Structure FRCO 308-TX CK · Fremont County, CO

County Road 27 over Arkansas River

Carries County Road 27 over Arkansas River, .1 Mi N Of US 50.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT121 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

121 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1907rebuilt 1965
Length121.4 ft37 m
Daily traffic41counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyFremont
Location.1 Mi N Of US 50
CarriesCounty Road 27
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates38.41043, -105.58421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length121.4 ft (37 m)
Max Span78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area181.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1965)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberFRCO 308-TX CK

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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