Structure AR700-S146-160A · Archuleta County, CO

Irr# Co RD 700 over Cat Creek

Carries Irr# Co RD 700 over Cat Creek, 0.6 Mi N Of Camado.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

63 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic17counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyArchuleta
Location0.6 Mi N Of Camado
CarriesIrr# Co RD 700
CrossesCat Creek
Coordinates37.04911, -107.19862

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area180.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberAR700-S146-160A

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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