Structure 4800300006600 · Coos County, NH

US 3 over Connecticut River

Carries US 3 over Connecticut River, Pittsburg Tl.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT221 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

221 ft end to end, longest span 101 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 girder bridge.

Built1931rebuilt 1984
Length221.1 ft67.4 m
Daily traffic1,342counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoos
LocationPittsburg Tl
CarriesUS 3
CrossesConnecticut River
Coordinates45.02098, -71.46403

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length221.1 ft (67.4 m)
Max Span101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area566.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,342 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number004800300006600

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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