Structure LR45E-0.2-S287 · Larimer County, CO

County Road 45e over Dale Creek

Carries County Road 45e over Dale Creek, 0.2 Mi Northwest Of US Hw.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
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 FT231 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

231 ft end to end, longest span 22 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.

Built193294 years old
Length231.0 ft70.4 m
Daily traffic16counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLarimer
Location0.2 Mi Northwest Of US Hw
CarriesCounty Road 45e
CrossesDale Creek
Coordinates40.95989, -105.36639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length231.0 ft (70.4 m)
Max Span22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area668.8 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberLR45E-0.2-S287

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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