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)

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: JOHNNY BRANCH CREEK

12.1 MI S OF CR N, Bent, CO

Built 1992 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 8

SH 101 ML

Good

Over: PURGATOIRE RIVER

2.6 MI SOUTH OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

2.3 MI N OF SH 194, Bent, CO

Built 1999 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 77

US 50 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

7.75 MI E of LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,600

US 50 ML

Good

Over: LUBERS DRAW

18 ME E OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,300

SH 101 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

1.4 MI NO OF TOONERVILLE, Bent, CO

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 70

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

2.6 MI N OF SH 50, Bent, CO

Built 1995 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 24

COUNTY ROAD SS

Good

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

1 MI N OF SH 196, Bent, CO

Built 1999 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD UU.5

Good

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

.3 MI E OF CR 35, Bent, CO

Built 1998 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 28

COUNTY ROAD RR

Good

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

JUST W OF CR 34, Bent, CO

Built 1995 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 42

COUNTY ROAD 36

Good

Over: TRIB. OF HYDE CANAL

.3 MI N OF CR RR, Bent, CO

Built 1997 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 47

US 50 ML

Good

Over: LUBERS DRAINAGE DITCH

19 MI E OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,300

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: CADDOA CREEK

1.3 MI S OF CR GG, Bent, CO

Built 1996 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 38

SH 101 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

19 MI SO OF JCT SH 50, Bent, CO

Built 2020 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 70

SH 101 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

5.7 MI SO OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO

Built 2013 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 250

US 50 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

5 MI E OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO

Built 1983 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 2,600

COUNTY ROAD 8

Poor

Over: FT. LYON CANAL

1.3 MI N OF SH 194, Bent, CO

Built 1987 Load: 5.1 t ADT: 1

COUNTY ROAD 24

Poor

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

18 MI W LAMAR CO., Bent, CO

Built 1948 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 173
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