Structure 1100760008000 · Grafton County, NH

US 3 Nh 25 over Pemigewasset River Nhrr

Carries US 3 Nh 25 over Pemigewasset River Nhrr, Bridgewater Tl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT800 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

800 ft end to end, longest span 249 ft: about 2.2 football fields. 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 deck truss.

Built1937rebuilt 1987
Length799.9 ft243.8 m
Daily traffic2,666counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
LocationBridgewater Tl
CarriesUS 3 Nh 25
CrossesPemigewasset River Nhrr
Coordinates43.70896, -71.65423

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length799.9 ft (243.8 m)
Max Span249.0 ft (75.9 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area2145.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,666 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number001100760008000

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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