‘Float out’ planned for Memorial Bridge lift span: Demolition milestone coming up
The first major event associated with the demolition of the Memorial Bridge is scheduled to take place during the evening hours of Monday, February 6.
Weather permitting and barge setup, the removal and “float out” of the lift span of the nearly 90-year old lift bridge that crosses the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine is expected to take place between 8 p.m. and midnight on February 6.
The operation, as high tide approaches at around 10:34 p.m., will involve the use of a barge upon which the estimated two million pound truss lift span will rest after it is disconnected from cables that support it.
The barge will then be floated out of the channel, secured near the New Hampshire shoreline, and then floated down the Piscataqua River early Wednesday morning.
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