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County Road 53 over Smoky Hill River

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

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

County Road 53 over Smoky Hill River in Cheyenne County, Colorado, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 38 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 61 inventoried bridges in Cheyenne County rated good (42.6%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 98 ft
Location	1.1 Mi N of CR U
NBI structure number	CY53-1.1-UA
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 40 Ml over Wild Horse Creek	1987	4,500	Fair
US 40 Ml over Draw	1959	3,800	Fair
US 40 Ml over Draw	1959	3,800	Fair
US 40 Ml over Draw	1933	3,800	Fair
US 40 Ml over Draw	1982	3,800	Good
US 40 Ml over Draw	1982	3,800	Fair