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)
GREELEY BLVD
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
AT INT OF WALNUT/GREELEY, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,383
FALCON HIGHWAY
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
0.2 MI W OF PEYTON HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,804
SLOCUM ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK SQUIRREL CREEK
1.6 MI N OF HIGHWAY 94, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 454
Specker Ave.
FairOver: I Ditch
100 YD E INT W/BARKELEY, El Paso, CO
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000
JUDGE ORR ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.4 MI E OF ELLICOTT HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1950 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 1,658
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: US 24 BUSS RT
IN MANITOU SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 1969 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 13,500
Academy Blvd
FairOver: SH 115 ML
2 MI W OF JCT I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1977 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 16,612
FACULTY DRIVE
FairOver: LEHMAN RUN
500 N. OF INTERIOR DR. O, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 285
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DRAW
9.4 MI S OF JCT SH 29, El Paso, CO
Built 1956 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 23,500
SCHOOL ACCESS
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
JUST N OF MESA RIDGE PKWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1996 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 106
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: FONTANERO ST
I 25 SBND OVER FONTANERO, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 62,000
FONTAINE BLVD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK
0.3 MI E OF MARKSHEFFEL, El Paso, CO
Built 2007 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,759
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: UINTAH STREET
I 25 SBND OVER UINTAH ST, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 56,500
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: DRAW
0.5 MI NW OF JCT US 85, El Paso, CO
Built 1956 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 23,500
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.8 MI S OF JCT SH 83, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 62,000
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.8 MI S OF JCT SH 83, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 62,000
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.4 MI N OF JCT I-25 BUS, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 58,000
DAIRY RANCH RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JUST S OF WOODMEN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,023
I25 ML NBND
FairOver: FONTANERO STREET
I25 NBND over Fontanero, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 62,000
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
3.1 MI W OF MANITOU SPR, El Paso, CO
Built 1931 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 11,500
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: Uintah Street
I25 NBND over Uintah St, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 56,500
BALSAM STREET
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK TRIB
JUST WEST OF CORINTH DR., El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 1,634
SAINT ELMO AVE
FairOver: CHEYENNE CREEK
.2 MI E OF CASCADE, El Paso, CO
Built 1959 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,695
ACADEMY BLVD
FairOver: RAMP TO SB ACADEMY
0.12 MI S. OF DRENNAN RD., El Paso, CO
Built 2011 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 18,567
ASTROZON BLVD
FairOver: MAIN STREAM
0.3 MI N OF DRENNAN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1982 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 3,631
HANDLE ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.25 MI E OF ELLICOTT HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1991 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 53
YODER ROAD
FairOver: POND CREEK
3.2 MI S OF YODER, El Paso, CO
Built 1985 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 747
SH 94 ML
FairOver: DRAW
4.0 MI E OF JCT US 24, El Paso, CO
Built 1980 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 9,900
WOODMEN ROAD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
W OF AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 36,527
PIKES PEAK AVENUE
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
NEAR EL PASO STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 2003 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 15,976
I 25 ML
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
7.4 MI N OF JCT SH 18 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1953 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 91,000
LINK ROAD
FairOver: JIMMY CAMP CREEK
.5 MI S OF MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1997 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 5,582
US 24 ML WBND
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
0.4 MI SE OF PIKES PEAK T, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 11,500
US 24 ML EBND
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
2.6 MI SE OF PIKES PEAK-T, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 11,500
WB STETSON HILLS
FairOver: SAND CREEK
.5 MI E CHARLOTTE PKWY, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 7,629
SH 94 ML
FairOver: DRAW
6.7 MI E OF YODER, El Paso, CO
Built 1972 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,100
COLONY HILLS CIR
FairOver: MAIN STREAM
0.25 MI N OF DRENNAN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1982 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,184
I25 SB OFF_ON RAMP
FairOver: CHEYENNE CREEK
IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 2003 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 44,000
MILITARY RES BNDRY
FairOver: Drainage channel
1.1 MI. S OF JCT W/ RTE 5, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 100
ELBERT ROAD
FairOver: BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK
1.5 MI N JUDGE ORR ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1934 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 1,273
MARK DABLING BLVD
FairOver: DOUGLAS CREEK
0.5 MI S GARDEN OF GOD RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 2,216
EB STETSON HILLS
FairOver: SAND CREEK
.5 MI E CHARLOTTE PKWY, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 7,566
SCOTT ROAD
FairOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
0.1 MI W OF ELLICOTT HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 32
I 25 ML NBND+SBND
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.6 MI N OF JCT SH 83-ACAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1986 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 38,500
MULTIPLE STREETS
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
ECHO LANE US HIGHWAY 24, El Paso, CO
Built 1960 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 614
BRADLEY ROAD
FairOver: E JIMMY CAMP CREEK TRIB
2 MI E OF MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 173
GARDEN OF GODS RD
FairOver: N BRANCH DOUGLAS CREEK
INTERSECTION WITH ELKTON, El Paso, CO
Built 1986 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 34,029
US 24 ML
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
ECHO LANE US HIGHWAY 24, El Paso, CO
Built 1960 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 6,100
Concrete Tank Rd.
FairOver: Drainage ditch
S of Inter. at OConnell, El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 50
HANCOCK EXPWY
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
AT INT OF SILVER HAWK AVE, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 7,259
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