Structure D-01-CC-270 · Denver County, CO

Ebnd 1st AVE over Cherry Creek

Carries Ebnd 1st AVE over Cherry Creek, 1st AVE At Downing ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT460 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

460 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length460.0 ft140.2 m
Daily traffic26,591counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyDenver
Location1st AVE At Downing ST
CarriesEbnd 1st AVE
CrossesCherry Creek
Coordinates39.71818, -104.97238

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length460.0 ft (140.2 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1906.7 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,591 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberD-01-CC-270

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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