Structure WEL086.0-029.0A · Weld County, CO

County Road 86 over Collins Lateral Canal

Carries County Road 86 over Collins Lateral Canal, 0.6 Mi E Of Co RD 29.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

23 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.

Built199036 years old
Length22.6 ft6.9 m
Daily traffic100counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyWeld
Location0.6 Mi E Of Co RD 29
CarriesCounty Road 86
CrossesCollins Lateral Canal
Coordinates40.61119, -104.78039

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area62.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2023)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberWEL086.0-029.0A

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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