摘要: |
The Piscataqua River Bridge is the busiest bridge in the state. The only interstate highway connection between Maine and the rest of the country, the structure is vital to freight traffic, commuters, and tourists. Daily bridge traffic ranges from 78,000 vehicles a day to 130,000 depending on the season. This 4,503-foot-long structure opened to traffic in 1972 and carries six lanes of Interstate 95 across the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bridge is the only fixed crossing of the Piscataqua River in the vicinity. In 2015, MaineDOT selected TYLin to evaluate the structure, design a comprehensive rehabilitation and the widening of the north approaches, and identify a way to move more traffic through the corridor using the existing bridge. The goal was to improve safety and mobility while keeping the bridge in service far into the future. |