Structure D-15-B · Boulder County, CO

US 36 Ml over Four Mile Canyon Creek

Carries US 36 Ml over Four Mile Canyon Creek, 28th ST In Boulder.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

93 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2016
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBoulder
Location28th ST In Boulder
CarriesUS 36 Ml
CrossesFour Mile Canyon Creek
Coordinates40.04659, -105.25860

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area370.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

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

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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