The Memorial Bridge is a 1,200-foot-long vertical-lift bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 across the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. The bridge is 11 years old.

PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is asking a federal agency to assist the state in assessing the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth for risk of collapse due to a vessel strike ...

The Memorial Bridge, connecting New Hampshire to Maine over the Piscataqua River, was the focus of a recent letter to FHWA.

New Hampshire's congressional delegation is calling for an urgent risk assessment of Portsmouth's Memorial Bridge.

New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is urging federal officials to “quickly” undertake a risk assessment of the Memorial ...