For more than a hundred years, the steady thump of wheels crossing the wooden planks of the Powder Point Bridge has meant the same thing to generations of us: we’ve arrived somewhere special. The slow ride across the bridge brings familiar sights—neighbors casting fishing lines, friends walking along the boards, and the wide views of Duxbury Bay and the Back River marshes stretching out on either side.

By the time we reach the beach, the worries of everyday life have faded. All that remains is the sound of waves, the feel of sand beneath our feet, and the sense of belonging that comes from a place shared by generations.

Now that experience is under threat. Marine worms have damaged some of the wooden pilings that support the bridge. Instead of repairing them, the state proposes tearing down the entire structure and replacing it with a concrete and metal highway bridge—something our community neither wants nor asked for.

We’re asking for your help to protect this bridge. For more than a century we have cared for it—replacing planks, renewing pilings, and preserving what our great-grandparents first built in the 1890s. It is more than a bridge; it is part of our history and our community.