Over 85 people gathered on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at the newly restored Kingsley Covered Bridge in East Clarendon to celebrate its recent reopening. The 2.7 million dollar 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.

Vermont Covered Bridge Society (VCBS) is a Vermont based non-profit organization. Their mission is to preserve the remaining covered bridges in Vermont. Their focus is public education and raising funding for grants to towns to help with maintenance and restoration projects. Check out their Covered Bridge Map and learn more about VCBS here.