Structure 49005700.70002 · Grand County, CO

County Road 57 over Fraser River

Carries County Road 57 over Fraser River, Near Co. Animal Shelter.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

82 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length81.7 ft24.9 m
Daily traffic275counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyGrand
LocationNear Co. Animal Shelter
CarriesCounty Road 57
CrossesFraser River
Coordinates40.08464, -105.95416

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area214.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic275 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number49005700.70002

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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