Dover dedicates Captain Jack T. Casey Memorial Bridge

posted on 11/17/2025

The City of Dover formally dedicated the Washington Street Bridge on Saturday, Nov. 8, as the Captain Jack T. Casey Memorial Bridge, honoring a hometown Marine who died in a 2024 training accident.

The ceremony began at the Rotary Arts Pavilion at Henry Law Park and concluded with the unveiling of the new bridge sign over the Cochecho River. 

“Today, we honor a son of Dover, a young man whose courage, kindness and love for his country and community left a mark that will never fade,” Mayor Robert Carrier said. “This bridge, connecting both sides of our city, reminds us that Jack was someone who built connections, who lifted people up, who made every place he touched a little stronger and a little better.” 

Gov. Kelly Ayotte told the Casey family that the state stands with them in gratitude and remembrance.

“Captain Casey represented the very best of New Hampshire,” Ayotte said. “Every person who crosses this bridge will see his name and be reminded that we are only free as a country because of men and women like Captain Jack Casey, those willing to serve our country and something bigger than themselves.”

Other speakers included William Shaheen, on behalf of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas; and American Legion Post 8 Commander Wayne Gower.

During the ceremony, Carrier read an official city proclamation designating Nov. 8, 2025, as Captain Jack T. Casey Day, following the City Council’s unanimous vote earlier this year to rename the bridge in Casey’s honor.

At the conclusion of remarks at Henry Law Park, the group moved onto the bridge, where the mayor unveiled the new Captain Jack T. Casey Memorial Bridge sign. 

Jack’s mother, Cathy Casey, thanked the city and community for their support and said her son never stopped being proud of his hometown.

“I can’t say enough about how Jack loved this community,” she said, adding that wherever he went, “there wasn’t a person that he came across that didn’t know the state motto of ‘Live Free or Die.’ He appreciated this community so very, very much.”

The full video of the Captain Jack T. Casey Memorial Bridge dedication ceremony is available online.