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

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

115 FT FROM GARNETT ST, Sullivan, NH

Built 1920 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,144

FDR 12

Fair

Over: BLUE BROOK

MAP 14, Coos, NH

Built 1947 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 50

US 3,FEE TPK NB

Fair

Over: NASHUA RIVER

0.3 MI FROM NH 130, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1955 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 71,603

GOLDMINE ROAD

Fair

Over: STANLEY BROOK

TOWN RD., Cheshire, NH

Built 1985 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 370

NH 16TRK, UNITY ST

Fair

Over: ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER

120FT FROM RTE 16, Coos, NH

Built 1982 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,983

NH 12A

Fair

Over: BLOOD BROOK

.4 MI. FROM PLAINFIELD TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1954 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,516

CHAPEL ROAD

Fair

Over: LOVELL RIVER

0.5 MI FR OSSIPEE RD, Carroll, NH

Built 1940 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90

I-93 SB

Fair

Over: OWL STREET

0.7 MI THORNTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,500

I-93 PARKWAY

Fair

Over: TRAM ACCESS ROAD

2.2 MI. N. LINCOLN T.L., Grafton, NH

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11,427

NH 16,SP TPK

Fair

Over: LONG HILL ROAD

1.5 MI. ROCHESTER TL., Strafford, NH

Built 1956 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 29,795

I-93 PARKWAY NB

Fair

Over: TRAIL,PEMIGEWASSET RIVER

5.0 MI NO WOODSTOCK TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1985 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 5,723

TRIPOLI ROAD

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

.29 MI. FROM JCT. RTE. 49, Grafton, NH

Built 1968 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 409

NH136

Fair

Over: OTTER BROOK

1.9 MI E GREENFIELD TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1968 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 2,481

I-93 NB

Fair

Over: US 3

0.2 MI CAMPTON TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1968 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 7,928

I-89,NH 10

Fair

Over: BROOK,ATV TRAIL

0.4MI S LEBANON T/L, Grafton, NH

Built 1959 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 24,571

JEFFERSON NOTCH RD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH ISRAEL RIVER

1.5 MI S JEFFERSON TL, Coos, NH

Built 1990 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 90

BLACKWATER ROAD

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL LAKE BROOK

0.8 MI FROM ENFIELD TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 470

BOSTON POST ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

1.6 MI MONT VERNON TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1970 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,458

NH 28,S WILLOW ST

Fair

Over: COHAS BROOK

1.2 MI N LONDONDERRY TL, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15,874

HILLDALE LANE

Fair

Over: S BR PISCATAQUOG RIVER

0.07 MI FR RIVER RD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1920 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 90

TREMONT STREET

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

CONCORD TL, Merrimack, NH

Built 1955 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,247

NH 97

Fair

Over: SPICKET RIVER

.5MI W MASS SL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1958 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 15,781

JEFFERSON NOTCH RD

Fair

Over: S BRANCH ISRAEL RIVER

1.1 M S JEFFERSON TL, Coos, NH

Built 1939 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 90

GUILDHALL ROAD

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Coos, NH

Built 1984 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 807

NH 63

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

0.1 MI FROM JCT 119 & 63, Cheshire, NH

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,908

I-93 PARKWAY

Fair

Over: BIKE PATH, LAFAYETTE BK

3.3 MI N. LINCOLN TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,069

US 3,FEE TPK NB

Fair

Over: CANAL,SERVICE ROAD

0.5 MI FROM NH 130, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 57,702

I-93,FEE TPK NB

Fair

Over: CSX

.2MINJCT RT3-A, Merrimack, NH

Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 41,887

BLACK HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUNCOOK RIVER

.09 MI SW JCT US4, Merrimack, NH

Built 1924 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 2,085

COTTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMPREY RIVER

0.05 MI. RTE 107, Rockingham, NH

Built 1986 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 745

US 4

Fair

Over: NH155A

.5 MI. FROM LEE T.L., Strafford, NH

Built 1968 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 13,086

SOUTH RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.4 MI FR WESTMORELAND T, Cheshire, NH

Built 1950 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 119

US 4

Fair

Over: HUPPE BROOK

0.08 MI. FROM ENFIELD TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1945 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 10,800

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR PISCATAQUOG RIVER

177 FT FR RIVER ROAD, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1937 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,174

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CSX,PEDESTRIAN

1.6 MI SE LEE T.L., Strafford, NH

Built 1936 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 7,598

NH123

Fair

Over: BAILEY BROOK

0.4 MI SE NELSON TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1939 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 1,331

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: AMMONOOSUC RIVER

MAP 10, Grafton, NH

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

I-89 SB

Fair

Over: CONTOOCOOK RIVER

1.2 MI N.W. JCT RT 127, Merrimack, NH

Built 1959 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 11,347

NH286

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

.1 MI JCT RT 1-A, Rockingham, NH

Built 1991 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 13,388

QUAKER WHITEFACE R

Fair

Over: WHITEFACE RIVER

0.45 MI. RTE. 113A, Carroll, NH

Built 1953 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 90

BORDEAU ROAD

Fair

Over: STRATFORD BOG BROOK

3.1 MI. US3, Coos, NH

Built 1970 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 90

NH 16

Fair

Over: CLAY BROOK

0.7 MI NE MARTINS LOC., Coos, NH

Built 1932 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 5,025

NH 12

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

3.5 MI TO WALPOLE TL, Cheshire, NH

Built 1928 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 6,382

NH 11,NH103

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER,PED TRAIL

2.2 MI FROM CLAREMONT TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 9,812

ROBINSON ROAD

Fair

Over: MOOSE BROOK

3.2 MI FROM GREENFIELD T, Hillsborough, NH

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 21

US 1

Fair

Over: TAYLOR RIVER

0.1 MI HAMPTON FALLS TL, Rockingham, NH

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,578

MARLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHUELOT RIVER

TOWN RD 0.54 MI MARLOW TL, Sullivan, NH

Built 1920 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 64

US302

Fair

Over: ELLIS RIVER

0.20mi west of jct. NH16, Carroll, NH

Built 1998 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 6,003

US 4

Fair

Over: INDIAN RIVER

5.7 MI FROM ENFIELD TL, Grafton, NH

Built 1942 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,550

BOY'S CAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: BICKNELL BROOK

.9 MI FR NH RTE 4A, Grafton, NH

Built 1947 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 90

Showing 1,101-1,150 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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