County Road 38
Carrying County Road 38 over Mead Lateral Ditch
1.4 Mi E of Co Rd 7, Weld, Colorado
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
County Road 38 in Weld, Colorado sits above 26% of rated Colorado bridges on inventory load rating (27 t), while its 1965 build year is earlier than 78% of Weld's recorded-year cohort (614 bridges).
County Road 38 in Weld, Colorado is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1965, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. 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:WEL038.0-009.0A
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUPER-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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.
Bridge Snapshot: County Road 38
The County Road 38 bridge in Weld, Colorado carries County Road 38 over Mead Lateral Ditch. It was built in 1965, making it 61 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1998, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 9.5 meters (31 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 63 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Colorado bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure at 5/9, substructure at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How County Road 38 compares
Age against the county: built in 1965, earlier than 480 of Weld's 614 bridges with a recorded construction year (78%), against a county median build year of 1990. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Colorado bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (8,962 of 8,965 rated).
County Road 38 vs every rated Colorado bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
27 Top 74% higher than 26% 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.
Weld inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 614 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
- 1965
- Last Reconstructed
- 1998
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 9.5 m (31 ft)
- Deck Width
- 9.4 m (31 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 63 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- WEL038.0-009.0A
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 6/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
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 County Road 38 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 County Road 38 against other structures in Weld and across Colorado. Colorado bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
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 County Road 38?
County Road 38 in Weld, Colorado has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is County Road 38 inspected?
County Road 38'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 63 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. County Road 38 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 County Road 38?
County Road 38 has an NBI inventory load rating of 27.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining County Road 38?
County Road 38 is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is County Road 38 and does age affect safety?
County Road 38 was built in 1965, making it 61 years old and last reconstructed in 1998.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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