Structure F-16-JX · Denver County, CO

US 40 Ml over I25 Rdwy Rr S Platte Rvr

Carries US 40 Ml over I25 Rdwy Rr S Platte Rvr, Colfax AVE At I25.

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
4,383 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

4,383 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 12 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198442 years old
Length4382.9 ft1335.9 m
Daily traffic49,000counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyDenver
LocationColfax AVE At I25
CarriesUS 40 Ml
CrossesI25 Rdwy Rr S Platte Rvr
Coordinates39.74029, -105.01593

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4382.9 ft (1335.9 m)
Max Span150.9 ft (46 m)
Deck Width94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Area38340.3 sq m
Main Spans37
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberF-16-JX

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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