Structure 17701010011200 · Hillsborough County, NH

US 3 Fee Tpk NB over Canal Service Road

Carries US 3 Fee Tpk NB over Canal Service Road, 0.5 Mi From Nh 130.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

208 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1996
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic59,758counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.5 Mi From Nh 130
CarriesUS 3 Fee Tpk NB
CrossesCanal Service Road
Coordinates42.76101, -71.49313

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area1623.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,758 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017701010011200

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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