Structure GLE1637-00.50A · Arapahoe County, CO

Cherry Street over Cherry Creek

Carries Cherry Street over Cherry Creek, Just S Of Exposition AVE.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT194 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

194 ft end to end, longest span 97 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length194.2 ft59.2 m
Daily traffic16,097counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyArapahoe
LocationJust S Of Exposition AVE
CarriesCherry Street
CrossesCherry Creek
Coordinates39.70471, -104.93384

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length194.2 ft (59.2 m)
Max Span97.4 ft (29.7 m)
Deck Width94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Area1710.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,097 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberGLE1637-00.50A

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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