Structure 18601370006200 · Hillsborough County, NH

Lower Ashby Road over Souhegan River

Carries Lower Ashby Road over Souhegan River, 0.2 Mi Fr Nh RTE 123a.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic1,167counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.2 Mi Fr Nh RTE 123a
CarriesLower Ashby Road
CrossesSouhegan River
Coordinates42.72743, -71.84807

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area62.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,167 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018601370006200

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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