Structure 21001340005700 · Coos County, NH

Hill Road over Perry Stream

Carries Hill Road over Perry Stream, 0.2 Mi From US RTE 3.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

78 ft end to end, longest span 55 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.

Built1860rebuilt 1991
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic191counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 16 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoos
Location0.2 Mi From US RTE 3
CarriesHill Road
CrossesPerry Stream
Coordinates45.08424, -71.31338

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area133.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1860 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic191 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 16 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021001340005700

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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