State profile · Near median Poor share

New Hampshire bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Hampshire, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,542
Public bridges
43.0%
Good condition
7.1%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

2,542

Public highway bridges in New Hampshire

Good Condition

43.0%

1,092 bridges rated 7-9

-7.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.1%

180 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Hampshire vs national bridge condition

New Hampshire - Good condition share 43.0%
National avg

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

New Hampshire - Poor-condition share 23.6%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New Hampshire50.1%41.6%8.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Hampshire (FHWA NBI)

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.

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554
Selected

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

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.

All Bridges in New Hampshire

BREEZY POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKER RIVER

0.01MI NH 118, Grafton, NH

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 162

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: ZEALAND RIVER

MAP 10, Grafton, NH

Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50

COOLEDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEDD BROOK

1.2 MI. RTE. 31, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 343

E WASHINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BROOK

2.0 MI. WASHINGTON TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 215

WHITTEN ROAD

Fair

Over: TUCKER BROOK

1/4 MILE S OF SAVAGE RD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,690

PURGATORY ROAD

Fair

Over: PURGATORY BROOK

0.2 MI FR LYNDEBOROUGH T, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,916

CEDAR ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX

0.18 MI FR LAFAYETTE RD, Rockingham, NH

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,088

MCCRILLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.6 MI. RTE.152, Rockingham, NH

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 910

LUND ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

.1 MI W OF E DUNSTABLE RD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1950 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 7,433

PINKHAM B ROAD

Fair

Over: BUMPUS BROOK

0.46 MI SE JCT US 2, Coos, NH

Built 1945 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 86

SOUTH VILLAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUCOOK RIVER

2.6 MI FROM CONCORD TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1926 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 3,594

OXBOW ROAD

Fair

Over: SUNCOOK RIVER

0.8 MI FR NH 28, Belknap, NH

Built 1924 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 90

TANDY BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

2.1 MI FR CLAREMONT TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1955 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 90

MCINDOES STREET

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Grafton, NH

Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 435

WEST BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.18 MI FROM NH RTE 49, Grafton, NH

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 145

NH112

Fair

Over: GORDON POND BROOK

0.3 MI WEST OF JCT RTE 3, Grafton, NH

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,740

US 3,NH 11

Fair

Over: WINNIPESAUKEE RIVER

5.2MI FROM FRANKLIN T.L., Merrimack, NH

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 13,926

COTTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKER BROOK

0.9 MI FROM SHAKER ST #8, Merrimack, NH

Built 1945 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 90

ISLAND STREET

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

DOWNTOWN KEENE, Cheshire, NH

Built 1979 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 5,953

ELLSWORTH HILL RD

Fair

Over: POND BROOK

0.11 MI NH25, Grafton, NH

Built 1930 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 103

POOR FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR PISCATAQUOG RIVER

0.8MI. RTE 136, Hillsborough, NH

Built 2004 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 172

DANIEL WEBSTER HWY

Fair

Over: NASHUA RIVER

0.02 MI FROM PEARSON AVE, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1925 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 16,408

NH 31

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

1.85 MI. S. GOSHEN TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1935 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 487

HADLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

0.9MI. TL PETERBORO, Cheshire, NH

Built 1939 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 67

LEWIS ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

50 FT JCT NH 10, Cheshire, NH

Built 1960 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 90

MASON ROAD

Fair

Over: NISSITISSIT RIVER

.49 MI NW JCT 13, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1932 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 3,105

NH175

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

6.6 MI N JCT US 3, Grafton, NH

Built 1927 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,912

NH149

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

.1 MI. FROM JCT. US 202, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1893 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 4,440

NH 77 TRUCK ROUTE

Fair

Over: PISCATAQUOG RIVER

0.02 MI S JCT NH 77, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1940 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,283

NH 31

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.4 MI FROM JCT RTE 101, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1905 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,840

FOWLERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SWIFT RIVER

0.13 MI. RTE.113A, Carroll, NH

Built 1920 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

SODOM ROAD

Fair

Over: MELVIN RIVER

1.5 MI. RTE. 109A, Carroll, NH

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 526

SURRY RD

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

2.52 MI E SURRY TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1863 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,214

LARCOMB ROAD

Fair

Over: ISRAEL RIVER

0.2 MI FR NH RTE 115, Coos, NH

Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

US 3

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

17.4 MI E OF ROUTE 145, Coos, NH

Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 217

DELAGE FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: HAM BRANCH

0.43 MI. RTE 116, Grafton, NH

Built 2001 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

STINSON LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: STINSON BROOK

1.8 MI JCT 25, Grafton, NH

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 840

CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR PISCATAQUOG RIVER

TOWN RD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

LINK ROAD

Fair

Over: FERGUSON BROOK

0.3 MI FR NH RTE 123, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1995 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 105

CURRIER ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUCOOK RIVER

0.6 MI FR OLD NH 106, Merrimack, NH

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

TYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

3.0 MI N OF HOPKINTON TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 270

PIERCES ISLAND RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HARBOR

200 FT FROM MECHANIC ST, Rockingham, NH

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,243

COLD POND ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR RIVER

2.3 MI. ACWORTH TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 339

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: DECEPTION BROOK

MAP 11, Coos, NH

Built 1949 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 100

FDR 22

Fair

Over: TRIB. HUBBARD BROOK

MAP 36, Grafton, NH

Built 1966 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 99

DIAMOND POND ROAD

Fair

Over: E BRANCH MOHAWK RIVER

0.83 N JCT RT 26, Coos, NH

Built 1930 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 90

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: REC TRAIL(RR BED)

0.2 MI NH 11, Merrimack, NH

Built 1930 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 90

PATTERSON HILL RD

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

3.6 MI FR DEERING TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1915 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 145

NH103,NH127

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

1.6 MI S WARNER TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1935 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 6,814

FDR 38

Fair

Over: SLIPPERY BROOK

MAP 24, Carroll, NH

Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50

Showing 501-550 of 2,542 bridges

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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