Structure 20501090008100 · Hillsborough County, NH

Old Bridge Street over Beaver Brook

Carries Old Bridge Street over Beaver Brook, 0.8 Mi Fr Nh RTE 38.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

42 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1920rebuilt 1998
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic6,622counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.8 Mi Fr Nh RTE 38
CarriesOld Bridge Street
CrossesBeaver Brook
Coordinates42.72703, -71.31955

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area105.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,622 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number020501090008100

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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