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US285 Ml over Poncha Creek

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

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

US285 Ml over Poncha Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938 and reconstructed in 1965, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 52 of the 83 inventoried bridges in Chaffee County rated fair (62.7%); 4 (4.8%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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