Structure 15700690019000 · Grafton County, NH

River Road over Clay Brook

Carries River Road over Clay Brook, 0.3 Mi. Tl Orford.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

149 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1885rebuilt 1970
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic154counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Location0.3 Mi. Tl Orford
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesClay Brook
Coordinates43.86784, -72.16469

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area236.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1885 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic154 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number015700690019000

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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