Structure 12800690016200 · Merrimack County, NH

Pine Street over I-93 Fee Tpk

Carries Pine Street over I-93 Fee Tpk, .5 Mi So. Bow Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT273 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

273 ft end to end, longest span 145 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.

Built1978rebuilt 2006
Length273.0 ft83.2 m
Daily traffic2,263counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location.5 Mi So. Bow Tl
CarriesPine Street
CrossesI-93 Fee Tpk
Coordinates43.10250, -71.47498

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length273.0 ft (83.2 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area1289.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1978 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,263 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number012800690016200

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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