[6][7][8] On August 28, 2011, record flooding along the Schoharie Creek, due to Tropical Storm Irene, resulted in the bridge being washed away and completely destroyed.

A report by the U.S. Department of the Interior states that the Bridgeport Covered Bridge (HAER No.

[3] The bridge was destroyed on August 28, 2011, as a result of flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

Plans for replacement of the bridge took much time and effort; funding for reconstruction was at first opposed by FEMA, and the chair of a local committee characterized it as "a battle" to get approval.

[14] The construction contract was advertised with bids due in October 2016 by the New York State's Governor's Office on Storm Recovery.

[15] On October 3, 2018, PBS broadcast an episode of the Nova documentary TV series about the reconstruction.