Piscataqua River Bridge

The Piscataqua River Bridge was way brief site visit due to the fact that I was driving and their is no place to stop and admire the bridge. The reason why I decided to do the Piscataqua River Bridge was because I was coming back from Massachusetts and thought to my self that when ever I go back and forth from Maine to Massachusetts. I always drive of this bridge; so I figured that this bridge is a historical land mark that makes travel and accuse to Maine easier even though the bridge is part of New Hampshire. This is not the only bridge that connects Maine and New Hampshire. But it is the only bridge that has  automobiles continuously traveling across it unlike the other bridge where you have to wait for the bridge to lift up and down for ships pass through.

Historical Importance: Both New Hampshire and Maine just built new turnpikes (I-95), they both also had round a bouts at the end of their turnpikes. At first both states created Bypass U.S. 1 to connect their two turnpikes, but the bypass became an inconvenience because it made traveling between the two states a chore. To make traveling easier for people both states  build the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which is a lift bridge. But once again this created even more traffic especially during the summer months because the bridge lifted up when a ship had to pass through. So Maine and New Hampshire decided to do a survey in 1962 on how to align the two I-95 better. What both states came up with was to build an high span bridge with six lanes, three on both sides. The Piscataqua River Bridge was started to be constructed in 1968 and was finished in 1972. The historical importance is that at the time the bridge was the longest steel arch span (1,344-foot-long). Also, in 1973  the American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the Piscataqua River Bridge their award of merit, which is essentially award for creating a steel structure properly. In addition, the U.S. Department of Transportation called Piscataqua Bridge the most outstanding new bridge in the United States of America. Finally, the Piscataqua River Bridge makes traveling to the great state of Maine not a chore and creates a shorter distance for people traveling to Maine to conduct business.
Sources: 
http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/piscataqua/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Steel_Construction