Structure 17700960015300 · Hillsborough County, NH

Tinker Road over Fee Tpk

Carries Tinker Road over Fee Tpk, 0.9 Mi S Merrimack T/l.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

217 ft end to end, longest span 127 ft: about 3 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.

Built198739 years old
Length216.9 ft66.1 m
Daily traffic3,502counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.9 Mi S Merrimack T/l
CarriesTinker Road
CrossesFee Tpk
Coordinates42.79112, -71.49607

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length216.9 ft (66.1 m)
Max Span127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area687.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,502 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number017700960015300

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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