Structure 7700780013900 · Grafton County, NH

Main Street over Mascoma Lake

Carries Main Street over Mascoma Lake, .13 Mi. From Jct RTE 4-a.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT345 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

345 ft end to end, longest span 130 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.

Built201214 years old
Length345.1 ft105.2 m
Daily traffic1,358counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Location.13 Mi. From Jct RTE 4-a
CarriesMain Street
CrossesMascoma Lake
Coordinates43.63227, -72.15672

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length345.1 ft (105.2 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area1230.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,358 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number007700780013900

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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