Structure D-04-BOST-030 · Denver County, CO

Smith Road over SB Quebec ST | NB Quebec

Carries Smith Road over SB Quebec ST | NB Quebec, 0.5 Mi South Of I70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT184 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

184 ft end to end, longest span 92 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1971rebuilt 1998
Length184.4 ft56.2 m
Daily traffic5,770counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyDenver
Location0.5 Mi South Of I70
CarriesSmith Road
CrossesSB Quebec ST | NB Quebec
Coordinates39.77180, -104.90328

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length184.4 ft (56.2 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area1095.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,770 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberD-04-BOST-030

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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