The New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation began rush inspections of 16 deteriorating bridges on Sept. 6 after a large piece of concrete fell off the N.H. Route 102 Bridge onto moving traffic on I-93 in Derry, N.H. a week earlier. The so-called "red-listed bridges" have at least one major element classified as being in poor condition.
"Using an abundance of caution, the NH DOT will be evaluating if there is a potential issue with other bridges with a similar feature," says Bill Boynton, a spokesman for NH DOT.