In theory we have three bridges over the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, NH -- all connecting New Hampshire with Maine.

Memorial Bridge, the oldest, connecting downtown Portsmouth with Kittery, ME (and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, among other things) has been unavailable since January of last year. It's been demolished and is being rebuilt and we hope it will reopen this July. Memorial Bridge Project

The "middle bridge" -- the Sarah Long Bridge -- is due to be replaced sometime within the next couple years (after completion of the new Memorial Bridge), but was out of commission for some time a few weeks ago because a tanker broke its mooring and hit the bridge.

So for awhile, only the newest bridge (built in the '70s) on I-95 was open.

Memorial Bridge (and the Long Bridge) should really have been replaced years ago, but Maine and NH spent a lot of time squabbling about who pays what and how much. Meanwhile the bridges were sporadically closed for safety reason while various patches and cables were cobbled together to keep traffic going and keep businesses alive.

Linn