Structure BLKHWK-MAIN · Gilpin County, CO

Main Street over North Clear Creek

Carries Main Street over North Clear Creek, At Intersect With Sh119.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

54 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length54.5 ft16.6 m
Daily traffic1,836counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyGilpin
LocationAt Intersect With Sh119
CarriesMain Street
CrossesNorth Clear Creek
Coordinates39.79765, -105.47716

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Max Span49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Width164.7 ft (50.2 m)
Deck Area833.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,836 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberBLKHWK-MAIN

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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