Structure FRCO 12-313A · Fremont County, CO

County Road 1a over Oak Creek

Carries County Road 1a over Oak Creek, 0.95 Mi S Of Cotopaxi.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

51 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.

Built198442 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic839counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyFremont
Location0.95 Mi S Of Cotopaxi
CarriesCounty Road 1a
CrossesOak Creek
Coordinates38.35829, -105.69069

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area114.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic839 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberFRCO 12-313A

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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