Structure 17901050016500 · Hillsborough County, NH

Nh 77 over Mid Br Piscataquog River

Carries Nh 77 over Mid Br Piscataquog River, 0.2 Mi S Of Weare Tl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

40 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.

Built194977 years old
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic2,789counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.2 Mi S Of Weare Tl
CarriesNh 77
CrossesMid Br Piscataquog River
Coordinates43.01953, -71.69027

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area103.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,789 (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 Number017901050016500

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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