Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Borough Road Bridge

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Steel bridge carries Borough Road over the Smith River in Hill, NH. October 2008.

Looks like a concrete arch replaced the original stone arch and both were finally replaced with steel. They left the concrete arch in place.

Photo taken by David P. Timmins

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Looking down stream through the Borough Road arch.

Looking down stream through the arch.

Photo taken by David P. Timmins

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Bridge deck.

The deck of the steel bridge they placed over the arch.

Photo taken by David P. Timmins

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Smith River on Borough Road in Hill
Location: Bristol, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.56833, -71.74000 (decimal degrees)
43°34'06" N, 71°44'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/278732/4827578 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bristol
Inventory number: BH 24980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 9.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 330