Chaffee County, CO

84 public highway bridges

Chaffee County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Chaffee County, Colorado contains 84 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.6% are rated “Good,” 65.5% “Fair,” and 4.8% “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.

84
Total Bridges
28.6%
Good
65.5%
Fair
4.8%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
28.6% (24)
Fair
65.5% (55)
Poor
4.8% (4)

All Bridges (84)

US 24 ML

Fair

Over: MAGEE GULCH

5.6 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 6,700

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: S ARKANSAS RIVER

0.1 MI EAST OF JCT SH291, Chaffee, CO

Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,600

COUNTY ROAD 162

Fair

Over: CHALK CREEK

200 FT W OF CHALK LAKE CG, Chaffee, CO

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 460

US 24 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

2.5 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,700

US 24 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

2.9 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1938 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,700

US 285 ML

Fair

Over: CHALK CREEK

0.2 MI S. OF NATHROP, Chaffee, CO

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,000

County Road 194

Good

Over: DRAW in State Park

2.5 mi. east US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 2010 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 7,900

NFSR 292

Good

Over: CHALK CREEK

JUST N OF CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9

HOT SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: PONCHA CREEK

.2 MI S of US 50, Chaffee, CO

Built 2004 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 154

US 50 ML

Good

Over: WELDON CREEK

3.2 MI W OF PONCHA SPGS., Chaffee, CO

Built 2003 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 2,800

US 24 ML

Good

Over: DRAW / STOCK PASS

9.8 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,700

COUNTY ROAD 371

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

1.6 MI N OF MAIN STREET, Chaffee, CO

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 487

COUNTY ROAD 107

Good

Over: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER

1.1 MI S OF SALIDA, Chaffee, CO

Built 1985 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,176

COUNTY ROAD 301

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

.2 MI NE OF US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 198

US 24 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

9.1 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,700

3025: THE GATE BRI

Good

Over: Lake Fork Gunnison River

27 mi SW of Gunnison, CO, Chaffee, CO

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 340

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

.1 MI NW OF CR 306, Chaffee, CO

Built 1991 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 129

COUNTY RD 350

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.5 MI WEST OF SH 24, Chaffee, CO

Built 2001 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,180

Little River Lane

Good

Over: South Arkansas River

.2 Mi SE of E. Ouray, Chaffee, CO

Built 2013 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 54

COUNTY ROAD 292

Good

Over: CHALK CREEK

Just N of CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 79

US 285 ML

Good

Over: WILDLIFE CROSSING

_, Chaffee, CO

Built 2019 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 9,700

US 24 ML

Good

Over: UP RR

0.05 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 2014 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 7,800

COUNTY ROAD 306

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

6 MI W OF US 24, Chaffee, CO

Built 1990 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 277

US 24 ML

Good

Over: CLEAR CRK RESV SPILLWAY

2.5 MI SE OF GRANITE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1983 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 2,700

US 285 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

5.6 MI N. OF PONCHA SPRGS, Chaffee, CO

Built 1967 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 5,500

Poncha Springs Ln

Good

Over: South Arkansas River

0.1 Mi S OF US 50, Chaffee, CO

Built 2014 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 475

US 24 ML

Good

Over: SHIELDS GULCH

5.5 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO

Built 1937 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 6,700

US 24 ML

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK RES OUTLET

2.1 MI E OF GRANITE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1983 Load: 95.6 t ADT: 2,700

COUNTY ROAD 165

Good

Over: UNNAMED DRAW

.8 MI N of CR 160, Chaffee, CO

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 57

US 50 ML

Good

Over: N.FK.SOUTH ARKANSAS RVR

0.1 MI E OF MAYSVILLE, Chaffee, CO

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,800

COUNTY ROAD 191

Poor

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

.3 MI E of SH 291, Chaffee, CO

Built 1908 Load: 7.3 t

COUNTY ROAD 397

Poor

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

AT GRANITE, Chaffee, CO

Built 1911 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 85

COUNTY ROAD 162

Poor

Over: CHALK CREEK

AT ST. ELMO/60 FT S CR267, Chaffee, CO

Built 1953 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 102

US 285 ML

Poor

Over: DRAW

9.1 MI N. OF PONCHA SPRGS, Chaffee, CO

Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,600
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