Structure 85001800.50072 · Montrose County, CO

Begonia Rd/cr 18 over Dry Creek

Carries Begonia Rd/cr 18 over Dry Creek, 2.6 Mi E Of Pea Green Cor.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length22.6 ft6.9 m
Daily traffic160counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyMontrose
Location2.6 Mi E Of Pea Green Cor
CarriesBegonia Rd/cr 18
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates38.64617, -108.04904

Physical Characteristics

MaterialAluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron
DesignFrame
Total Length22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area75.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic160 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number85001800.50072

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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