Politics & Government
Ins and Outs of when Memorial Bridge Goes Up and Down
NH DOT announced the scheduled opening times for the Memorial and Sarah Mildred Long bridges.
The state Department of Transportation has announced the daily scheduled openings for Memorial Bridge and the Sarah Long Mildred Bridge – the "lift bridges" over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine.
More from the DOT:
- The Memorial Bridge will open at 30-minute intervals on the hour and half-hour from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Long Bridge will open at 30-minute intervals (15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the hour), also from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The scheduled openings will continue through Oct. 31, 2014. Both bridges will continue to open "on call" for commercial vessels in excess of 100 gross tons.
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