Structure D-15-BT · Boulder County, CO

US 36 Ml over Left Hand Creek

Carries US 36 Ml over Left Hand Creek, 6.2 Mi So Of Jct SH 66.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

155 ft end to end: 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 girder bridge.

Built20197 years old
Length154.9 ft47.2 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyBoulder
Location6.2 Mi So Of Jct SH 66
CarriesUS 36 Ml
CrossesLeft Hand Creek
Coordinates40.13011, -105.28243

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Area962.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberD-15-BT

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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