Structure E-470-09.57A · Arapahoe County, CO

E-470 NB over Piney Creek

Carries E-470 NB over Piney Creek, 9.57 Mi From I25.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

156 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1996rebuilt 2016
Length156.5 ft47.7 m
Daily traffic23,244counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyArapahoe
Location9.57 Mi From I25
CarriesE-470 NB
CrossesPiney Creek
Coordinates39.58561, -104.71822

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length156.5 ft (47.7 m)
Max Span151.2 ft (46.1 m)
Deck Width74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Area1082.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,244 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberE-470-09.57A

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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