The Town of Claverack is considering demolishing the historic Millbrook Road Bridge on a quiet curved country lane and replacing it with a modern “culvert” on a new straightened highway at the cost of many hundreds of thousands of dollars from Town taxpayers.
We urge the Claverack Town Board Members to save the historic Millbrook Road Bridge and place it on the National Register of Historic Places. The NYS Department of Transportation and the US Federal Highway Administration have already determined that this bridge is one of only two bridges eligible for the National Register in the Town of Claverack (the other one being the famous Shaw Bridge). Placement on the National Register is a high honor that gives priority for state and federal grants to help restore the bridge for vehicular and/or pedestrian use. Constructed in 1911, it is the earliest concrete highway arch in Columbia County and one of the oldest of its type in New York State. Please do not destroy this beautiful historic bridge.
