Structure EPC0068-03.55A · El Paso County, CO

Shoup Road over Kettle Creek

Carries Shoup Road over Kettle Creek, .75 Mi W Of Black Fs Road.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

130 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic4,226counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Location.75 Mi W Of Black Fs Road
CarriesShoup Road
CrossesKettle Creek
Coordinates39.01289, -104.71442

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Area665.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,226 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberEPC0068-03.55A

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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