Structure 16801160012000 · Hillsborough County, NH

US 3 over Souhegan River

Carries US 3 over Souhegan River, 0.03 Mi From Railroad AVE.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

113 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft. 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 deck arch.

Built1921rebuilt 1934
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic13,075counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Location0.03 Mi From Railroad AVE
CarriesUS 3
CrossesSouhegan River
Coordinates42.86066, -71.49313

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area440.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1934)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,075 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016801160012000

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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