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Our View: Piscataqua bridgeshows how lack of forethought hurts

Route 1 is a storied highway, extending from the Canadian border in Maine to Florida’s southern tip. But as of last week, it’s no longer complete.

The 87-year-old Memorial Bridge, which carried Route 1 traffic over the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H., is now a pedestrian-and-bicycle-only span due to severe deterioration.

That’s inconvenient for drivers, who now have to either detour to the high-level Interstate 95 bridge or use another street-level span.