Structure CSG-I.92-07.56 · El Paso County, CO

Fountain BLVD over Spring Creek

Carries Fountain BLVD over Spring Creek, Just E Of Circle Drive.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT39 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

39 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length39.4 ft12 m
Daily traffic5,887counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
LocationJust E Of Circle Drive
CarriesFountain BLVD
CrossesSpring Creek
Coordinates38.81739, -104.77936

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length39.4 ft (12 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area307.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,887 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCSG-I.92-07.56

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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