Elbert County, CO
85 public highway bridges
Elbert County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Elbert County, Colorado contains 85 public highway bridges. Roughly 11.8% are rated “Good,” 81.2% “Fair,” and 4.7% “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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (85)
I 70 ML, I 70 Serv
FairOver: DRAW
5.4 MI E OF JCT DEERTRAIL, Elbert, CO
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: DRAW
10 MI W OF LIMON, Elbert, CO
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: AGATE CRK or (BIJOU CRK)
0.7 MI E OF RD TO AGATE, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
FairOver: Fork of E. Bijou Creek
19.7 MI E OF KIOWA, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.6 MI E OF MATHESON, Elbert, CO
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: DRAW
11.2 MI E OF RD TO AGATE, Elbert, CO
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: DRAW
3.2 MI E OF RIVERBEND, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.9 M E OF MATHESON, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
FairOver: GOLD CREEK
JUST W. OF ELIZABETH, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
IN SIMLA, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 25
FairOver: WEST KIOWA CREEK
SOUTH OF TOWN OF ELBERT, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
FairOver: RUNNING CREEK
ELIZABETH, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.4 MI S. OF I 70, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.6 MI E OF MATHESON, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
2.7 MI E OF SIMLA, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
5.0 MI E OF SIMLA, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 25
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK TRIB
7.6 MILES S OF COLO 86, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 98
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.2 MI E OF ELBERT RD, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
2.4 MI E OF SIMLA, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
12.1 MI E OF MATHESON, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
3.7 MI E OF MATHESON, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 194
GoodOver: BOXELDER CREEK
0.2 MILES W OF CR 29, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 65
GoodOver: COMANCHE CREEK
1.1 MI S OF COUNTY RD 150, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 13
GoodOver: RUNNING CREEK
5 MI NW OF TOWN OF ELBERT, Elbert, CO
I70 FRONTRAGE RD.
GoodOver: DRAW SR
1.0 MI E of RIVERBEND, Elbert, CO
US 40 ML
GoodOver: AGATE CREEK
.4 MI W. OF AGATE, Elbert, CO
I 70 ML WBND
GoodOver: DRAW
2.6 MI W ELBERT-LINCOLN C, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 174
GoodOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.6 MILE W OF BENNET ROAD, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 98
GoodOver: RUNNING CREEK
1.3 MILES EAST OF ROAD 5, Elbert, CO
US 24 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
1.0 MI E OF SIMLA, Elbert, CO
CO RD 25/ELBERT RD
GoodOver: KIOWA CREEK TRIBUTARY
4.6 MI S OF HWY 86, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
PoorOver: KIOWA CREEK
W. EDGE OF KIOWA, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 166
PoorOver: RUNNING CREEK
1.3 MI W OF COUNTY RD 13, Elbert, CO
COUNTY ROAD 170
PoorOver: EAST BIJOU CREEK
1.5 MILES W OF AGATE, Elbert, CO
SH 86 ML
PoorOver: WEST BIJOU CREEK
9.0 MI E OF KIOWA, Elbert, CO
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