Structure 6501820012300 · Strafford County, NH

Gulf Road over Salmon Falls River

Carries Gulf Road over Salmon Falls River, 0.1 Mi From Maine Sl.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT489 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

489 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1982
Length488.8 ft149 m
Daily traffic6,132counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 8 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyStrafford
Location0.1 Mi From Maine Sl
CarriesGulf Road
CrossesSalmon Falls River
Coordinates43.19040, -70.82509

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length488.8 ft (149 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1460.2 sq m
Main Spans27
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,132 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 8 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number006501820012300

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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