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

NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: SMITH RIVER

.36 MI. NW JCT. 104 AND 4, Merrimack, NH

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 501

US 4

Fair

Over: NHRR(ABD)

2.4 MI FROM WILMOT TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,454

CLOUGH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUCOOK RIVER

0.1 MI FR NH 106, Merrimack, NH

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,627

NH 1B

Fair

Over: PISCATAQUA ESTUARY

1.1 MI FROM JCT RT 1A, Rockingham, NH

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,973

EPPING STREET

Fair

Over: LAMPREY RIVER

0.3 MI FROM NH RTE 107, Rockingham, NH

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,762

NH152

Fair

Over: LAMPREY RIVER

1.0 MI FROM NEWMARKET TL, Strafford, NH

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,860

CITIZENS STREET

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

100 FT JCT RTE 12, Sullivan, NH

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,325

FDR 30

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

MAP 38, Grafton, NH

Built 1949 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50

US 3,NH 25

Fair

Over: BAKER RIVER

4.3 MI FM BRIDGEWATER TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1930 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 4,270

NH101

Fair

Over: JOE ENGLISH BROOK

1.15 MI SW BEDFORD TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1936 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 17,501

US202

Fair

Over: CSX

.1 MI. WEST OF JCT I-93, Merrimack, NH

Built 1949 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 44,531

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: CLAYBANK BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Carroll, NH

Built 1974 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 99

US 3

Fair

Over: CONE BROOK

3.7 MI NE STRATFORD TL, Coos, NH

Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,178

BASE STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK BROOK

2.98 MI NE JCT RTE US 302, Coos, NH

Built 1934 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,775

NH110

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

3.8 MI NORTHUMBERLAND TL, Coos, NH

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,923

FDE 92

Fair

Over: S.BR.GALE RIVER

MAP 19, Grafton, NH

Built 1972 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50

LAKE SHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

.37 MI. N. OF JCT. NH 11, Merrimack, NH

Built 1942 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 363

CRAIG ROAD

Fair

Over: STANLEY BROOK

0.5 MI. RTE 137, Cheshire, NH

Built 1935 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 232

NH 63

Fair

Over: KILBURN BROOK

4.4 MI S CHESTERFIELD TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1936 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,619

GREAT BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

380 FT FR NH RTE 120, Grafton, NH

Built 1936 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 105

NH 31

Fair

Over: BLOOD BROOK

0.2 MI FROM JCT RTE 101, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1937 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,322

NH104

Fair

Over: SMITH RIVER

1.0 MI FROM HILL TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1940 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,469

NH120

Fair

Over: BLOW-ME-DOWN BROOK

0.8 MI FROM PLAINFIELD TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1933 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,172

NH112,LOST RIV RD

Fair

Over: CLAY BROOK

3.5 MI FROM LANDAFF TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1932 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,652

BUTTER HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MCDONOUGH BROOK

0.4 MI FR NH RTE 113, Carroll, NH

Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 90

NUTTING ROAD

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

215 FT FR NH RTE 137, Cheshire, NH

Built 1905 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 90

BESSIE PIERCE ROAD

Fair

Over: PARTRIDGE BROOK

1.48MI NH 63, Cheshire, NH

Built 1936 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 10

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: INDIGO SALE

NO DATA ENTERED, Grafton, NH

Built 2015 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 99

EAST MADISON ROAD

Fair

Over: FORREST BROOK

420 FT FROM NH RTE 113 ^, Carroll, NH

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 842

OLD COUNTY RD S

Fair

Over: BRENNAN BROOK

TOWN RD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 27

NH111A

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.75 MI. TO BRENTWOOD TL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1934 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,463

NH108

Fair

Over: EXETER RIVER

0.3 MI FROM KENSINGTON TL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1935 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,591

WESTPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

.68 MI NE WINCHESTER TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1862 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 780

NH111A

Fair

Over: DUDLEY BROOK

.6 MI. FROM BRENTWOOD TL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1936 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,626

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: INDIGO SALE

NO DATA ENTERED, Grafton, NH

Built 2008 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 99

FDR 229

Fair

Over: MOOSILAUKE BROOK

MAP 29, Grafton, NH

Built 1979 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50

JIM TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: MOOSE BROOK

0.45 MI W JCT US 2, Coos, NH

Built 1975 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 604

NH 28A,MAMMOTH RD

Fair

Over: COHAS BROOK

1.3 MI N LONDONDERRY TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1935 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 11,711

ALLDS STREET

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

.2 MI E OF MAIN ST, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1892 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 8,913

MARKET STREET WB

Fair

Over: TIDAL BASIN

.5 MI E JCT I-95, Rockingham, NH

Built 1971 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 8,968

WADLEIGH HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: KEZAR LAKE OUTLET

0.17MI NH 114, Merrimack, NH

Built 1940 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 359

NH107

Fair

Over: LAMPREY RIVER

.4 MI S JCT RT 101, Rockingham, NH

Built 1962 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 13,430

NH 33

Fair

Over: CSX

.8 MI JCT I-95, Rockingham, NH

Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,782

MADBURY ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX

.2 MI JCT RTE 4, Strafford, NH

Built 1980 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,618

MOUNTAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

0.45 MI. TL WASHINGTON, Sullivan, NH

Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,214

NH116

Fair

Over: HAM BRANCH

2.01 MI S FRANCONIA T.L., Grafton, NH

Built 1932 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 404

MESSER STREET

Fair

Over: WINNIPESAUKEE RIVER

1.0 MI. JCT 106, Belknap, NH

Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,460

CLIFFORD BROOK RD

Fair

Over: CLIFFORD BROOK

0.6 MI. JCT FISH HATCH RD, Grafton, NH

Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 90

SAW MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BEARDS BROOK

1.4 MI. RTE. 9, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1919 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 583

BROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: JACOBS BROOK

210 FT. RTE. 25A, Grafton, NH

Built 1930 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 52

Showing 651-700 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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