Structure 15001010011200 · Grafton County, NH

River Road over Salmon Hole Brook

Carries River Road over Salmon Hole Brook, 0.3 Mi From Nh RTE 117.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

33 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1980
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic161counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Location0.3 Mi From Nh RTE 117
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesSalmon Hole Brook
Coordinates44.23758, -71.87578

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area64.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic161 (2023)
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 Number015001010011200

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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