DRANSFELDT ROAD
Carrying DRANSFELDT ROAD over SULPHUR GULCH
.2 MI S OF MAIN STREET, Douglas, Colorado
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
DRANSFELDT ROAD in Douglas, Colorado sits above 82% of rated Colorado bridges on inventory load rating (45 t), while its 2000 build year is earlier than 41% of Douglas's recorded-year cohort (263 bridges).
DRANSFELDT ROAD in Douglas, Colorado is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2000, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure CO:PAR DRNFLDT-0.2
POST-2000 · PRESTRESS · MULTI-SPAN · DECK-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- DECK-LED Deck-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: DRANSFELDT ROAD
The DRANSFELDT ROAD bridge in Douglas, Colorado carries DRANSFELDT ROAD over SULPHUR GULCH. It was built in 2000, making it 26 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete continuous and spans 2 sections, stretching 56.2 meters (184 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 8,479 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Colorado bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How DRANSFELDT ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 2000, earlier than 108 of Douglas's 263 bridges with a recorded construction year (41%), against a county median build year of 1996. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Colorado bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (8,962 of 8,965 rated).
DRANSFELDT ROAD vs every rated Colorado bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
45 Top 18% higher than 82% of 8,962 bridges
rated Colorado bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Douglas inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 263 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 2000
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 56.2 m (184 ft)
- Deck Width
- 26.8 m (88 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 8,479 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- PAR DRNFLDT-0.2
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • At 7/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether DRANSFELDT ROAD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare DRANSFELDT ROAD against other structures in Douglas and across Colorado. Colorado bridges
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Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for DRANSFELDT ROAD?
DRANSFELDT ROAD in Douglas, Colorado has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is DRANSFELDT ROAD inspected?
DRANSFELDT ROAD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 8,479 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. DRANSFELDT ROAD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for DRANSFELDT ROAD?
DRANSFELDT ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 45.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining DRANSFELDT ROAD?
DRANSFELDT ROAD is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is DRANSFELDT ROAD and does age affect safety?
DRANSFELDT ROAD was built in 2000, making it 26 years old.
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