Structure F-16-PO · Denver County, CO

SW Ramp To Sbnd S. over S. Santa Fe Dr/us 85

Carries SW Ramp To Sbnd S. over S. Santa Fe Dr/us 85, 0.75 Miles South Of West.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 79 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic38,000counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyDenver
Location0.75 Miles South Of West
CarriesSW Ramp To Sbnd S.
CrossesS. Santa Fe Dr/us 85
Coordinates39.67797, -104.99390

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area456.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberF-16-PO

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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