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SH 71 Ml over Horse Creek

Lincoln 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 Horse Creek in Lincoln County, Colorado, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 650 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 94 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (74.0%); 10 (7.9%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 211 ft
Location	7.1 Mi.s.of SH 94
NBI structure number	J-22-K
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 70 Ml+front Rd over Draw	1975	14,291	Fair
Ramp to US 24 over Kyle RR R	1975	12,000	Good
I 70 Ml over Draw	1955	10,000	Fair
US 24 Ml over I 70 Ml	1975	7,500	Fair
I 70 Ml Wbnd over US 24 Ml	1975	7,000	Fair
I 70 Ml Ebnd over US 24 Ml	1975	7,000	Fair