Structure 20800710005400 · Hillsborough County, NH

Sharon Road over Contoocook River

Carries Sharon Road over Contoocook River, 1.28 Mi Sharon Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

59 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 girder bridge.

Built1925101 years old
Length59.1 ft18 m
Daily traffic646counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location1.28 Mi Sharon Tl
CarriesSharon Road
CrossesContoocook River
Coordinates42.85266, -71.96380

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length59.1 ft (18 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area131.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic646 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020800710005400

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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