Sarah Mildred Long Bridge — Attraction in Kittery

This is a fairly scenic bridge that connects the state of Maine to New Hampshire. The span is not very long, in definitely been on longer bridges. The appeal of this bridge for me is the architecture. This thing was erected in the middle of pristine open territory. The landscape when this thing was built, I am almost sure, was barely touched by man’s destructive hand. I draw that conclusion from the remnants of the barely untouched landscape today. A friend and I drove from Connecticut and when i crossed this bridge, the view almost took my breath away. I am a history buff, and with this view you can almost imagine how life here was in the colonial days. The bestselling view puts it all in perspective. Check...

This bridge is new, just opened in 2018. It's named in honor of Sarah Mildred Long, a lifelong Portsmouth resident and employee of the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority as a gift for her 50th work anniversary.I love the design of the new bridge, and engineers love it, too. Its design companies, Hardesty & Hanover and Figg Bridge Engineers, won the “Overall Winner Award” for New Hampshire from the American Council of Engineering Companies, and one of sixteen Grand Awards at the ACEC 2019 Engineering Excellence...

My new favorite bridge!!! The wonderful thing about this bridge is that it is located between the city bridge and the interstate bridge which not only offers alternative ways to get between Portsmouth and Kittery, but the views are great! It feels like a shortcut. I have not experienced any traffic problems on...