Structure C-18-AO · Weld County, CO

US 34 Ml Wbnd over Up Rr

Carries US 34 Ml Wbnd over Up Rr, In Greeley.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT164 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

164 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length164.0 ft50 m
Daily traffic16,500counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyWeld
LocationIn Greeley
CarriesUS 34 Ml Wbnd
CrossesUp Rr
Coordinates40.39320, -104.68326

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length164.0 ft (50 m)
Max Span62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area670 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberC-18-AO

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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