Otero County, CO

195 public highway bridges

Otero County Bridge Snapshot

Otero County, Colorado contains 195 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 24.6% are rated “Good,” 64.6% “Fair,” 10.3% “Poor,” and 10.3% 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.

195
Total Bridges
24.6%
Good
10.3%
Poor
10.3%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
24.6% (48)
Fair
64.6% (126)
Poor
10.3% (20)
SD
10.3% (20)

All Bridges (195)

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: FORT LYON CANAL

6 MI SW OF CR DD, Otero, CO

Built 2007 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 42

US 50 ML EBND

Fair

Over: OTERO CANAL

1 MI E OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1957 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: TIMPAS CREEK

.1 MI S OF CR BB, Otero, CO

Built 1971 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 109

US 50 ML WBND

Fair

Over: OTERO CANAL

1 MI East OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 2002 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROAD Y

Fair

Over: CROOKED ARROYO

.4 MI E OF CR 24, Otero, CO

Built 1985 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.2 MI W OF CR 18, Otero, CO

Built 1989 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 792

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORD CANAL

.1 MI N OF CR DD.5, Otero, CO

Built 1964 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 243

US 50 ML EBND

Fair

Over: VANDIVER ARROYO

5.3 MI EAST OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1957 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,700

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: OTERO CANAL

.2 MI N OF SH 202, Otero, CO

Built 2014 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 88

COUNTY ROAD DD

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORD CANAL

.6 MI E of CR 21, Otero, CO

Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 96

US 350 ML

Fair

Over: BENTEN ARROYO

5.4 MI E OF JCT SH 71, Otero, CO

Built 2002 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 320

US 50 ML EBND

Fair

Over: THOMPSON ARROYO

2.6 MI E OF JCT SH 109, Otero, CO

Built 1957 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROAD DD

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA

.5 MI W OF CR 13, Otero, CO

Built 1958 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 7

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.8 MI S OF CR W, Otero, CO

Built 1989 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 3

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: WEST DRY CREEK

7 MI S OF SH 10, Otero, CO

Built 1991 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 3

COUNTY ROAD CC

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.2 MI E of CR 21, Otero, CO

Built 2016 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 257

SH 71 ML

Fair

Over: LAKE CANAL

3.2 MI NO OF JCT US 50 ML, Otero, CO

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,700

SH 202 ML

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

1.4 MI W OF ROCKY FORD, Otero, CO

Built 1986 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 180

SH 109 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

25.6 MI S OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1973 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROAD 20.5

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORD CANAL

.2 MI S OF EE. 25 RD, Otero, CO

Built 1964 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 211

COUNTY ROAD EE

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

1.1 MI E OF CR 18, Otero, CO

Built 2023 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 550

SH 266 ML

Fair

Over: HOLBROOK CANAL

4 MI NE OF ROCKY FORD, Otero, CO

Built 1937 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 330

SH 10 ML

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

0.3 MI E OF JCT SH 71, Otero, CO

Built 1969 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 610

US 50 ML

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

0.6 MI EAST OF MANZANOLA, Otero, CO

Built 1969 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,600

SH 109 ML

Fair

Over: DRAW

20.9 MI SOUTH OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1972 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

6.3 MI S OF CR H, Otero, CO

Built 1967 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 154

COUNTY ROAD 5.25

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA

1 MI S OF CR 44.5, Otero, CO

Built 1967 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 6

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.3 MI N OF CR DD, Otero, CO

Built 1966 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROAD FF

Good

Over: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA

.8 MI W OF CR 14, Otero, CO

Built 1966 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 26

COUNTY ROAD LL

Good

Over: FARMERS OXFORD DITCH

.6 MI W OF SH 167, Otero, CO

Built 1966 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 258

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: HOLBROOK CANAL

.2 MI N OF SH 266, Otero, CO

Built 1993 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 236

N BEATY AVENUE

Good

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.1 MI N OF US 50, Otero, CO

Built 2021 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 117

COUNTY ROAD FF

Good

Over: OTERO CANAL

.1 MI E OF CR 14, Otero, CO

Built 1966 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 154

COUNTY ROAD HH

Good

Over: JONES ARROYO

.3 MI E OF CR 12, Otero, CO

Built 2000 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 76

COUNTY ROAD JJ

Good

Over: OTERO CANAL

0.25 MI W OF CR 12, Otero, CO

Built 1965 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 142

SH 10 ML

Good

Over: TIMPAS CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT SH 71, Otero, CO

Built 1985 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 610

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA

.2 MI N OF CR JJ, Otero, CO

Built 1993 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 180

US 50 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

7.8 MI EAST OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1961 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 3,400

COUNTY ROAD 33

Good

Over: CHERAW LAKE DRAIN DITCH

2.1 MI S OF CR JJ.5, Otero, CO

Built 1995 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 67

SH 71 ML

Good

Over: FT LYON CANAL

8 MI SOUTH OF ORDWAY, Otero, CO

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,700

SH 71 ML

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

2.9 MI N OF ROCKY FORD, Otero, CO

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,700

SIXTH ST.

Good

Over: KING ARROYO

2 BLOCKS E OF SH 109, Otero, CO

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,307

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.6 MI N OF CR MM, Otero, CO

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 272

CANAL ROAD

Good

Over: FORT LYON CANAL SLUICE

IN CITY OF NORTH LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 238

COUNTY ROAD N

Good

Over: CROOKED ARROYO TRIBUTARY

JUST E OF OF CR 21.75, Otero, CO

Built 2001 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 12

US 350 ML

Good

Over: Draw

7 MI NE OF JCT SH 71, Otero, CO

Built 2002 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 320

US 50 ML WBND

Good

Over: APISHAPA RIVER

4.2 MI EAST OF FOWLER, Otero, CO

Built 1997 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,350

COUNTY ROAD BB

Good

Over: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA

.3 MI E OF CR 18, Otero, CO

Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 35

SH 10 ML

Good

Over: CROOKED ARROYO

1 MI W OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO

Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 750

COUNTY ROAD Z

Good

Over: CROOKED ARROYO

1.8 MI W OF SH 350, Otero, CO

Built 1985 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 172

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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