Structure ECA-BT-002 · Summit County, CO

County Road 1813 over Blue River

Carries County Road 1813 over Blue River, 26 Mi NW Of Silverthorne.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

173 ft end to end: about 2 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 deck arch.

Built193888 years old
Length173.2 ft52.8 m
Daily traffic10counted 2015
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountySummit
Location26 Mi NW Of Silverthorne
CarriesCounty Road 1813
CrossesBlue River
Coordinates39.88018, -106.33414

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length173.2 ft (52.8 m)
Max Span121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area385.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberECA-BT-002

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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