Structure 8801620009900 · Merrimack County, NH

US 3 over Nhrr(abd)

Carries US 3 over Nhrr(abd), 3.2 Mi Franklin Tl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

31 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic6,534counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyMerrimack
Location3.2 Mi Franklin Tl
CarriesUS 3
CrossesNhrr(abd)
Coordinates43.42741, -71.65271

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area158.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,534 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number008801620009900

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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