Structure G-21-Y · Elbert County, CO

I 70 Business Spur over I 70 Ml

Carries I 70 Business Spur over I 70 Ml, 7.9 Mi E Arapahoe-elbert.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 3 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.

Built195868 years old
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic284counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyElbert
Location7.9 Mi E Arapahoe-elbert
CarriesI 70 Business Spur
CrossesI 70 Ml
Coordinates39.46221, -103.93775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area595.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic284 (2024)
Truck Traffic32%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberG-21-Y

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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