Structure P-18-AD · Las Animas County, CO

County Road 20.8 over I 25 Ml

Carries County Road 20.8 over I 25 Ml, In Trinidad.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length114.5 ft34.9 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLas Animas
LocationIn Trinidad
CarriesCounty Road 20.8
CrossesI 25 Ml
Coordinates37.16127, -104.51491

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length114.5 ft (34.9 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area363.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberP-18-AD

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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