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.
All bridges (686)
EL PASO BLVD
FairOver: BECKERS LN TRIB
0.1 MI W OF BECKERS LANE, El Paso, CO
Built 1989 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 984
RAMP TO I 25 NBND
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
0.8 MI N. OF JCT I25, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 56,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
6.4 MI SE OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 19,000
Route 11
FairOver: Turkey Creek
3.5 mi S of Gate 8, El Paso, CO
Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
MURPHY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH SPRING CREEK
0.7 MI E OF PEYTON HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 777
US 24 BYPASS
FairOver: I 25 ML FOUNTAIN CRK
JCT of I25 and US24G, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 47,000
BIJOU STREET
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK/UPRR
JUST E OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 2007 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 12,153
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: EL PASO BLV FOUNTAIN CRK
IN MANITOU SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1969 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 13,500
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.8 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,200
SPRING STREET
FairOver: NORTH MONUMENT CREEK
0.4 MI S OF SH 105, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,903
I 25 FRONTAGE RD
FairOver: CITY ROAD R
W. OF I25 S. OF LAKE AVE, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 77,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
8.6 MI E OF FALCON, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 7,400
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
8.0 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 3,000
SH 21B SB ML
FairOver: KETTLE CREEK
SBND POWERS, El Paso, CO
Built 2005 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 37,000
MERIDIAN ROAD
FairOver: WEST KIOWA CREEK
0.4 MI N OF MCCUNE ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 256
GARDEN OF GODS RD
FairOver: SOUTH DOUGLAS CREEK
JUST EAST OF 30TH STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 11,913
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.5 MI W OF RAMAH, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 3,900
FORT CARSON+NORAD
FairOver: SH 115 ML
1.1 MI S/SH 83 ACADMY BLV, El Paso, CO
Built 1964 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,639
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
4.2 MI NE OF FALCON, El Paso, CO
Built 1932 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 11,000
SH 16 ML EBND
FairOver: US 85 ML BNSF RR UP RR
0.8 MI E OF JCT I 25, El Paso, CO
Built 1976 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 18,500
ACADEMY BLVD SB
FairOver: US 85 ML BNSF RR
0.75 MI S OF CO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1972 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 27,005
ACADEMY BLVD NB
FairOver: US 85 ML BNSF RR
0.75 MI S OF CO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1972 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 26,281
US 24 ML WBND
FairOver: EL PASO BLV FOUNTAIN CRK
IN MANITOU SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1969 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 13,500
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: WOODMEN ROAD
1.0 MI N OF JCT I-25 BUS, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 62,000
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: WOODMEN ROAD
1.5 MI S OF JCT SH 83, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 62,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 2020 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 36,000
SH 21B SBND ML
FairOver: PINE CREEK
S. BND. POWERS BLVD., El Paso, CO
Built 2014 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,500
ACADEMY BLVD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.2 MI N OF ASTROZON, El Paso, CO
Built 1977 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 41,812
RUSH ROAD
FairOver: STEELS FORK CREEK
1.1 MI SOUTH OF RUSH, El Paso, CO
Built 2001 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 325
CALHAN HWY
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.5 MI N OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1986 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,780
YODER ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
JUST S OF WASHINGTON ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 45
NORTH GATE BLVD WB
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK AND UPRR
0.5 MI WEST OF I-25 EXIT, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,000
FOUNTAIN AVENUE
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
.01 MI WEST OF SH 24, El Paso, CO
Built 2003 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,079
US 24 ML WBND
FairOver: SAND CREEK
EAST OF MURRAY BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 15,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
6.7 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 3,000
Tank Trail Bravo
FairOver: Drainage Channel
Nr Butts & Bad Toelz RDs, El Paso, CO
Built 2016 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100
Khe Sanh Street
FairOver: Clover Ditch
Khe Sanh and Barkeley Ave, El Paso, CO
Built 1978 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,000
EB UINTAH ST
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
.1 MI E OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 2001 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 15,110
I 25 ML
FairOver: TEACHOUT CREEK
9.0 MI N OF JCT SH 83 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1926 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 84,000
FRANCEVL COALMN RD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK
.86 MI S OF HWY 94, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 32
US 24 ML WBND
FairOver: CITY ST UP RR DITCH
.2 MI E OF JCT I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 47,000
SWEET ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.
.4 MI E OF MCCLELLAND RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 116
WASHINGTON ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
JUST W OF YODER ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1966 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 43
JUDGE ORR ROAD
FairOver: BLACK SQUIRREL CRK TRIB.
1.8 MI W PEYTON HIGHWAY, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 698
US 24 WB/PLATTE AV
FairOver: PETERSON FIELD ROAD
3/4 MI E OF POWERS, El Paso, CO
Built 1967 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 18,000
HARTFORD STREET
FairOver: ACADEMY BLVD
0.1 MI EAST OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1972 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 2,388
NEVADA AVENUE
FairOver: TEMPLETON GAP FLOODWAY
SOUTH OF MOUNTVIEW STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1949 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 18,345
HANISCH ROAD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
0.3 MI E OF MULBERRY ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 10
STADIUM BLVD NB
FairOver: DEADMANS CREEK
2000 S. OF NORTH GATE DR, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,760
STADIUM BLVD SB
FairOver: DEADMANS CREEK
2000 S. OF NORTH GATE DR, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,760
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