Structure 13601660005000 · Cheshire County, NH

Nh101 over Otter Brook

Carries Nh101 over Otter Brook, 1.5 Mi From Marlboro Tl.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

82 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.

Built193393 years old
Length82.0 ft25 m
Daily traffic11,538counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 8 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCheshire
Location1.5 Mi From Marlboro Tl
CarriesNh101
CrossesOtter Brook
Coordinates42.91551, -72.24822

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length82.0 ft (25 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area262.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1933

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,538 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 8 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013601660005000

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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