State profile · Near median Poor share

New Hampshire bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New Hampshire.

2,542
Public bridges
51.6%
Good condition
7.5%
Poor condition

New Hampshire holds 2,542 public highway bridges (#44 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.51% Poor share (#18 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.5% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 35 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

2,542

Public highway bridges in New Hampshire

Good Condition

51.6%

1,312 bridges rated 7-9

1.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.5%

191 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-0.0pp vs national avg 7.5%

New Hampshire vs national bridge condition

New Hampshire - Good condition share 51.6%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Hampshire - Poor-condition share 25.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New Hampshire in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Hampshire has 2,542 bridges and a 7.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #35 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Hampshire has 2,542 bridges and a 7.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #35 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New Hampshire vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

2,542 44th of 54 higher than 10 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New Hampshire

The highlighted point is New Hampshire: 2,542 bridges and 7.51% in Poor condition, rank #35 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New Hampshire on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Montana: 5,224 bridges · 6.81% Poor
  • Kentucky: 14,548 bridges · 7.37% Poor
  • New Hampshire: 2,542 bridges · 7.51% Poor
  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New Hampshire

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 2,542 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New Hampshire’s inventory

State agency holds 58.0% of the 2,542 public highway bridges filed under New Hampshire in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New Hampshire’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 26.2% of the 2,542 bridges with a recorded original year in New Hampshire. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New Hampshire51.6%40.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Hampshire (FHWA NBI)

Counties (10)

Belknap 112 Carroll 193 Cheshire 192 Coos 188 Grafton 544 Hillsborough 385 Merrimack 326 Rockingham 308 Strafford 136 Sullivan 158

New Hampshire vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New Hampshire on the same metric.

MT

Montana

6.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,224

KY

Kentucky

7.37% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,548
Selected

NH

New Hampshire

7.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Hampshire

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Hampshire, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

THORNTONS FERRY RD

Poor

Over: BEAVER BROOK

3.2 MI FR MERRIMACK TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 388

GRIST MILL HILL RD

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

2.01 MI FROM GRAFTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 404

GRANITE ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.3MI. RTE 153, Carroll, NH

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

OLD COUNTY RD N

Poor

Over: COLLINS BROOK

2.4 MI. DEERING TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1981 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

SOUTH ROAD

Poor

Over: MINNEWAWA BROOK

0.9 MI FR DUBLIN TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

STEARNS BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: STEARNS BROOK

0.4 MI FR SUCCESS TL, Coos, NH

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

All Bridges in New Hampshire

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: NH132

SANBORNTON T.L., Belknap, NH

Built 1963 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 14,007

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: NH132

3.0 MI FROM MEREDITH TL, Belknap, NH

Built 1963 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,717

I-93 NB

Fair

Over: NH132

5.2 MI MEREDITH TL, Belknap, NH

Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,714

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: NH132

5.2 MI MEREDITH TL, Belknap, NH

Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,717

UPPER MAD RIVER RD

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

150 FT FR NH RTE 49, Grafton, NH

Built 1978 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 434

I-89 NB

Fair

Over: WARNER RIVER

6.2 MI HOPKINTON TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1966 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,670

I-89 SB

Fair

Over: WARNER RIVER

3.3 MI HOPKINTON T.L., Merrimack, NH

Built 1966 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 11,265

NH 77

Fair

Over: CANAL 2 CHOATE BK

1.0 MI W DUNBARTON T.L., Hillsborough, NH

Built 1960 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4,595

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: NH175

2.57 MI THORNTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1972 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 7,060

NH103

Fair

Over: LAKE TODD OUTLET

0.1 MI FROM NEWBURY TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,601

ELLSWORTH HILL RD

Fair

Over: CONNOR BROOK

3.6 MI ELLSWORTH TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,125

NH119

Fair

Over: CANAL

.59 MI. W. WINCHESTER TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,055

I-93 FEE TPK RAMP

Fair

Over: HACKETT HILL ROAD

2.5 MI N. MANCHESTER T.L, Merrimack, NH

Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 81,752

TERRACE STREET

Fair

Over: MINNEWAWA BROOK

210 FT FR NH RTE 101, Cheshire, NH

Built 1922 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 175

I-89 SB

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK ROAD

1.0 MI FROM SUNAPEE T.L., Sullivan, NH

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,549

I-89 NB

Fair

Over: STONEY BROOK ROAD

1.1 MI FROM SUNAPEE T.L., Sullivan, NH

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,340

I-93 NB

Fair

Over: NH175

2.57 MI THORNTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,913

TOWN HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH SACO RIVER

1.9 MI FR NH 16&US 302, Carroll, NH

Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 90

HANOVER CENTER RD

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.7 MI FR LYME TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1940 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,214

WEST HOLLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: NISSITISSIT RIVER

.1 MI N. MASS. LINE, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1978 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,513

US 3 NH 11

Fair

Over: MILE HILL ROAD

0.5 MI FROM BELMONT T.L., Belknap, NH

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 9,238

I-89 NB

Fair

Over: OTTERVILLE ROAD

4.0 MI FROM SUTTON T.L., Merrimack, NH

Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 9,100

NH 11

Fair

Over: CASCADE BROOK

1.7 MI FROM NEW LONDON TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5,015

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: SAWYER RIVER

MAP 32, Carroll, NH

Built 1978 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50

WASHINGTON STREET

Fair

Over: SWIFT RIVER

0.2 MI FR WASHINGTON ST, Carroll, NH

Built 1975 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,214

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: STEVENS POND

0.1 MI N BRIDGE ST, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1976 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 27,691

NH101

Fair

Over: NH101A CSX

0.2 MI W. AMHERST T.L., Hillsborough, NH

Built 1971 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 14,854

NH125(RAMP D)

Fair

Over: US202 NH 11 WB(RAMP A)

.7 MI FROM JCT NH 16, Strafford, NH

Built 1966 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 8,756

BUFFUMSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS RIVER

AT ME STATE LINE RD 60-5, Strafford, NH

Built 1982 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,688

WINNICUT ROAD

Fair

Over: WINNICUT RIVER

.31 MI. NW N. HAMPTON TL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1931 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,828

COOPER STREET

Fair

Over: OTTER POND OUTLET

255FT. RTE.11, Sullivan, NH

Built 1920 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 238

I-93 US 4 SB

Fair

Over: MERRIMACK RIVER

1.5 MI N. JCT RT3, Merrimack, NH

Built 1959 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 25,221

I-93 US 4 NB

Fair

Over: MERRIMACK RIVER

1.5 MI N. JCT. RT.3, Merrimack, NH

Built 1959 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 25,274

I-93 SB NH101 WB

Fair

Over: CANDIA ROAD

2.2 MI W JCT RT 28 BYPASS, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1960 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 46,422

I-93 NB NH101 EB

Fair

Over: CANDIA ROAD

2.2 MI W JCT RT 28 BYP, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1960 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 46,422

SOUTH ROAD

Fair

Over: I-95

0.7 MI JCT 101D, Rockingham, NH

Built 1975 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,912

NH 25

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Grafton, NH

Built 1929 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,356

NH 16

Fair

Over: CHOCORUA RIVER

3.6 MI FROM OSSIPEE TL, Carroll, NH

Built 1937 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 6,537

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: TUNNEL STREAM SALE

NO DATA ENTERED, Grafton, NH

Built 2006 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 99

NH101

Fair

Over: BOSTON POST RD BEAVER BK

1.56 MI MILFORD TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1969 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 11,617

I-93 NB

Fair

Over: US 3 PEMIGEWASSET RIVER

2.6 MI PLYMOUTH T.L., Grafton, NH

Built 1969 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 9,864

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: US 3 PEMIGEWASSET RIVER

2.7 MI PLYMOUTH TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1969 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 9,903

I-89 SB

Fair

Over: NH 10

5.01 MI FROM SPRINGFIELD, Sullivan, NH

Built 1972 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10,825

WINCHESTER STREET

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

DOWNTOWN KEENE, Cheshire, NH

Built 1965 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 11,016

TITUS ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

7.7 MI LISBON T.L., Grafton, NH

Built 1927 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 78

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: BRIDGE STREET

1.2 MI W JCT NH28 BYP, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1977 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 27,691

I-95 SB

Fair

Over: US 4 NH 16 SP TPK

I-95 SP TPK INTERCHANGE, Rockingham, NH

Built 1970 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 35,081

CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

0.6 MI FR NO DORCHESTER, Grafton, NH

Built 2018 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 90

I-93 NB

Fair

Over: E BR PEMIGEWASSET RIVER

0.5 MI LINCOLN TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1972 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 7,054

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: US 3 NHRR

1.72 MI THORNTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1970 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 7,373

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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