Structure BA45-45-23.2-61 · Baca County, CO

County Road 44 over Sand Arroyo

Carries County Road 44 over Sand Arroyo, 0.1 Mi N Of CR Aa.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT322 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

322 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length322.2 ft98.2 m
Daily traffic54counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBaca
Location0.1 Mi N Of CR Aa
CarriesCounty Road 44
CrossesSand Arroyo
Coordinates37.34005, -102.27692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length322.2 ft (98.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area834.7 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberBA45-45-23.2-61

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.