Structure WEL008.0-029.0A · Weld County, CO

County Road 8 over Fulton Ditch

Carries County Road 8 over Fulton Ditch, 0.1 Mi E Of Co RD 29.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199234 years old
Length23.6 ft7.2 m
Daily traffic943counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyWeld
Location0.1 Mi E Of Co RD 29
CarriesCounty Road 8
CrossesFulton Ditch
Coordinates40.04409, -104.78949

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area69.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic943 (2022)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberWEL008.0-029.0A

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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