Structure 302070004200 · Grafton County, NH

Smith River Road over Smith River

Carries Smith River Road over Smith River, 0.7 Mi From Danbury T.l..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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
CAR · 15 FT108 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

108 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.

Built1937rebuilt 2002
Length107.9 ft32.9 m
Daily traffic130counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Location0.7 Mi From Danbury T.l.
CarriesSmith River Road
CrossesSmith River
Coordinates43.55066, -71.81152

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area309.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic130 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000302070004200

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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