Structure 201660015800 · Carroll County, NH

Passaconaway Road over Swift River

Carries Passaconaway Road over Swift River, 0.1 Mi Fr Kancamagus HWY.

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 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

120 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1858rebuilt 1970
Length120.1 ft36.6 m
Daily traffic292counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCarroll
Location0.1 Mi Fr Kancamagus HWY
CarriesPassaconaway Road
CrossesSwift River
Coordinates44.00584, -71.24064

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area234.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1858 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic292 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000201660015800

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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