New Hampshire-Maine lift bridge will remain stuck, close permanently
After the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge got stuck early Monday morning in the raised position, there was a question whether the lift span of the 76-year-old bridge would ever come down.
It will not.
New Hampshire and Maine transportation officials announced Wednesday that the bridge will be closed permanently, after they deemed the cost of repairs were not worth it.
The bridge, one of three connecting the two states through the port towns of Portsmouth and Kittery, was set to close anyway in November to make way for its replacement. Repairing the malfunctioned lift would have cost upwards of $1,000,000 and taken more than six weeks, state officials said.
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge closed for good. See more soon on https://t.co/4bWTtOogQ0. pic.twitter.com/ceHaxGHI6S
— Kimberley Haas (@KimberleyHaas) August 24, 2016
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