Structure 1401260011300 · Belknap County, NH

Oxbow Road over Suncook River

Carries Oxbow Road over Suncook River, 0.8 Mi Fr Nh 28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT58 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

58 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1924102 years old
Length58.1 ft17.7 m
Daily traffic73counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyBelknap
Location0.8 Mi Fr Nh 28
CarriesOxbow Road
CrossesSuncook River
Coordinates43.35723, -71.26445

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area132.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic73 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number001401260011300

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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