Structure 21702410006900 · Rockingham County, NH

Pierces Island RD over Little Harbor

Carries Pierces Island RD over Little Harbor, 200 Ft From Mechanic ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT281 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

281 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1968
Length280.8 ft85.6 m
Daily traffic1,272counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyRockingham
Location200 Ft From Mechanic ST
CarriesPierces Island RD
CrossesLittle Harbor
Coordinates43.07530, -70.74948

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length280.8 ft (85.6 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area838.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,272 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021702410006900

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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