Structure 6501740003400 · Strafford County, NH

US 4 over Bellamy River

Carries US 4 over Bellamy River, 0.1 Mi From Jct RTE 16.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,139 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,139 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 3.2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length1138.8 ft347.1 m
Daily traffic19,707counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyStrafford
Location0.1 Mi From Jct RTE 16
CarriesUS 4
CrossesBellamy River
Coordinates43.12927, -70.84885

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1138.8 ft (347.1 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Deck Area7046.1 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,707 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number006501740003400

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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