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 TO SAVE THE CLAY BROOK BRIDGE!
MISSION STATEMENT
Mad River Path is a community-supported organization leading the implementation of an Active Transportation Corridor from Warren to Middlesex in the Mad River Valley, Vermont. We connect communities and provide access to nature and opportunities for outdoor recreation for valley residents and visitors. We believe that inclusive and safe humanpowered transportation infrastructure fosters positive social change, healing our relationships with nature and each other, and leading to a sustainable future.
INCLUSION STATEMENT
Mad River Path honors the Abenaki people, as the traditional stewards of the lands through which the Path runs. We acknowledge that we are guests on this land and that we must respect the land and protect it for future generations. We strive to create an inclusive trail community that is welcoming for people regardless of race, nationality, gender, religion, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation and commit to supporting participation from historically excluded groups. Think there are things we could do better? Let us know! Contact us at info@madriverpath.org
