Structure GRJ-23.08-E.76 · Mesa County, CO

Redlands Parkway over Colorado River

Carries Redlands Parkway over Colorado River, Redlands PKWY Over Colo R.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT702 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

702 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built198244 years old
Length702.4 ft214.1 m
Daily traffic15,046counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyMesa
LocationRedlands PKWY Over Colo R
CarriesRedlands Parkway
CrossesColorado River
Coordinates39.08772, -108.62586

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length702.4 ft (214.1 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area3318.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,046 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberGRJ-23.08-E.76

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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