Structure E-17-ZZ · Adams County, CO

SH 2 Ml Sbnd over US 6 Ml

Carries SH 2 Ml Sbnd over US 6 Ml, In Commerce City.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,047 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,047 ft end to end, longest span 219 ft: about 2.9 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.

Built200521 years old
Length1046.6 ft319 m
Daily traffic11,000counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyAdams
LocationIn Commerce City
CarriesSH 2 Ml Sbnd
CrossesUS 6 Ml
Coordinates39.79246, -104.93954

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length1046.6 ft (319 m)
Max Span219.2 ft (66.8 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area4178.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberE-17-ZZ

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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