Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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| Memorial Bridge | |
| Location | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA |
| Date | 1923 |
| Building Type | Bridge |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Riverside |
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Dedicated to New Hampshire's World War I Veterans in 1923, Memorial Bridge is a lift-span structure connecting the cities of Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The structure was an early U.S. example of the lift-span bridge type and served as a template for many bridges of this kind developed throughout the United States. Still in restricted operation today, it is also the oldest functional lift-span bridge in the eastern United States.
Because of the deteriorated condition of the bridge, vehicles weighing more than 20 tons are prohibited. A rehabilitation project for the bridge was planned for 2009, pending funding. The project was expected to last two years and cost more than $30 million.[1] It was expected that the federal government will cover 80% of the cost. The rest would have been split between Maine and New Hampshire.
The Memorial Bridge rehabilitation project has been placed on hold because the winning bid for the contract came in $15 Million over the intended budget.[2] This stalled rehabilitation project together with proposals to demolish and replace the bridge were factors in the inclusion of the bridge in the National Trust for Historic Preservation list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009.[3]
[edit] Memorial Bridge at Wikipedia
Memorial Bridge (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
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- Memorial Bridge. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 11 Most Endangered Places listing 2009.
[edit] External Links
- "Endangered Historic U.S. Places 2009", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 427, 2009.0513, p N1.1.
