Structure 27901330016300 · Cheshire County, NH

Old Westport Road over Wheelock Brook

Carries Old Westport Road over Wheelock Brook, 1.4 Mi.fr Old Spofford RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

27 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.

Built201115 years old
Length26.6 ft8.1 m
Daily traffic340counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCheshire
Location1.4 Mi.fr Old Spofford RD
CarriesOld Westport Road
CrossesWheelock Brook
Coordinates42.83020, -72.37092

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area66.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic340 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number027901330016300

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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