Structure 1901990012800 · Hillsborough County, NH

I-293 SB Nh101 EB over Merrimack River Csx

Carries I-293 SB Nh101 EB over Merrimack River Csx, Manchester 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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT923 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

923 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.6 football fields. 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2019
Length922.9 ft281.3 m
Daily traffic41,914counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
LocationManchester Tl
CarriesI-293 SB Nh101 EB
CrossesMerrimack River Csx
Coordinates42.94706, -71.46076

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length922.9 ft (281.3 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area4725.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,914 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number001901990012800

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.

Nearby Bridges