PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials say tanker deliveries of products such as heating oil could be affected if a lift bridge that got stuck between New Hampshire and Maine isn’t fixed soon.
Crews are resuming work on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge today. The bridge over the Piscataqua River connects Portsmouth, N.H., to Kittery, Maine.
The center span of the bridge stopped working Wednesday when workers were performing a routine test. The span was stuck about a foot above its normal level, preventing cars from crossing the bridge and making it impossible for ships to pass under it.
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