Structure 12201710006400 · Hillsborough County, NH

Contoocook Falls R over Contoocook River

Carries Contoocook Falls R over Contoocook River, 0.3 Mi. Henniker Tl.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

224 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 girder bridge.

Built1933rebuilt 1991
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic712counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 16 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.3 Mi. Henniker Tl
CarriesContoocook Falls R
CrossesContoocook River
Coordinates43.13638, -71.87446

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area601.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic712 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 16 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number012201710006400

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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