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Nfsr 7765 over Willow Creek

Gunnison County, Colorado · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Nfsr 7765 over Willow Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2018, making it 7 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 363 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2008).
It is one of 24 of the 101 inventoried bridges in Gunnison County rated good (23.8%); 5 (5.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Aluminum or iron culvert
Length	about 28 ft
Location	27.5 Mi NE of Almont Co
NBI structure number	020407000033435
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	August 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Colorado department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 135 Ml over Gunnison River	1950	7,400	Fair
SH 135 Ml over Slate River	1995	7,200	Fair
SH 135 Ml over Slate River	1995	7,200	Fair
US 50 Ml over Gunnison River	1957	6,200	Fair
US 50 Ml over Gunnison River	1957	6,200	Fair
Co Rd 317 over Slate River	1983	5,823	Fair