Structure F-08-AL · Garfield County, CO

I 70 Ebnd over Colorado River

Carries I 70 Ebnd over Colorado River, ~2.3 Miles East Of Exit 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,515 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,515 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 4.2 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199234 years old
Length1515.4 ft461.9 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyGarfield
Location~2.3 Miles East Of Exit 1
CarriesI 70 Ebnd
CrossesColorado River
Coordinates39.58249, -107.19968

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1515.4 ft (461.9 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area4988.5 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberF-08-AL

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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