Structure I-17-FJ · El Paso County, CO

I25 Ml over Chey Crk/nv Ave/tejon

Carries I25 Ml over Chey Crk/nv Ave/tejon, In Colorado Springs.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT950 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

950 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 2.6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length950.1 ft289.6 m
Daily traffic88,000counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
LocationIn Colorado Springs
CarriesI25 Ml
CrossesChey Crk/nv Ave/tejon
Coordinates38.81502, -104.82510

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length950.1 ft (289.6 m)
Max Span124.7 ft (38 m)
Deck Width125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Area11033.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic88,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberI-17-FJ

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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