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)
FAIRPLAY ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.5 MI N of SWEET ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1957 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 167
I25ML SBND RAMPS
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
5.1 MI S OF JCT SH 105 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1957 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 46,000
CALHAN HWY
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
3.0 MI N OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1955 Load: 70.1 t ADT: 2,753
MADISON AVE
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
East of Templeton Gap, El Paso, CO
Built 1950 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 5,771
FONTAINE BLVD
FairOver: W. TRIB JIMMY CAMP CREEK
0.8 MI W OF MARKSHEFFEL R, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 75.6 t ADT: 6,989
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.9 MI NE OF FALCON, El Paso, CO
Built 2010 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 17,000
MILITARY RES BNDRY
FairOver: Drainage channel
1 mi. S of Int. w/ Rt. 8, El Paso, CO
Built 1978 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 100
MILITARY RES BNDRY
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
1 mi. S of Int. w/ Rt. 8, El Paso, CO
Built 1978 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 100
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
5.3 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 3,000
I-25 ML
FairOver: DIRTY WOMAN CREEK
JUST SOUTH OF SH 105, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 67,000
STADIUM BLVD
FairOver: DOUGLASS VALLEY TRIBUTAR
1000 N OF COMMUNITY CENT, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,300
VOYAGER PARKWAY
FairOver: BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK
.5 MI N HWY 83/INTERQUEST, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 91.7 t ADT: 26,529
I 25 ML
FairOver: WASH
1 MI N. OF JCT I25 & SH29, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 92.2 t ADT: 94,000
SH 115 ML
FairOver: DRAINAGE
1.5 MI S. OF US 85 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 92.4 t ADT: 23,000
SH 21-POWERS BLVD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.3 MI N PALMER PARK BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 94.7 t ADT: 60,000
OLD SANTA FE TRAIL
FairOver: NORTH GATE BLVD
1100 ft W of I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1
SOUTH GATE BLVD
FairOver: KETTLE CREEK
1 MI. W. OF I-25 EXIT 150, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,500
FONTANERO ST
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
AT 31ST STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 1955 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,278
8TH STREET
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
1.3 MI S OF HIGHWAY 24, El Paso, CO
Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,300
KIOWA STREET
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
JUST W OF EL PASO STREET, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,423
JEFFERSON ST
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
0.15 E TEMPLETON GAP RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 216
Goddard St
FairOver: Pine Creek Trib
.08 Mi S of Kelly Johnson, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,500
ACADEMY BLVD
FairOver: PINE CREEK
0.1 MI E OF I25/AF ACADEM, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 25,111
DUBLIN BLVD
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK TRIB
JUST EAST OF RANGEWOOD DR, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,163
AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK TRIB
0.3 MI S OF DUBLIN BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,097
HODGEN ROAD
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.25 MI W OF EASTONVILLE, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,210
BAPTIST ROAD
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.2 MI E OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 2012 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 17,866
CALHAN ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.3 MI N OF BIG SPRINGS RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 60
FALCON HIGHWAY
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
.5 MI E OF J D JOHNSON RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1989 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,736
GARRETT ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK SQUIRREL CREEK
JUST E OF CONDOR ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 901
BRADLEY ROAD
FairOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
.2 MI WEST OF GRINELL, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,607
MERIDIAN ROAD
FairOver: W KIOWA CREEK TRIB
0.4 MI N OF WALKER ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1991 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 277
EASTONVILLE RD
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.4 MI N OF HODGEN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 257
BIG SPRINGS RD
FairOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CALHAN ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 91
HANDLE ROAD
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
.33 MI W OF ELLICOTT HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1991 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 68
EURICH ROAD
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
2.87 MI N OF MCCLASKEY RD, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 51
POWERS BLVD
FairOver: FOUNTAIN DITCH
1.1 MI S FONTAINE BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,587
STRUTHERS RD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.2 MI N OF NORTH GATE RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,279
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK BRANCH
4.7 MI N OF JCT SH 83 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 46,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
3.6 MI E OF PEYTON, El Paso, CO
Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,700
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
5.2 MI E OF PEYTON, El Paso, CO
Built 1959 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,500
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
4.9 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
0.2 MI SE PIKES PEAK TOLL, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 23,000
MAXWELL STREET AR
FairOver: DRAW AR
E OF I25 S. COLO. SPRING, El Paso, CO
Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 22,000
UNION BLVD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
US 24 AND UNION INTERCHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 42,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
US24 OVER SPRING CREEK, El Paso, CO
Built 1993 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 47,000
EAST FRONTAGE RD
FairOver: SAND CREEK
SOUTH OF PLATTE AVE, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 52,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: SAND CREEK
E OF JCT POWERS PLATTE, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 40,000
SH 115 ML
FairOver: DRAW
7.7 MI S/ SH83 ACAD. BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,900
CHEYENNE CANYON RD
GoodOver: NORTH CHEYENNE CREEK
1.6 MI W EVANS AVENUE, El Paso, CO
Built 2022 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 655
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