Structure J-18-BI · El Paso County, CO

SH 16 Ebnd Ml over Crews Gulch

Carries SH 16 Ebnd Ml over Crews Gulch, 0.3 Mi E Of Security Int..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length217.5 ft66.3 m
Daily traffic18,500counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Location0.3 Mi E Of Security Int.
CarriesSH 16 Ebnd Ml
CrossesCrews Gulch
Coordinates38.72605, -104.72804

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length217.5 ft (66.3 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area941.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberJ-18-BI

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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