Structure 17900960009400 · Hillsborough County, NH

Nh 13 over S Br Piscataquog River

Carries Nh 13 over S Br Piscataquog River, .1 Mi From Jct RT 136.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

63 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1937rebuilt 1975
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic3,777counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location.1 Mi From Jct RT 136
CarriesNh 13
CrossesS Br Piscataquog River
Coordinates42.96968, -71.69755

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area211.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,777 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017900960009400

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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