Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in New Hampshire
Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in New Hampshire
One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.
Stacker investigated which counties in New Hampshire have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.
#10. Belknap County
- Bridges in poor condition: 4.6% (5 of 108 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.1% (683 of 32,464 square meters of bridges)
#9. Sullivan County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.1% (8 of 157 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.8% (2,873 of 32,778 square meters of bridges)
#8. Carroll County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (10 of 193 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (1,090 of 40,327 square meters of bridges)
#7. Coos County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.4% (12 of 188 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.3% (1,654 of 50,345 square meters of bridges)
#6. Rockingham County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.8% (21 of 308 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.8% (6,267 of 225,529 square meters of bridges)
#5. Grafton County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.2% (39 of 542 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (17,550 of 207,177 square meters of bridges)
#4. Merrimack County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (25 of 326 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (14,425 of 169,183 square meters of bridges)
#3. Strafford County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.9% (12 of 135 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (7,185 of 95,907 square meters of bridges)
#2. Hillsborough County
- Bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (36 of 382 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (19,143 of 259,720 square meters of bridges)
#1. Cheshire County
- Bridges in poor condition: 11.5% (22 of 192 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (4,271 of 45,738 square meters of bridges)
