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)
DRENNAN ROAD
FairOver: E. JIMMY CAMP CREEK TRIB
1.6 MI E MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
J.D. JOHNSON RD
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JONES ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37
MULBERRY RD
FairOver: UNKNOWN DRAINAGE
1.8 MI SOUTH OF FUNK RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 86
CONSTITUTION AVE
FairOver: EAST FORK SAND CREEK
.25 MI W MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,646
CONSTITUTION AVE
FairOver: EAST FORK SAND CREEK
.4 MI E MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,402
CONSTITUTION AVE
FairOver: EAST FORK SAND CREEK
.6 MI E MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,740
BLACK FOREST ROAD
FairOver: BURGESS CREEK
0.4 MI SOUTH OF SHOUP RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,385
INDUSTRY ROAD
FairOver: EAST FORK SAND CREEK
.1 MI E OF MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,073
ROLLING THUNDER WY
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
0.2 MI W OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,908
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: CRYSTAL HILLS BLVD
IN MANITOU SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,500
CORPORATE DR.
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
W. Of I-17-NQ and NR, El Paso, CO
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
0.6 MI SE OF PIKES PEAK T, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.0 MI SE of JCT US85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.0 MI SE OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.0 MI SE OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.0 MI SE OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,500
Nelson Blvd.
FairOver: drainage ditch
S of Nelson and OConnell, El Paso, CO
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
Tank Trail
FairOver: Drainage ditch
SW Barkeley & Wickersham, El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
Titus Blvd.
FairOver: C Ditch
Near Titus and St. Lo Dr., El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
Titus Blvd.
FairOver: Clover Ditch
Titus and Barkeley Ave., El Paso, CO
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
Tevis Street
FairOver: B Ditch
Tevis St and B Ditch, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800
Nelson Boulevard
FairOver: C Ditch
Nelson Blvd. and C Ditch, El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000
Prussman Blvd.
FairOver: C Ditch
Prussman and Sheridan Ave, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400
SH 94 ML
FairOver: STEEL FORK
1.7 MI E OF RUSH, El Paso, CO
Built 1971 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 630
CALHAN HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.
4.1 MI N OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 2,879
PEBBLE WAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.5 MI N ROCKRIMMON, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 484
PARADE LOOP DRIVE
FairOver: DEADMANS CREEK
100 S. OF N. GATE BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,015
SOAPWEED ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.2 MI N OF JUDGE ORR RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 135
COLORADO AVENUE
FairOver: RAILROAD/SIERRA MADRE ST
0.2 MI E OF I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 13,843
DRENNAN RD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK TRIB.
0.8 MI E OF MARKSHEFFEL R, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,210
RIVERWALK PARKWAY
FairOver: EAST FORK SAND CREEK
0.1 MI N OF MEADOWBROOK P, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 651
TEJON STREET
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
JUST N OF I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1989 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 3,049
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: NEFFS GULCH
2 MI WEST OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 56
US 24 BUS RT-OFFRA
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
1.5 MI E OF MANITOU SPRIN, El Paso, CO
Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,334
WOODMEN ROAD
FairOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.4 MI W OF I-25., El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 21,121
OConnell Blvd.
FairOver: I Ditch
OConnell and Chiles Ave., El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 600
FALCON HIGHWAY
FairOver: WEST FORK SQUIRREL CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CURTIS ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,020
US 24 BUSINESS RT
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
S. 31ST ST., El Paso, CO
Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,100
I 25 ML
FairOver: GARDEN OF THE GODS ROAD
IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 118,000
SH21B SBND RAMP
FairOver: PINE CREEK
S. BND. POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 18,500
EDISON ROAD
FairOver: POND CREEK
0.1 MI S OF TROGILO ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 65
CHARLOTTE PKWY
FairOver: WEST SAND CREEK TRIB.
0.35 MI N OF BARNES ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 5,188
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.1 MI NE OF FALCON, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 17,000
SOUTHMOOR DRIVE
FairOver: CRUSE GULCH
.3 MI NW OF SH85/16 INTER, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 939
OLD PUEBLO ROAD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK
0.7 MI S OF OHIO STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 6,061
GALLEY ROAD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.25 MI W OF POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 1993 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 16,074
SQUIRREL CRK RD
FairOver: TRIB. OF WILLIAMS CREEK
4.8 MI E OF LINK ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1969 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 551
SQUIRREL CRK RD
FairOver: CHICO CREEK
0.3 MI W OF MILNE RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 549
HANOVER ROAD
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
3.0 MI SE OLD PUEBLO RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 553
MARK DABLING BLVD
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
JUST SW OF I-25/WOODMEN R, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,639
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