Structure O-18-CF · Las Animas County, CO

County Road 42 over I 25 Ml

Carries County Road 42 over I 25 Ml, 8 Mi No Of Jct SH 239.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT245 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

245 ft end to end, longest span 123 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length244.8 ft74.6 m
Daily traffic230counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLas Animas
Location8 Mi No Of Jct SH 239
CarriesCounty Road 42
CrossesI 25 Ml
Coordinates37.29298, -104.52695

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length244.8 ft (74.6 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area731.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic230 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

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

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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