Structure 12200920009000 · Hillsborough County, NH

Beard Road over Beards Brook

Carries Beard Road over Beards Brook, 2.7 Mi Fr Nh RTE 9.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 5/9

A culvert 32 ft across. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1900126 years old
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic96counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location2.7 Mi Fr Nh RTE 9
CarriesBeard Road
CrossesBeards Brook
Coordinates43.14361, -71.95573

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignCulvert
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area42.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic96 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012200920009000

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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