Bent County, CO

68 public highway bridges

Bent County Bridge Snapshot

Bent County, Colorado contains 68 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 23.5% are rated “Good,” 70.6% “Fair,” 2.9% “Poor,” and 2.9% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in CO are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

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

68
Total Bridges
23.5%
Good
2.9%
Poor
2.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
23.5% (16)
Fair
70.6% (48)
Poor
2.9% (2)
SD
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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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial