Structure EPC0132-03.50A · El Paso County, CO

Falcon Highway over West Fork Squirrel Creek

Carries Falcon Highway over West Fork Squirrel Creek, 0.1 Mi W Of Curtis Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length26.2 ft8 m
Daily traffic2,020counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Location0.1 Mi W Of Curtis Road
CarriesFalcon Highway
CrossesWest Fork Squirrel Creek
Coordinates38.92527, -104.55611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length26.2 ft (8 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area97.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,020 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberEPC0132-03.50A

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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