Structure F-15-CI · Jefferson County, CO

US 40 Ml over I 70 Ml

Carries US 40 Ml over I 70 Ml, 1.8 Mi E Of Jct SH 74.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

218 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic2,300counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyJefferson
Location1.8 Mi E Of Jct SH 74
CarriesUS 40 Ml
CrossesI 70 Ml
Coordinates39.70985, -105.29475

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Area1022.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,300 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberF-15-CI

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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