Politics & Government

NH Icon Ruth Griffin Honored With Bridge Dedication

New Hampshire Republican political icon Ruth Griffin, 92, was honored as officials named the Dover-Newington highway bridge after her.

NEWINGTON, NH — New Hampshire political icon Ruth Griffin was honored Thursday as officials named the new Dover-Newington bridge after her. Griffin, 92, a Portsmouth Republican, served more than 40 years as a state representative, state senator and executive council member. Governor Sununu led a ceremony in Newington Thursday morning.

The bridge, formerly the Little Bay Bridge, marks the start of the Spaulding Turnpike from Newington to Dover.

Photo: Ruth Griffin. (Credit: New Hampshire Executive Council)

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