Structure 701600010500 · Hillsborough County, NH

Boston Post Road over Beaver Brook

Carries Boston Post Road over Beaver Brook, .06 Mi Fr Nh RTE 122.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

36 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft. 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a rigid-frame bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic3,564counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location.06 Mi Fr Nh RTE 122
CarriesBoston Post Road
CrossesBeaver Brook
Coordinates42.84922, -71.61547

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area147.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,564 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000701600010500

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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