Structure PUEUNIN-0.0-COR · Pueblo County, CO

Union Avenue over Uprr Bnsf Ar

Carries Union Avenue over Uprr Bnsf Ar, In City Of Pueblo.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT568 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

568 ft end to end, longest span 124 ft: about 1.6 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 deck truss.

Built1925rebuilt 1988
Length567.9 ft173.1 m
Daily traffic6,216counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyPueblo
LocationIn City Of Pueblo
CarriesUnion Avenue
CrossesUprr Bnsf Ar
Coordinates38.26171, -104.61696

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length567.9 ft (173.1 m)
Max Span123.7 ft (37.7 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area3167.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,216 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberPUEUNIN-0.0-COR

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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