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

I 25 Ml Sbnd over Del Agua Canyon

Carries I 25 Ml Sbnd over Del Agua Canyon, 6.5 Mi So Of Aguilar RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

155 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length154.5 ft47.1 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLas Animas
Location6.5 Mi So Of Aguilar RD
CarriesI 25 Ml Sbnd
CrossesDel Agua Canyon
Coordinates37.34786, -104.57255

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length154.5 ft (47.1 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area489.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

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-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.

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