Second Portsmouth, NH bridge out of commission

[KEVIN_224]

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/228846/314/Emergency-repairs-underway-on-aging-Route-One-By-Pass-bridge

This outage is temporary though. This old structure carries US Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME. The nearby bridge carrying US Route 1 is in the middle of a replacement project. The only usable span nearby right now is the I-95 bridge. 

[Dougtone]

Also, this bridge seems to be up for replacement after the Memorial Bridge is opened later this year.

[KEVIN_224]

Correct. The only other one nearby is the I-95 bridge, which opened in the early 1970s. I want to say 1972? They warn you about crosswinds when rising up to it on the New Hampshire (Portsmouth) side. To get a current view of it, go to www.portsmouthwebcam.com and click on "Tugboats." It gives a nice view of both bridges. "Memorial Bridge Weathervane" gives a current shot of the US Route 1 bridge, which is currently under construction.

There was a short follow-up article on WCSH's site just now. Basically updating the status of the repairs:

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/229064/314/Repair-work-continues-on-Sarah-Long-Bridge

SUNDAY UPDATE: Looks like it's lifting up and down again. The bridge is supposed to reopen to traffic on Monday, according to WMUR-TV (ABC) channel 9 of Manchester, NH:

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Sarah-Long-Bridge-back-in-operation/-/9857858/18295826/-/gkagouz/-/index.html

[KEVIN_224]

Here we go again! That bridge will now be closed for 2 to 4 weeks. It's because of the big tanker which hit the side of the bridge yesterday:

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/237646/314/Tanker-hits-Sarah-Long-Bridge-in-Kittery (Story from April 1st)

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Sarah-Long-Bridge-to-be-closed-2-4-weeks/-/9857858/19560142/-/giejcbz/-/index.html (Story from April 2nd)

[Pete from Boston]

Looks like the latest reopening date is May 25:

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130430/GJNEWS_01/304309988