Bent County, CO

68 public highway bridges

Bent County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bent County, Colorado contains 68 public highway bridges. Roughly 23.5% are rated “Good,” 70.6% “Fair,” and 2.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

68
Total Bridges
23.5%
Good
70.6%
Fair
2.9%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
23.5% (16)
Fair
70.6% (48)
Poor
2.9% (2)

All Bridges (68)

US 50 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: SH 194 ML

E SIDE OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1959 ADT: 650

US 50 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: SH 194 ML

E END OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1974 ADT: 650

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

2 MI N OF SH 50, Bent, CO

Built 1940 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 92

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

JUST N OF CR NN, Bent, CO

Built 1950 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 71

COUNTY ROAD A.5

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF HACKBERRY CREEK

.2 MI SE OF CR 18, Bent, CO

Built 1960 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 71

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.2 MI N OF CR JJ, Bent, CO

Built 1960 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 28

COUNTY ROAD 34

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

1 MI N OF CR W, Bent, CO

Built 1950 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 46

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

4 MI N OF US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1986 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 27

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

2.7 MI N OF US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1983 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 88

SH 101 ML

Fair

Over: RULE CREEK

17.6 MI SO OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1939 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 40

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: GRAVEYARD CREEK

11 MI W OF LAMAR, Bent, CO

Built 1923 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,200

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: GAGEBY CREEK

8.4 MI EAST OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1937 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,600

CR 15.2/ SH 101

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF RULE CREEK

2.2 MI SE OF CR K, Bent, CO

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 44

US 50 ML EBND

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.21 MI E OF JCT SH 194, Bent, CO

Built 1974 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 2,150

SH 101 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

7 MI SO OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1937 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 250

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: LAS ANIMAS CANAL

12 MI EAST OF LA JUNTA, Bent, CO

Built 1958 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,400

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

2.3 MI N US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 87

SH 101 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

3.7 MI SOUTH OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1936 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 450

US 50 ML WBND

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

IN LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1966 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,150

COUNTY ROAD 25.75

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

.4 MI N OF CR GG, Bent, CO

Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 46

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

3.5 MI N of US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1950 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 40

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: PROWERS ARROYO

16 MI EAST OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1937 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,300

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

20 MI EAST OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1937 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,300

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: FT.LYON CANAL

2.3 MI N OF SH 50, Bent, CO

Built 1993 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 173

SH 194 ML

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

12.4 MI EAST OF JCT SH 10, Bent, CO

Built 1956 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 420

COUNTY ROAD 36

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.5 MI N OF CR TT, Bent, CO

Built 1991 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 31

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

2.2 MI N OF SH 50, Bent, CO

Built 1985 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 180

COUNTY ROAD 3.5

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.7 Mi N of SH 194, Bent, CO

Built 1991 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 49

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

3.3 MI NW OF KREYBILL, Bent, CO

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 179

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

1 MI N OF CR VV, Bent, CO

Built 1984 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: TRIB. JOHNNY BRANCH CRK

11.5 MI S OF CR N, Bent, CO

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9

COUNTY ROAD 10

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

JUST SOUTH OF CR 9.5, Bent, CO

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14

COUNTY ROAD T

Fair

Over: RULE CREEK

2.7 MI E OF SH 101, Bent, CO

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

0.3 MI N OF CR VV, Bent, CO

Built 1984 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 48

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.2 MI EAST OF JCT SH 196, Bent, CO

Built 1936 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY ROAD GG

Fair

Over: CADDOA CREEK

.2 MI E OF CR 26, Bent, CO

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 65

SH 194 ML

Fair

Over: FORT LYON CANAL

9.3 MI EAST OF JCT SH 109, Bent, CO

Built 1956 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 420

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: MCCRAE ARROYO

10 MI EAST OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,600

COUNTY ROAD 14.5

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF RULE CREEK

.2 MI S OF CR K, Bent, CO

Built 1990 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD SS

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.4 MI W OF CR 34, Bent, CO

Built 2012 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 78

COUNTY ROAD GG

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.5 MI E CR 30, Bent, CO

Built 1989 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 91

CR 16.5/SH 101

Fair

Over: HACKBERRY CREEK

5.3 MI SE OF CR K, Bent, CO

Built 1987 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 50

SH 194 ML

Fair

Over: FORT LYON CANAL

11 MI EAST OF JCT SH 109, Bent, CO

Built 1956 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 420

COUNTY ROAD KK

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

1 MI E CR 5.5, Bent, CO

Built 1997 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 28

COUNTY ROAD J

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF MUDDY CREEK

.5 MI SW OF CR 10, Bent, CO

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 34.5

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

.7 MI S OF CR JJ, Bent, CO

Built 1994 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 173

COUNTY ROAD BB

Fair

Over: RULE CREEK

6.5 MI E OF SH101, Bent, CO

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 30

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

1 MI S OF CR JJ, Bent, CO

Built 1970 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 73

COUNTY ROAD JJ

Fair

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.7 MI W OF CR 5.5, Bent, CO

Built 1996 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 2

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

W. EDGE OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1989 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 3,400
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