Structure A-15-Z · Larimer County, CO

US 287 Ml over Draw Cattle Underpass

Carries US 287 Ml over Draw Cattle Underpass, 16.7 Miles North Of Teds.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

70 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length69.6 ft21.2 m
Daily traffic3,900counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyLarimer
Location16.7 Miles North Of Teds
CarriesUS 287 Ml
CrossesDraw Cattle Underpass
Coordinates40.86852, -105.26480

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area220.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,900 (2020)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberA-15-Z

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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