Hampton River Bridge

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in September 2005

BH Photo #195610

Overview: Bascule bridge over Hampton River on NH 1A in Hampton
Location: Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: At risk for demolition and replacement. Section 106 Review in progress.
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Single leaf deck plate girder bascule.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 94.2 ft.
Total length: 1,199.2 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Hampton Harbor Bridge
Neil R Underwood Memorial Bridge
Seabrook-Hampton Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.89611, -70.81639 (decimal degrees)
42°53'46" N, 70°48'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/351698/4750878 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hampton
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 8,959
Inventory number: BH 25012 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.3 (out of 100)
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Posted November 12, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

According to NHDOT, the previous bridge at this location was called the Mile Long Bridge, and as can be seen in this photo, was timber.