Structure D-16-DL · Boulder County, CO

47th Street over SH 157 Ml

Carries 47th Street over SH 157 Ml, Near SH 119 In Boulder.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT390 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

390 ft end to end, longest span 119 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length389.8 ft118.8 m
Daily traffic12,000counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBoulder
LocationNear SH 119 In Boulder
Carries47th Street
CrossesSH 157 Ml
Coordinates40.04188, -105.24416

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length389.8 ft (118.8 m)
Max Span119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1627.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberD-16-DL

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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