Structure F-15-BL · Clear Creek County, CO

I 70 Ml Wbnd over US 6 Clear Creek

Carries I 70 Ml Wbnd over US 6 Clear Creek, 8.7 Mi W Of Jct SH 74.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT542 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

542 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built195967 years old
Length542.3 ft165.3 m
Daily traffic23,500counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyClear Creek
Location8.7 Mi W Of Jct SH 74
CarriesI 70 Ml Wbnd
CrossesUS 6 Clear Creek
Coordinates39.74590, -105.43880

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length542.3 ft (165.3 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area1719.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberF-15-BL

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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