Memorial Bridge South Tower Work Begins

The first steel girders for the new Memorial Bridge's south tower were welded to the south span this week.

Archer Western Contractors crews attached the first steel girders on Wednesday after they successfully floated in the south span in January. The north span is still scheduled to be floated in to the Kittery, Maine approach in mid-March. Currently, the north span is being assembled at the Port of New Hampshire the same way the south span was constructed.

Archer Western Contractors crews will erect the south tower and north tower for the new Memorial Bridge that will support the middle lift span, which is scheduled to be floated in some time in June. The bridge project is scheduled to be completed on July 6.

What follows is a video showing some of the work that has taken place on the south tower and some of the activity on the Kittery, Maine side of the Piscataqua River in preparation for the north span float in.