Kiowa County, CO

31 public highway bridges

Kiowa County Bridge Snapshot

Kiowa County, Colorado contains 31 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 48.4% are rated “Good,” 45.2% “Fair,” 6.5% “Poor,” and 6.5% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in CO are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

31
Total Bridges
48.4%
Good
6.5%
Poor
6.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
48.4% (15)
Fair
45.2% (14)
Poor
6.5% (2)
SD
6.5% (2)

All Bridges (31)

US 385 ML

Fair

Over: WHITE WOMAN CREEK

10.8 MI N OF JCT SH 96, Kiowa, CO

Built 1975 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: SANTANTA CANAL

.6 MI S OF COUNTY ROAD C, Kiowa, CO

Built 1990 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7

SH 96 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

14.2 MI E OF HASWELL, Kiowa, CO

Built 1936 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 480

US 287 ML

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

9.0 MI N OF JCT SH 96-W-E, Kiowa, CO

Built 1988 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 4,500

COUNTY ROAD L

Fair

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

.8 MI W OF CR 7, Kiowa, CO

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

SH 96 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

9.1 MI E OF HASWELL, Kiowa, CO

Built 1989 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 480

COUNTY ROAD C

Fair

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

0.4 MI E OF CR 39.5, Kiowa, CO

Built 1991 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10

SH 96 ML

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.4 MI E OF CHIVINGTON, Kiowa, CO

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD E

Fair

Over: ADOBE CREEK

1.4 MI E OF SH 96, Kiowa, CO

Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 49

Fair

Over: COMANCHE CANAL

1.3 MI N OF CR A, Kiowa, CO

Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 264

SH 96 ML

Fair

Over: ADOBE CREEK

2.3 MI NE OF ARLINGTON, Kiowa, CO

Built 1957 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 420

SH 96 ML

Fair

Over: KIOWA CREEK

21.2 MI E OF HASWELL, Kiowa, CO

Built 1987 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 790

COUNTY ROAD P

Fair

Over: ADOBE CREEK

10.2 MI W OF SH 96, Kiowa, CO

Built 1992 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD Y

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

1 MI W OF CR 49, Kiowa, CO

Built 2001 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 24

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

15.45 MI E OF JCT SH 287, Kiowa, CO

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD E

Good

Over: COLT DITCH

2.1 MI E OF SH 96, Kiowa, CO

Built 1988 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

5 MI E OF CROWLEY KIOWA C, Kiowa, CO

Built 1975 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 420

COUNTY ROAD A

Good

Over: SANTANTA CANAL

JUST W OF CR 41.2, Kiowa, CO

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

3.3 MI E OF CROWLEY-KIOWA, Kiowa, CO

Built 2011 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 420

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: COLT CREEK

1.7 MI E OF ARLINGTON, Kiowa, CO

Built 1968 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 420

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

1.1 MI CROWLEY-KIOWA, Kiowa, CO

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 420

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

11.1 MI E OF ARLINGTON, Kiowa, CO

Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 420

COUNTY ROAD C

Good

Over: SANTANTA CANAL

0.5 MI E OF CR 39.5, Kiowa, CO

Built 1991 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 11

COUNTY ROAD S

Good

Over: KIOWA CREEK

0.3 MI WEST OF EADS, Kiowa, CO

Built 1995 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 57

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

10.4 MI E OF JCT SH 287, Kiowa, CO

Built 1988 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD B

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

3 MI E OF CR 74, Kiowa, CO

Built 1993 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD W

Good

Over: INTERMITTENT STREAM

.1 MI E OF CR 71, Kiowa, CO

Built 1993 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 82

US 287 ML

Good

Over: Lone Wolf Canal

15.1 MI N OF US 50, Kiowa, CO

Built 2003 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,100

COUNTY ROAD 39.5

Good

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

JUST SOUTH OF CR A.5, Kiowa, CO

Built 1993 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 29

COUNTY ROAD 40

Poor

Over: KICKING BIRD CANAL

.4 MI N OF CR C, Kiowa, CO

Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 14

US 385 ML

Poor

Over: DRAW

13.2 MI E OF PROWERS-KIOW, Kiowa, CO

Built 1948 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 470

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial