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      "Where wilderness meets water"

      CLIFTON-FINE

      The Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Courtesy of Phil Friden

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Wanakena Footbridge

      Courtesy of June Worden

      Ice dam devastation

      Ice dam devastation

      January 2014

      Damage to our beloved bridge

      Damage to our beloved bridge

      Ice Dam devastation

      Ice Dam devastation

      Damaged beyond repair

      Damaged beyond repair

      Submerged remains

      Submerged remains

      Submerged remains

      Submerged remains

      Removal of the bridge

      Removal of the bridge

      The Wanakena Footbridge was constructed in 1902 and spanned 171 feet across the "Oswegatchie River", in the hamlet of Wanakena.

       

      It was originally built to provide a crossing for the employees of the Rich Lumber Company to reach the lumber mills on the opposite side of the river.

      It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and was a beloved landmark of the entire Clifton-Fine Community.

       

      In January of 2014 the bridge was damaged beyond repair, when an ice dam let loose upstream  and collided with the bridge, twisting and  tearing it from it's supports on the shores of the river.

       

       

      Immediately afterward, the ENTIRE community (far and wide)  started a massive fundraising campaign to rebuild and restore our beautiful, and beloved footbridge, and to" rebridge the gap", that the missing bridge has left in our community, and our hearts.

       

      Read all about our progress on the Wanakena Footbridge by

       

      clicking HERE!

       

       

      or to make a donation by

       

      clicking HERE!