Structure 17800700010700 · Cheshire County, NH

Murdough Hill Road over Nh 9

Carries Murdough Hill Road over Nh 9, 1.6 Mi East Sullivan Tl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

130 ft end to end. 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.

Built199432 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic180counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCheshire
Location1.6 Mi East Sullivan Tl
CarriesMurdough Hill Road
CrossesNh 9
Coordinates43.00556, -72.14890

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area392.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic180 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number017800700010700

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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