Structure 12800710013800 · Merrimack County, NH

I-93 Fee Tpk over Ramp A-b

Carries I-93 Fee Tpk over Ramp A-b, 2.7 Mi No Manchester Tl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

47 ft end to end. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 1978
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic79,640counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location2.7 Mi No Manchester Tl
CarriesI-93 Fee Tpk
CrossesRamp A-b
Coordinates43.08628, -71.47394

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width401.9 ft (122.5 m)
Deck Area1751.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic79,640 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge16
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number012800710013800

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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