Structure 12901340016600 · Merrimack County, NH

East Penacook Road over Blackwater River

Carries East Penacook Road over Blackwater River, 1.4 Mi Fr Concord Tl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built196759 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic1,664counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location1.4 Mi Fr Concord Tl
CarriesEast Penacook Road
CrossesBlackwater River
Coordinates43.24583, -71.68867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area285.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,664 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012901340016600

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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