Structure LAKE-09-10.2-04 · Lake County, CO

County Road 9 over East Fork Arkansas River

Carries County Road 9 over East Fork Arkansas River, Near National Park.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

25 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 deck arch.

Built20215 years old
Length24.6 ft7.5 m
Daily traffic134counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLake
LocationNear National Park
CarriesCounty Road 9
CrossesEast Fork Arkansas River
Coordinates39.25952, -106.34046

Physical Characteristics

MaterialAluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Max Span24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area92.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic134 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberLAKE-09-10.2-04

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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