Structure BOLD-04-0.39-03 · Boulder County, CO

Folsom Street over Boulder Whiterock Ditch

Carries Folsom Street over Boulder Whiterock Ditch, 20 Ft N Of Pearl Street.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

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 slab bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic13,574counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBoulder
Location20 Ft N Of Pearl Street
CarriesFolsom Street
CrossesBoulder Whiterock Ditch
Coordinates40.02154, -105.26302

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area166.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,574 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberBOLD-04-0.39-03

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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