Structure 25901380006600 · Carroll County, NH

County Road over Melvin River

Carries County Road over Melvin River, 0.5 Mi From Nh RTE 109.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT41 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

41 ft end to end, longest span 17 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1936rebuilt 2005
Length41.0 ft12.5 m
Daily traffic98counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCarroll
Location0.5 Mi From Nh RTE 109
CarriesCounty Road
CrossesMelvin River
Coordinates43.69342, -71.30674

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area83.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic98 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number025901380006600

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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