Structure O-18-CL · Las Animas County, CO

I 25 Ml Nbnd over Berwind Canyon

Carries I 25 Ml Nbnd over Berwind Canyon, 10.8 Ml No Of Jct SH 239.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

110 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft. 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.

Built196957 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLas Animas
Location10.8 Ml No Of Jct SH 239
CarriesI 25 Ml Nbnd
CrossesBerwind Canyon
Coordinates37.32421, -104.55837

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area415.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberO-18-CL

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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