Structure WEL014.0-035.0A · Weld County, CO

County Road 14 over Speer Canal

Carries County Road 14 over Speer Canal, 2.2 Mi E Of Co RD 31.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length25.6 ft7.8 m
Daily traffic608counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyWeld
Location2.2 Mi E Of Co RD 31
CarriesCounty Road 14
CrossesSpeer Canal
Coordinates40.08744, -104.73183

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area75.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic608 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberWEL014.0-035.0A

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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