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SH 71 Ml over Beaver Creek

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

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

SH 71 Ml over Beaver Creek in Washington County, Colorado, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 880 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 59 of the 76 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated fair (77.6%); 3 (3.9%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 76 Ml Wbnd over County Road Q	1964	5,500	Fair
I 76 Ml Ebnd over County Road Q	1964	5,500	Fair
US 34 Ml over Camp Creek	2000	3,300	Good
US 34 Ml over Draw	2006	3,100	Good
US 34 Ml over Surveyor Creek	1935	2,900	Fair
US 6 Ml over Prewitt Res Intake Canal	1941	1,100	Fair