Structure D-15-AQ · Boulder County, CO

SH 7 Ml Wbnd over Boulder Creek

Carries SH 7 Ml Wbnd over Boulder Creek, Arapahoe AVE In Boulder.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

103 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length102.7 ft31.3 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBoulder
LocationArapahoe AVE In Boulder
CarriesSH 7 Ml Wbnd
CrossesBoulder Creek
Coordinates40.01459, -105.24509

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length102.7 ft (31.3 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area494.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberD-15-AQ

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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