Structure 10001250007000 · Sullivan County, NH

Howe Hill Road over I-89

Carries Howe Hill Road over I-89, 1.4 Mi Springfield Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT342 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

342 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 5 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2002
Length341.9 ft104.2 m
Daily traffic95counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountySullivan
Location1.4 Mi Springfield Tl
CarriesHowe Hill Road
CrossesI-89
Coordinates43.49024, -72.12501

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length341.9 ft (104.2 m)
Max Span60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1114.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic95 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number010001250007000

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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