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Begonia Rd/cr 18 over Dry Creek

Montrose County, Colorado · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Begonia Rd/cr 18 over Dry Creek in Montrose County, Colorado, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 72 of the 117 inventoried bridges in Montrose County rated fair (61.5%); 3 (2.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	8	Very good condition
Substructure	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 550 Ml over Cedar Wash	1936	25,000	Fair
US 50 Ml over Cedar Creek	1958	14,000	Fair
US 50 Ml over Loutzenheizer Wash	1989	13,000	Fair
US 550 Ml over Horsefly Creek	1994	13,000	Good
SH 90 Ml over Uncompahgre River	1969	12,000	Fair
US 550 Ml over Montrose+delta Canal	1992	11,000	Good