Structure L-18-BZ · Pueblo County, CO

I 25 Ml Sbnd over Access Road

Carries I 25 Ml Sbnd over Access Road, 7.6 Mi So Of Jct US 50 Pu.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT106 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

106 ft end to end, longest span 34 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.

Built196363 years old
Length106.0 ft32.3 m
Daily traffic7,500counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyPueblo
Location7.6 Mi So Of Jct US 50 Pu
CarriesI 25 Ml Sbnd
CrossesAccess Road
Coordinates38.18328, -104.63388

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area413.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL-18-BZ

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.

Nearby Bridges