The Portsmouth Memorial bridge was completed over the Piscataqua River in 1923, just 3 years before Route 1 was organized to honor servicemen who perished in World War I. At the dedication of the bridge, a 5-year old girl cut the ribbon to officially open the span to traffic. That girl grew up to become Eileen Foley, who served eight terms as the mayor of Portsmouth, NH. On August 8, 2013, Foley returned to dedicate the new bridge, 90 years after opening the original vertical-lift crossing. She passed away in 2016.
The new Memorial bridge provides for pedestrian and bicycle crossing, and is part of the East Coast Greenway. https://map.greenway.org/
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