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County Road 54 over N Fk Ladder Creek

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

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

County Road 54 over N Fk Ladder Creek 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1989, making it 36 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 730 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state 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.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated February 2025, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Steel culvert
Length	about 36 ft
Location	10.5 Mi E Jct 385 E of C.
NBI structure number	I-28-K
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	February 2025
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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