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Hot Springs Rd. over Poncha Creek

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

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

Hot Springs Rd. over Poncha Creek in Chaffee 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 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 154 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 83 inventoried bridges in Chaffee County rated good (32.5%); 4 (4.8%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 35 ft
Location	.2 MI S of US 50
NBI structure number	HS-1A
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 24 Ml over Cottonwood Creek	1969	13,000	Fair
US 285 Ml over Wildlife Crossing	2019	9,700	Good
US 285 Ml over Chalk Creek	1965	9,000	Fair
US 285 Ml over Draw	1957	8,600	Poor
US 24 Ml over Arkansas River	1937	8,300	Fair
County Road 194 over DRAW in State Park	2010	7,900	Good