Going from Stratton along the Arlington Stratton Road to the Kelley Stand Rd. trail crossing we found the bridge was out entirely. This can be bypassed by taking Newell Hill Rd from Route 100 (just a little north of Arlington-Stratton road).
Going from Stratton along the Arlington Stratton Road to the Kelley Stand Rd. trail crossing we found the bridge was out entirely. This can be bypassed by taking Newell Hill Rd from Route 100 (just a little north of Arlington-Stratton road).
The only impact is coming from the east (Wardsboro/Stratton and Rt 100) - and the bypass doesn't add much time if you have planned your route or can consult a detailed map like DeLorme on the spot. From the West (Arlington - Rt. 7) the road was clear.
Also in that are there are construction delays between Bennington and the LT/AT trail head during construction hours (we waited maybe 20 minutes to a half hour shortly after 8AM - but that is probably worst case as we waited for some construction work and then traffic coming the other way).
If you turn from route 100 onto the Arlington-Stratton Road you will come to the bridge which is being rebuilt and will not be able to cross. This isn't a huge problem because taking Newell Hill Road to W. Jamaica Road will get you back to the road (this turn off is just a little north of Arlington-Stratton Road).
Part of the confusion is the variability in what the road is called. There is one long road coming from Rt. 100 in West Wardsboro which crosses the LT/AT and makes it almost to Route 7. The road has 3 different names: Arlington-Stratton Rd, Kelley Stand Road, and Stratton-Arlington Road. It seems like the name change comes at different places on different maps.
Let me know if you can get through. When we drove in from Wardsboro the road was so blocked it did not look like it was possible to even walk through.
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