Structure EPC4099-02.98L · El Paso County, CO

Academy BLVD SB over Bradley Road

Carries Academy BLVD SB over Bradley Road, 1 Mi. E. Of I25.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length184.7 ft56.3 m
Daily traffic27,373counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Location1 Mi. E. Of I25
CarriesAcademy BLVD SB
CrossesBradley Road
Coordinates38.76986, -104.75853

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length184.7 ft (56.3 m)
Max Span77.4 ft (23.6 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area765.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,373 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberEPC4099-02.98L

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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