Structure F-20-AQ · Arapahoe County, CO

I 70 Ml Ebnd over US 36 Ml

Carries I 70 Ml Ebnd over US 36 Ml, Byers Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT119 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

119 ft end to end, longest span 46 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
Length119.1 ft36.3 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyArapahoe
LocationByers Interchange
CarriesI 70 Ml Ebnd
CrossesUS 36 Ml
Coordinates39.71560, -104.22242

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area464.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic32%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberF-20-AQ

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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