRIDGE!
Kingsbury Bridge Mural with Mad River Valley Arts
The Kingsbury Greenway rehabilitation project has begun with a week-long mural painting under the Kingsbury Bridge. The beautiful mural was designed and executed by the Mad River Valley Arts students and staff during the class led by Allyson Biondo. In the words of MRVA director Samantha Talbot-Kelly, “The wall is a fusion of human/nature relationships – the big hands hold the soil for growth, the mural will flow with the River – the movement of the birds and other imagery will fly through the tunnel with the flow of the River.” Thank you, Mad River Valley Arts, for cooperating on this important public arts project!
Alison Biondo and the Kingsbury Greenway underpass mural.
Our Side of the Mountains Week 1: Great weather, even better company
Our Side of the Mountains had a great first week of adventure camp with ten capable students and an amazing stretch of weather. The abundant early summer rain kept the Mad River up, allowing us to paddle in our backyard.
New off-grid campsite at Cloud Water Farm
We are creating a back/bike-packer campsite along the Mad River Path at Cloud Water Farm. In May we installed a composting toilet at the site in collaboration with a Yestermorrow Design/Build School Basic Carpentry course, and with help from board member Jon Rickard and AmeriCorps Service Member Abby Bell.
Abby Bell (L) and Jon Rickard (R) at the new composting toilet, built in partnership with Yestermorrow Design/Build School.
