Total bridges
686
Public highway bridges in El Paso County
County profile · official public datasets
El Paso County, CO
686 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.3% rated Good, 65.5% Fair, 3.2% Poor.
- 686
- Public bridges
- 31.3%
- Good condition
- 3.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
El Paso County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- Top 38%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 686
- public highway bridges
- 1984
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
El Paso County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, El Paso County ranks #24 of 64 Colorado counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.2%). El Paso County, Colorado contains 686 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.3% are rated “Good,” 65.5% “Fair,” and 3.2% “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.
Good condition
31.3%
215 of 686 rated 7-9
Fair condition
65.5%
449 of 686 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.2%
22 of 686 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#24 of 64
Among Colorado counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 686 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.3% (215)
Fair 65.5% (449)
Poor 3.2% (22)
El Paso County's Poor-condition bridges carry 190,132 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 8,642 crossings a day against 16,541 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 686 of 686 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33.2% of El Paso County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
228 of the 686 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 31.3% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 15% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I 25 ML SBND over ACADEMY BLVD, built 1971, carries 28,500 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 22-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 190,132 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When El Paso County's bridges were built
686 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1900s 4
1900–1909
4 bridges
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 32
1930–1939
32 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
66 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
69 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
71 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
113 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
110 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
117 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
63 bridges
- 2020s 24
2020–2029
24 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 117 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1984) matches the Colorado average (1982).
How El Paso County compares with Colorado's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Colorado counties nearest El Paso County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.2% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1984 against a peer-group mean of 1988 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 63 Colorado counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County (this page) | 686 | 31.3% | 65.5% | 3.2% | 1984 |
| Weld County | 614 | 36.8% | 58.5% | 4.7% | 1986 |
| Larimer County | 559 | 49% | 49% | 2% | 1987 |
| Adams County | 535 | 43.9% | 49.2% | 6.9% | 1990 |
| Jefferson County | 464 | 33.8% | 59.9% | 6.3% | 1984 |
| Denver County | 458 | 41.9% | 56.3% | 1.7% | 1991 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to El Paso County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for El Paso County, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside CO (686 bridges here).
- Broward County, FL · 686 bridges
- Honolulu County, HI · 682 bridges
- Caddo County, LA · 682 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · 691 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside CO (1984 here).
- Hennepin County, MN · avg 1984 · 936 bridges
- Duval County, FL · avg 1984 · 831 bridges
- Bell County, TX · avg 1984 · 660 bridges
- Steuben County, NY · avg 1984 · 627 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (449)
PARKING LOT ACCESS
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
JUST N OF MANITOU STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1932 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 149
COMMERCE ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
.5 MI NW OF BLASINGAME RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 100
HIGHWAY 110
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.9 MI E OF ELLICOTT HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 90
ACADEMY BLVD NB
FairOver: I 25 ML
ACADEMY/I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1957 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 12,905
ACADEMY BLVD SB
FairOver: I 25 ML
ACADEMY/I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1957 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 9,915
HUSTED ROAD
FairOver: NON-POTABLE RESERVOIR #1
100 N. OF NON-POTABLE RE, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 15
BERRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE HORSE CREEK
0.1 MI N OF CORONA ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 14
JOHNSON ROAD
FairOver: STEELS FORK CREEK
1.0 MI N OF HIGHWAY 94, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 35
OIL WELL ROAD
FairOver: MUSTANG CREEK
.6 MI S OF ALTA VISTA RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 20
MCCLELLAND ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.
0.35 MI S OF SWEET ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 111
Sheridan Avenue
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
Prussman & Sheridan Ave, El Paso, CO
Built 1942 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 5,600
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: AF ACADEMY (NORTH GATE)
5.6 MI N OF JCT SH 83 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 46,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
4.1 MI E OF PEYTON, El Paso, CO
Built 1959 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 5,700
STADIUM BLVD
FairOver: LEHMAN RUN
1200 S. OF ACADEMY DR., El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 8,300
ARNOLD AVE
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
.1 MI W OF MITCHELL AVE, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 742
MT HERMAN ROAD
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
W OF MITCHELL ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 1,108
Lytle Rd
FairOver: E. Fork of Turkey Creek
.5 mi NW of inter. Rte 11, El Paso, CO
Built 1942 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 50
BLASINGAME ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.
0.5 MI W OF RAMAH, El Paso, CO
Built 1938 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 53
DRENNAN ROAD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK
0.5 MI E MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1964 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 2,210
CHARTR OAK RNCH RD
FairOver: UNNAMED WASH
.6 MI N OF OLD HIGHWAY 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 69
EL PASO BLVD
FairOver: N. FOUNTAIN CREEK
1 BLK W OF COLUMBIA ST., El Paso, CO
Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,367
WESTMOOR DRIVE
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
AT 31ST STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 603
CHESTNUT STREET
FairOver: NORTH DOUGLAS CREEK
0.1 MI S-GARDEN GODS RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 7,314
BROADMOOR VALLEY
FairOver: HIDDEN CREEK
JUST SOUTH OF HIDDEN CREE, El Paso, CO
Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,060
SAN MIGUEL ST
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
JUST E OF ARCADIA STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,422
WESTWOOD BLVD
FairOver: TEMPLETON GAP BASIN
0.3 MI N OF AUSTIN BLUFFS, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,581
SPRINGNITE DRIVE
FairOver: MAIN STREAM
S. OF DAWNLITE, El Paso, CO
Built 1982 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,721
GALLEY ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK SAND CREEK
0.35 MI W OF WOOTEN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 15,957
FAIRPLAY ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.
0.1 MI N OF DZURIS ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 137
HARVARD STREET
FairOver: CREWS GULCH
JUST S OF WIDEFIELD BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,646
CANON AVE
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
.1 MI N OF MANITOU AVENUE, El Paso, CO
Built 1906 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,195
8TH STREET
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
JUST N OF GARNER STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 23,811
I 25 ML
FairOver: DRAW
6.7 MI N OF JCT SH 83 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1926 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 91,000
RETURN ROAD
FairOver: PLATTE AVENUE
0.3 MI E OF NEVADA AVENUE, El Paso, CO
Built 1939 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 16,596
SH 94 ML
FairOver: DRAW
9.6 MI E OF US24, El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 4,400
I 25 SERVICE RD
FairOver: PINE CREEK SR
1.4 MI N OF JCT I-25 BUS, El Paso, CO
Built 1960 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 5,000
COLORADO AVENUE
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
JUST E OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 13,612
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: CLOVER DITCH
6.5 MI SE OF JCT SH 29, El Paso, CO
Built 1956 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 23,500
RENDEZVOUS TRAIL
FairOver: DOUGLAS CREEK
EAST OF CENTENNIAL BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 241
BARNES ROAD WB
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.8 MI E OF POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 8,094
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: LITTLE FOUNTAIN CREEK
3.8 MI S OF SH85-FOUNTAIN, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 20,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: LITTLE FOUNTAIN CREEK
3.8 MI SE OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 20,500
WOODMEN ROAD
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
0.25 MI W OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 21,121
Magrath Ave
FairOver: Drainage channel
.5 mi S of ent. to I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 100
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.9 MI E OF PEYTON, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 5,700
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.4 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 4,200
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.3 MI S OF SH 85 FOUNTAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 20,500
AIRPORT ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK SAND CREEK
0.4 MI W OF POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 1979 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 13,681
CROSS DRIVE
FairOver: LEHMAN RUN
100 N. OF INTERIOR DR. O, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,100
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: ACADEMY BLVD
AT INT. OF ACADEMY &, El Paso, CO
Built 1971 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 28,500
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