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First Posted: 6/9/2014 Benton Township representative, Joyce Hatala, reported major plans in the works for a bridge near Baylor&#8217;s Lake in Benton during the June 5 Abington Council of Governors (ACOG) meeting. It was the last meeting before breaking for July and August.
&#8220;Baylor&#8217;s Bridge&#8221; as it is known by area residents has suffered damage over the years from not requiring a weight limit on the one-lane stretch of road.
&#8220;It is a beautiful arched stone bridge,&#8221; Hatala said. &#8220;We can date it back to at least 1840, we were so afraid it was going to be torn down.&#8221;
After hearing the news of potential demolition of the bridge, Hatala formed a committee to restore Baylor&#8217;s Bridge.
&#8220;It is going to be bid in early 2015. This is one of the oldest bridges not only in Lackawanna County but in Northeastern Pennsylvania,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s truly incredible [and] magnificent.&#8221;
Located on Farnham Road, the bridge is also considered the &#8220;Gateway to the Endless Mountains.&#8221;
 Clarks Green resident, Rick Williams, argued the likelihood of saving the bridge.
&#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine state engineers would let them build a bridge like that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They might do a faux stone.&#8221;
Hatala assured the ACOG that the bridge is to be restored and preserved.
Grant funding will allow the ACOG to pursue a few new projects in the fall such as equipment sharing between municipalities.
 ACOG secretary Marnie O&#8217;Dea Palmer feels Clarks Summit is in need of is street sweepers.
&#8220;That&#8217;s a piece of equipment that everybody seems to need, maybe Newton or Ransom might not do that with the kind of roads they have but Dalton has a downtown and we have downtown Clarks Summit and South Abington,&#8221; she said.
Which municipality will house the equipment and whose responsibility it will be if any equipment breaks are issues the ACOG will look to address in the future, but O&#8217;Dea Palmer is optimistic on moving forward.
&#8220;There might be other pieces of equipment we could do, I just feel we need to do something,&#8221; she said.
 O&#8217;Dea Palmer will take over as ACOG president when meetings resume on Sept. 4.

Benton Twp. looking to save ‘Baylor’s Bridge’