Structure 5500640010800 · Sullivan County, NH

Cornish Toll Br RD over Connecticut River

Carries Cornish Toll Br RD over Connecticut River, Vermont State Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT449 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

449 ft end to end, longest span 203 ft: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1866rebuilt 1989
Length449.1 ft136.9 m
Daily traffic2,722counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 8 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountySullivan
LocationVermont State Line
CarriesCornish Toll Br RD
CrossesConnecticut River
Coordinates43.47370, -72.38391

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length449.1 ft (136.9 m)
Max Span203.1 ft (61.9 m)
Deck Width20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Area862.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1866 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,722 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 8 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number005500640010800

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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