Whipple Hill Road over Roaring Brook
Cheshire County, New Hampshire · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Whipple Hill Road over Roaring Brook in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 1 (imminent failure condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 1983, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 233 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
- Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
- It is one of 22 of the 194 inventoried bridges in Cheshire County rated poor (11.3%); 22 (11.3%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, temporary structure in place to carry legal loads while the original structure is closed awaiting replacement or rehabilitation (NBI item 41).
- Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
- Status change: reopened since 2024, when it was closed.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 16-month routine inspection cycle.
- It is coded scour critical (NBI item 113 = 3): scour critical: foundations unstable for the assessed or calculated scour.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 1 | 1 | Imminent failure condition |
| Superstructure | 1 | 1 | Imminent failure condition |
| Substructure | 1 | 1 | Imminent failure condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder |
| Length | about 42 ft |
| Location | 0.5 Mi. RTE.119 |
| NBI structure number | 022000650008300 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Open, temporary structure in place to carry legal loads while the original structure is closed awaiting replacement or rehabilitation |
| Last inspection (item 90) | August 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 16 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 3: scour critical: foundations unstable for the assessed or calculated scour |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New Hampshire department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Cheshire County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nh 12 NH101 over Ashuelot River Ped Trail | 1961 | 22,780 | Fair |
| Nh 9 over Ash Swamp Brook | 2006 | 22,417 | Good |
| Nh 12 over Beaver Brook | 2019 | 17,831 | Good |
| Nh 12 over Branch River | 1994 | 17,831 | Good |
| West Street over Ashuelot River | 1952 | 16,605 | Fair |
| Nh 9 Nh 10 Nh 12 over West Street | 1967 | 16,222 | Good |
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