Structure E-16-JY · Jefferson County, CO

Ramp To I 76 Ebnd over I 70 Ml Ebnd

Carries Ramp To I 76 Ebnd over I 70 Ml Ebnd, I70 I76 Sh121 Interchan.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT206 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

206 ft end to end: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built198244 years old
Length205.7 ft62.7 m
Daily traffic38,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyJefferson
LocationI70 I76 Sh121 Interchan
CarriesRamp To I 76 Ebnd
CrossesI 70 Ml Ebnd
Coordinates39.78620, -105.07520

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length205.7 ft (62.7 m)
Max Span199.8 ft (60.9 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area909.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberE-16-JY

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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