Structure 19700890012300 · Rockingham County, NH

Walnut AVE over I-95

Carries Walnut AVE over I-95, 0.5 Mi Jct Nh151.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT289 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

289 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length289.0 ft88.1 m
Daily traffic995counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyRockingham
Location0.5 Mi Jct Nh151
CarriesWalnut AVE
CrossesI-95
Coordinates42.98422, -70.85188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length289.0 ft (88.1 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area1383.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic995 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number019700890012300

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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