Structure CSG-I.40-12.30 · El Paso County, CO

Austin Bluffs PKWY over Union Blvd/tgap Basin

Carries Austin Bluffs PKWY over Union Blvd/tgap Basin, Austin Bluffs Pkwy/union.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT595 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

595 ft end to end, longest span 206 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length595.1 ft181.4 m
Daily traffic46,425counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
LocationAustin Bluffs Pkwy/union
CarriesAustin Bluffs PKWY
CrossesUnion Blvd/tgap Basin
Coordinates38.88898, -104.78640

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length595.1 ft (181.4 m)
Max Span206.0 ft (62.8 m)
Deck Width97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Area5369.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,425 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCSG-I.40-12.30

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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