Structure 15500740008600 · Merrimack County, NH

Nh106 over Soucook River

Carries Nh106 over Soucook River, 2.6 Mi From Concord 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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT182 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

182 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 3 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.

Built1977rebuilt 2018
Length182.1 ft55.5 m
Daily traffic12,131counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location2.6 Mi From Concord Tl
CarriesNh106
CrossesSoucook River
Coordinates43.28953, -71.46565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length182.1 ft (55.5 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Area1004.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,131 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number015500740008600

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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