The scouting career of Marion’s Jack Gordon will soon reach a milestone, as he is close to earning the highest honor in Boy Scouts.

Gordon and a number of Scouts and leaders from Marion’s Troop 32 cut lumber and swung hammers Saturday afternoon at the Sippican Lands Trust’s White Eagle property to work on the 15-year-old’s Eagle Scout project.

The project consisted of building a bridge across a stream in the Trust’s 248-acre property, one of its largest parcels.

Saturday marked the third and final day of actually building the bridge. Scout leaders drove pick up trucks loaded with tools, a generator and lumber to the construction site, located at the end of a long dirt trail off of Parlowtown Road,

The physical labor is the culmination of more than 30 hours of work done by Gordon that included planning and securing building materials.

This project marked the last hurdle for him on the trail to Eagle.

“There’s just paperwork now,” Gordon said. “It’s the final test that makes you use leadership skills and help the community. It brings all of the different aspects of Scouting together into one project.”

As he made plans to reach the rank of Eagle Scout, Gordon said he approached the Sippican Lands Trust for ideas. Members told him about the trail crossing, which had been home to a rickety bridge made up of wooden pallets.

Gordon said a number of businesses in town were very generous in helping him.

Mahoney’s Building Supply and Vanderpol Landscaping donated supplies. Tabor Academy, where Gordon attends school, donated waders to allow Scouts and leaders to work in the water. Architect Will Saltonstall donated time to design the bridge.

At 15, Gordon said he is “on the younger side” for Scouts who are close to reaching Eagle. It’s a goal he’s worked toward since he joined as a Tiger Cub in first grade.

Now a sophomore at Tabor, Gordon said he chose to complete the requirements soon to focus on school.

“I wanted to get as much done as I could,” he said. “Once you start high school, there’s so much going on, it can be hard for people to finish.”

He noted the trail is popular with hikers and several had to turn around while the Scouts worked.

“The old bridge was in rough shape,” he said. “This should help people enjoy the property and get them across safely.”

For more information on the White Eagle property, visit www.sippicanlandstrust.org.