Structure LR42-0.0-9 · Larimer County, CO

County Road 42 over Fossil Creek Res. Inlet

Carries County Road 42 over Fossil Creek Res. Inlet, Jct. With Co RD 9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

32 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic153counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLarimer
LocationJct. With Co RD 9
CarriesCounty Road 42
CrossesFossil Creek Res. Inlet
Coordinates40.55200, -105.02000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area71.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic153 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberLR42-0.0-9

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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