CONWAY — It may have been the first “ribbon-pulling” ceremony ever held in Conway, but it brought smiles and applause last Thursday, when the new Ravine Trail Bridge at Kennett High School officially opened.
The bridge is part of a new 1.4-mile interpretive multiuse trail that skirts behind the school’s playing fields and connects to the old Conway Rec Path Trail. The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust hopes the bridge from the bus parking lot to the athletic fields, which eliminates roughly a quarter-mile walk for spectators, will be a hit with outdoor enthusiasts, too.
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