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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.

Total bridges

686

Public highway bridges in El Paso County

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

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).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for El Paso County and the 5 Colorado counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
El Paso County (this page) 686 3.2%
Weld County 614 4.7%
Larimer County 559 2%
Adams County 535 6.9%
Jefferson County 464 6.3%
Denver County 458 1.7%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside CO (1984 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 686 Good 215 Fair 449 Poor 22

All bridges (686)

COTTONWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: NORTH MONUMENT CREEK

0.5 MI. FROM E. PINE LOOP, El Paso, CO

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

21ST STREET

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

JUST S OF RIO GRANDE ST, El Paso, CO

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,188

CIMARRON STREET

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

0.1 MI E OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,597

CIMARRON STREET

Good

Over: UP RR/CONEJOS ST

0.2 MI E OF I25, El Paso, CO

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,597

BROOKSIDE STREET

Good

Over: CHEYENNE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF TEJON, El Paso, CO

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,260

NEVADA AVENUE

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

JUST N OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,277

NEVADA AVE

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS

.6 MI N OF AUSTIN BLUFFS, El Paso, CO

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,709

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY

Good

Over: UNION BLVD/TGAP BASIN

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY/UNION, El Paso, CO

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 46,425

RAMP TO EB

Good

Over: TEMPLETON GAP FLOODWAY

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY/UNION, El Paso, CO

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,256

CHELTON ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.3 MI N OF FOUNTAIN BLVD, El Paso, CO

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,421

CHELTON ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

0.1 MI NORTH OF HANCOCK, El Paso, CO

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,369

PALMER PARK BLVD

Good

Over: WEST FORK SAND CREEK

0.25 MI E OF ACADEMY BLVD, El Paso, CO

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,784

FOREST MEADOWS AVE

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

JUST E OF KIANA DRIVE, El Paso, CO

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,732

MARKSHEFFEL RD

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

1 MI S of BRADLEY RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,226

Brown Rd

Good

Over: Infantry Creek

Butts and Bad Toelz RDs, El Paso, CO

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500

CHIPITA PARK RD

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

.1 MI NE OF FOUNTAIN ROAD, El Paso, CO

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,132

JUDGE ORR RD

Good

Over: BLK SQUIRREL CRK TRIB

0.36 MI. W. OF US24, El Paso, CO

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,001

SAKALA ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB

0.7 MI N OF RAMAH ROAD, El Paso, CO

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 86

BERRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: N FORK HORSE CREEK

0.8 MI N OF FUNK RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36

LOOMIS AVE

Good

Over: FISHERS CANYON CREEK

.6 MI SW OF CRESTRIDGE AV, El Paso, CO

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 811

BLUE GILL DR

Good

Over: UNKNOWN DRAINAGE

0.5 MI SW OF JUDGE ORA, El Paso, CO

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 279

STAPLETON ROAD

Good

Over: BLK SQUIRREL CRK TRIB

0.5 MI. W OF US24, El Paso, CO

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 601

LAMBERT DR

Good

Over: UNKNOWN DRAINAGE

0.2 MI S OF STAPLETON, El Paso, CO

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 768

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Good

Over: WESTMEADOW DRIVE

1.5 MI W OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,931

US 24 ML WBND

Good

Over: HANCOCK EXP SPRING CRK

.25 MI E OF JCT I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,000

I 25 SBND RAMP

Good

Over: MONUMENT CREEK

IN COLORADO SPGS, El Paso, CO

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,000

Prussman Blvd.

Good

Over: Clover Ditch

Prussman and Barkeley Ave, El Paso, CO

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

McGrath Ave.

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

.6 mi East of Specker Ave, El Paso, CO

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

BIJOU STREET

Good

Over: I25 ML

IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 28,219

BERRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.9 MI N OF JUDGE ORR RD, El Paso, CO

Built 1998 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 69

US 24 ML EBND

Good

Over: CITY ST UP RR DITCH

.2 MI E OF JCT I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 1990 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 47,000

I 25 ML NBND

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.1 MI NW EL PASO PUEBLO, El Paso, CO

Built 1929 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 17,500

BAPTIST ROAD

Good

Over: MONUMENT CREEK

0.5 MI W OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2015 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 4,184

EBND FILLMORE ST.

Good

Over: I 25 ML

IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 2016 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 19,612

CHAPEL HILLS DRIVE

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

.3 MI N OF BRIARGATE PWY, El Paso, CO

Built 2002 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,253

PRIVATE DRIVE

Good

Over: MAIN STREAM

0.15 MI N OF DRENNAN ROAD, El Paso, CO

Built 1982 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 82

SB SH 21 RAMP

Good

Over: NB SH 21 RAMP

SH21 AND I25 INT, El Paso, CO

Built 2021 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 37,000

EVANS AVENUE

Good

Over: NORTH CHEYENNE CREEK

JUST S OF CHEYENNE BLVD., El Paso, CO

Built 2018 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 848

US 24 ML EBND

Good

Over: CIRCLE DR SPRING CREEK

US24 OVER S CIRCLE DR, El Paso, CO

Built 1993 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 21,000

US 24 ML WBND

Good

Over: CIRCLE DR SPRING CREEK

US24 OVER S CIRCLE DR, El Paso, CO

Built 1993 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 21,000

SH 21B NBND ML

Good

Over: UNION BLVD

N. BND. POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO

Built 2014 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25,000

SH 21B SBND ML

Good

Over: UNION BLVD

S. BND. POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO

Built 2014 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25,000

LAS VEGAS ST

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.71 MI N OF HWY 85-87, El Paso, CO

Built 1995 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 5,572

SH 94 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

8.9 MI E OF ELLICOTT, El Paso, CO

Built 1983 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 1,800

ELLIS ST

Good

Over: Drainage channel

INTERS W/CHILES, El Paso, CO

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,000

SH 83 ML

Good

Over: BLACK SQUIRREL CRK

NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 2005 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20,000

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JUST N OF WOODMAN RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 12,000

Platte Ave

Good

Over: Sand Creek

West of Powers Blvd, El Paso, CO

Built 2021 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 62,974

US 24 ML

Good

Over: FOUNTAIN CREEK

IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 38,000

I 25 NBND RAMP

Good

Over: MONUMENT CREEK

In Colorado Springs, El Paso, CO

Built 2008 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 62,000

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