Structure E-17-OQ · Adams County, CO

I 225 Ml over 28th & 30th AVE Sand

Carries I 225 Ml over 28th & 30th AVE Sand, Aurora 1.25 S Of Jct I 70.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT397 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

397 ft end to end, longest span 152 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length397.0 ft121 m
Daily traffic121,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyAdams
LocationAurora 1.25 S Of Jct I 70
CarriesI 225 Ml
Crosses28th & 30th AVE Sand
Coordinates39.75603, -104.82746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length397.0 ft (121 m)
Max Span151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Deck Width134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Area4973.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberE-17-OQ

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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