Structure 17701570005800 · Hillsborough County, NH

Circumferential EB over Merrimack River Csx

Carries Circumferential EB over Merrimack River Csx, Nashua-hudson Tl.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT741 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

741 ft end to end, longest span 216 ft: about 2.1 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length741.1 ft225.9 m
Daily traffic43,572counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
LocationNashua-hudson Tl
CarriesCircumferential EB
CrossesMerrimack River Csx
Coordinates42.72395, -71.43828

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length741.1 ft (225.9 m)
Max Span215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area5850.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic43,572 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017701570005800

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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