This story was originally produced by The Keene Sentinel . NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative .

Completion last year of a new span carrying Route 119 over the Connecticut River between Hinsdale and Brattleboro has created a conundrum over what should be done with a pair of 1920s-era bridges that were the main connection between the two communities.

The Charles Dana Bridge crosses a section of the river and leads to a small island. The Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge takes traffic from the island to Brattleboro.

Federal money paid for most of the $61.2 million project to construct the new bridge, and about $9 million was designated to rehabilitate the old bridges for pedestrian and bicycle use.

Some have urged that a greenway be develop

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