Structure 17701010011800 · Hillsborough County, NH

US 3 Fee Tpk NB over Nashua River

Carries US 3 Fee Tpk NB over Nashua River, 0.3 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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT338 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

338 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 5 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
Length337.9 ft103 m
Daily traffic73,979counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.3 Mi From Nh 130
CarriesUS 3 Fee Tpk NB
CrossesNashua River
Coordinates42.76409, -71.49338

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length337.9 ft (103 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area3141.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic73,979 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6

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 Number017701010011800

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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