Structure 800970007200 · Merrimack County, NH

Bradley Lake Road over Bradley Brook

Carries Bradley Lake Road over Bradley Brook, 2.3 Mi Fr Nh RTE 4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

31 ft end to end. 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 slab bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2000
Length31.2 ft9.5 m
Daily traffic96counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location2.3 Mi Fr Nh RTE 4
CarriesBradley Lake Road
CrossesBradley Brook
Coordinates43.41704, -71.82306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area44.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic96 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000800970007200

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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