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SH 71 Ml over Duck Creek

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

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

SH 71 Ml over Duck Creek in Crowley 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 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 570 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 27 inventoried bridges in Crowley County rated good (18.5%); 1 (3.7%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 77 ft
Location	9.0 Mi N of Jct SH 96 E
NBI structure number	K-22-C
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 96 Ml over Bob Creek	1964	2,500	Fair
SH 71 Ml over Bob Creek Canal	1966	2,300	Good
SH 71 Ml over Lake Meredith Canal	1965	1,700	Fair
SH 96 Ml over Meredith Canal	1934	1,600	Fair
SH 71 Ml over Bob Creek Canal	1955	570	Fair
SH 71 Ml over Pond Creek	1978	570	Fair