Structure 12201440003300 · Hillsborough County, NH

Nh149 over Contoocook River

Carries Nh149 over Contoocook River, .1 Mi. From Jct. US 202.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT246 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

246 ft end to end: 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1893rebuilt 1940
Length246.1 ft75 m
Daily traffic4,507counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location.1 Mi. From Jct. US 202
CarriesNh149
CrossesContoocook River
Coordinates43.11337, -71.89412

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length246.1 ft (75 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area652.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1893 (reconstructed 1940)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,507 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number012201440003300

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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