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County Road 166 over Running Creek

Elbert County, Colorado · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Road 166 over Running Creek in Elbert County, Colorado, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 120 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 85 inventoried bridges in Elbert County rated poor (5.9%); 5 (5.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 119 ft
Location	1.3 Mi W of County Rd 13
NBI structure number	ELBT-166-1.3-01
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 70 ML I 70 Serv over Draw	1966	11,000	Fair
I 70 Ml over Draw	1966	11,000	Fair
SH 86 Ml over Running Creek	1977	11,000	Fair
I 70 ML I 70 Serv over Draw	1958	11,000	Fair
SH 86 Ml over Gold Creek	1977	9,100	Fair
I 70 Ml Wbnd over County Road 190 Draw	1966	5,500	Fair