Structure LR80-1.1-S287-A · Larimer County, CO

County Road 80 over North Poudre Canal

Carries County Road 80 over North Poudre Canal, 1.1 Mi N Of US HWY 287.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

44 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic123counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLarimer
Location1.1 Mi N Of US HWY 287
CarriesCounty Road 80
CrossesNorth Poudre Canal
Coordinates40.81583, -105.22794

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area154.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic123 (2023)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberLR80-1.1-S287-A

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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