Clear Creek County, CO

77 public highway bridges

Clear Creek County Bridge Snapshot

Clear Creek County, Colorado contains 77 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 32.5% are rated “Good,” 45.5% “Fair,” 3.9% “Poor,” and 3.9% 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.

77
Total Bridges
32.5%
Good
3.9%
Poor
3.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
32.5% (25)
Fair
45.5% (35)
Poor
3.9% (3)
SD
3.9% (3)

All Bridges (77)

SH 103 ML

Good

Over: CHICAGO CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT I 70 ML, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1958 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 2,300

I 70 FRONTAGE

Good

Over: W FORK CLEAR CREEK SR

3.5 MI NE OF GEORGETOWN, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2000 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 3,950

I 70 ML

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.0 MI E OF JCT SH 130, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1989 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 47,000

N SPRING GULCH RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK AR

3.7 MI EAST OF JCT US 40, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1965 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 36,000

7TH STREET

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

W. OF ARGENTINE STREET, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2004 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 350

I 70 ML

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

1.1 MI E OF JCT US 40, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 37,000

RAMP TO I 70 EBND

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK R

3.4 MI E. OF JCT SH 103, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1999 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 23,500

COUNTY ROAD 306

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1 MI NE GEORGETOWN LAKE, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2008 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 391

I 70 ML WBND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

DOWNIEVILLE INT., Clear Creek, CO

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,500

I 70 ML EBND

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

2.5 MI E OF JCT US 40, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,500

US 6 ML

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT I70, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,600

US 40 ML

Good

Over: GAME CROSSING

8 MILES WEST OF EMPIRE, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,600

MINER STREET

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

MINER ST OVER CLEAR CREEK, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1990 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 951

8TH STREET

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIBUTARY

JUST W OF GRIFFITH ST, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 408

I 70 ML EBND

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.7 MI E OF JCT SH 103, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 23,500

COLORADO BLVD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

IN IDAHO SPRINGS, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,792

RAMP TO I 70 WBND

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK R

3.4 MI E OF JCT SH 103, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 23,500

COUNTY ROAD 252

Good

Over: WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK

JUST SOUTH OF EMPIRE, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1979 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 106

FALL RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.3 MI W of IDAHO SPRINGS, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2020 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 72

WOODWARD AVENUE

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

JUST S OF MAIN STREET, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1999 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 547

ALVARADO RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

WEST OF LAWSON, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2010 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 452

US 6 ML

Good

Over: NORTH CLEAR CREEK

US 6 OVER CLEAR CREEK, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1998 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 5,600

USFS RD 302

Good

Over: QUAYLE CREEK

1-70 AT BAKERVILLE EXIT, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2006 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 10

I 70 FRONTAGE RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK SR

W inter. of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, CO

Built 2010 Load: 94.0 t ADT: 36,000

I 70 FRONTAGE RD

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK SR

4.7 MI E OF JCT SH 103, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1936 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 47,000

RAMP TO US 6 ML

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK R

5.7 MI E OF JCT SH 103, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1959 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 41,000

I 70 ML

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.4 MI NE OF JCT US 40, Clear Creek, CO

Built 1965 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 37,000

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial