Chaffee County, CO

84 public highway bridges

Chaffee County Bridge Snapshot

Chaffee County, Colorado contains 84 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 28.6% are rated “Good,” 65.5% “Fair,” 4.8% “Poor,” and 4.8% 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.

84

Total Bridges

28.6%

Good

4.8%

Poor

4.8%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

28.6% (24)

Fair

65.5% (55)

Poor

4.8% (4)

SD

4.8% (4)

All Bridges (84)

Sort:

SH 291 ML

Over: CR 150, ARKANSAS RIVER

1.3 MI NW OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1959 ADT: 1,000

NFSR 344

Over: SOUTH COTTONWOOD CREEK

8.9 MI SW OF BUENA VISTA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1954 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 160

JAMES STREET

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.1 MI W of Waters Ave, Chaffee, CO

Built 1968 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 337

US 24 ML

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.0 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 6,700

COUNTY ROAD 221

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

.2 MI SW of CR 220, Chaffee, CO

Built 1954 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 77

US 24 ML

Over: TROUT CREEK

8.6 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 6,700

US 285 ML

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

6.1 MI NW OF CHAF-SAGUACH, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,600

US285 ML

Over: PONCHA CREEK

5.0 MI S OF JCT US50, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,800

US 24 ML

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

JOHNSON VILLAGE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 8,300

US 285 SR

Over: CHALK CREEK

at NATHROP, Chaffee, CO

Built 1932 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 7,553

COUNTY ROAD 166

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

2.2 MI E of SH285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 222

SH 291 ML

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

6.8 MI NW OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1962 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 3,900

COUNTY ROAD 225

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

.2 MI SW OF SH 50, Chaffee, CO

Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 49

US 50 ML

Over: SPAULDING CREEK

1 MI W OF PONCHA SPGS., Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 5,200

US 24 ML

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

IN BUENA VISTA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1969 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 13,000

US 50 ML

Over: LOST CREEK

7.6 MI W. OF PONCHA SPGS., Chaffee, CO

Built 1939 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 2,600

COUNTY ROAD 371

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

.2 MI E OF US 24, Chaffee, CO

Built 1998 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 110

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

1.3 MI SW OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1995 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 433

COUNTY ROAD 153

Over: UTE CREEK

.5 MI N OF CR 175, Chaffee, CO

Built 1940 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 79

COUNTY RD 340

Over: NORTH COTTONWOOD CREEK

.5 MI NW OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 2001 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 502

COUNTY ROAD 175

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

300 Feet NE of SH 291, Chaffee, CO

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,099

COUNTY ROAD 344

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

100 FT S OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 1987 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 105

NFSR 292

Over: CHALK CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF ST. ELMO, Chaffee, CO

Built 2014 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 110

County Road 162

Over: Baldwin Creek

4.2 Mi E of St. Elmo, Chaffee, CO

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 371

COUNTY ROAD 344

Over: SOUTH COTTONWOOD CREEK

.6 MI S OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 87

CEDAR STREET

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.1 MI E of SH 24, Chaffee, CO

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 117

PLEASANT AVENUE

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.1 MI N OF PRINCETON AVE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 977

RAILROAD STREET

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.2 MI S OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,729

COUNTY ROAD 102

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

2.2 MI SE OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 293

COUNTY ROAD 105

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9

COUNTY ROAD 105

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

1.5 MI SE OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 277

COUNTY ROAD 302

Over: BIG SANDY DRAW

0.75 MI SE OF SH 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 44

COUNTY ROAD 361

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.2 MI N OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 837

US 24 ML

Over: PINE CREEK

5.7 MI S.E. OF GRANITE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,700

CITY F STREET

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

IN CITY OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1906 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,325

COUNTY ROAD 292B

Over: CHALK CREEK

.2 MI NW OF CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 123

COUNTY ROAD 109

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

1.3 MI SW OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1985 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 50

NFSR 292.A

Over: CHALK CREEK

.2 MI NW OF CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 31

COUNTY ROAD 175

Over: UTE CREEK

3.6 MI NE of SH 291, Chaffee, CO

Built 1990 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 136

COUNTY ROAD 220

Over: N. FORK S. ARKANSAS RVR

.5 MI SE of US 50, Chaffee, CO

Built 1988 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 72

COUNTY ROAD 111

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

1.9 MI SW OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1991 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 513

COUNTY ROAD 290

Over: CHALK CREEK

.1 MI SW OF CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1986 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 117

COUNTY ROAD 210

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

.2 MI S OF US50, Chaffee, CO

Built 1987 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 132

US 50 ML

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI E OF JCT SH 291, Chaffee, CO

Built 1977 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,600

COUNTY ROAD 162

Over: CHALK CREEK

NEAR MT. PRINCETON HOT SP, Chaffee, CO

Built 1990 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,459

COUNTY ROAD 350

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.0 MI WESTOF SH 24, Chaffee, CO

Built 1997 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,098

COUNTY ROAD 338

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.2 MI NW OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 2005 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 231

US 50 ML

Over: COLD DRAW

5.1 MI W OF PONCHA SPGS., Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 2,800

US 24 ML

Over: DRAW

3.6 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 6,700

US 24 ML

Over: DRAW

3.2 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 79.9 t ADT: 6,700

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026