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Gulf Road over Fresh Creek

Strafford County, New Hampshire · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Gulf Road over Fresh Creek in Strafford County, New Hampshire, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1948, making it 77 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,853 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Strafford County rated fair (30.1%); 13 (9.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	1.5 Mi. From Jct. Rte. 4
NBI structure number	006501690013000
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New Hampshire department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Nh 16 Sp Tpk Ramp over NH125	2009	44,530	Good
Nh 16 Sp Tpk over New Bellamy Lane	1955	42,313	Fair
US202 Nh 16 Sp Tpk over Ten Rod Road	2012	41,600	Good
US202 Nh 16 Sp Tpk over NH202A (walnut Street)	1957	41,600	Good
Nh 16 Sp Tpk over Cocheco River	2010	39,653	Good
Nh 16 Sp Tpk over Axehandle Brook	1957	39,505	Good