Structure 20301000009000 · Grafton County, NH

Dame Hill Road over Jacobs Brook

Carries Dame Hill Road over Jacobs Brook, 100 Ft E. Of Jct Nh 25-a.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

29 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194779 years old
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic256counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Location100 Ft E. Of Jct Nh 25-a
CarriesDame Hill Road
CrossesJacobs Brook
Coordinates43.88375, -72.10251

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area75.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1947

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic256 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020301000009000

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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