Sarah Mildred Long Bridge
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge | |
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Seen from the New Hampshire side | |
| Coordinates | 43°05′12″N 70°45′40″W / 43.086624°N 70.761052°W |
| Carries | US 1 Byp. |
| Crosses | Piscataqua River |
| Locale | Portsmouth, NH, and Kittery, ME |
| Official name | Sarah Mildred Long Bridge |
| Owner | NHDOT & MaineDOT |
| Maintained by | Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete lift bridge |
| Total length | 2,800 feet (850 m) |
| Longest span | 300 feet (91 m) |
| No. of lanes | Two |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | One |
| Track gauge | Standard |
| History | |
| Designer | Hardesty & Hanover |
| Engineering design by | Figg Engineering |
| Constructed by | Cianbro Corp. |
| Opened | March 30, 2018 |
| Location | |
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The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge is a lift bridge spanning the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, carrying traffic of U.S. Route 1 Bypass. An original bridge by the same name was in operation from 1940 until 2016. A replacement span opened in March 2018.