Structure RIOB-121-00.50 · Rio Blanco County, CO

County Road 121 over S.fk Williams Fork River

Carries County Road 121 over S.fk Williams Fork River, 0.42 Mi S Of Moff Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

50 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length50.2 ft15.3 m
Daily traffic32counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyRio Blanco
Location0.42 Mi S Of Moff Co Line
CarriesCounty Road 121
CrossesS.fk Williams Fork River
Coordinates40.21542, -107.44380

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Max Span48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area75.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberRIOB-121-00.50

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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