On September 8th, 2001, an old King Bridge found a new home on an 88 acre parcel of woodlands on the slopes of Overlook Mountain in the Catskills. The land, which was affectionately referred to as "Snake Acres", was donated in 1998 to the Woodstock Land Conservancy by the late Woodstock artist Allan Edward Sloan.   The land is  known as Sloan Gorge and Quarry on West Saugerties Road.  Additional information about this land and other parcels preserved by the Woodstock Land Conservancy can be found by linking to: www.WoodstockLandConservancy.org .This 1887 half-hip, pony-style truss bridge is twenty-four feet long and was also donated to the Land Conservancy  by the Sloan Family and  is now located at the trailhead of the new woodlands trail.

Below, at the dedication ceremony in early September, are  Michael DeWan, (far left) President of the Woodstock Land Conservancy, Dale Hughes ( middle left, Executive Director, and Allan King Sloan, (third from left) son of Allan Edward Sloan and Great-great-grandson of Zenas King, the founder of the King Bridge Company.

Zenas King's great-great-great-great-grandchildren, cut the ribbon to open the new trail.  A trek through the woods and rugged terrain included vernal pools, a gorge and two bluestone quarries.