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SH 71 Ml over Draw

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 Draw 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1993, making it 32 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.
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 January 2022, on a 48-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	Concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	4.3 Mi N of Jct SH 96-e
NBI structure number	K-22-P
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	January 2022
Inspection interval (item 91)	48 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
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 Duck Creek	1969	570	Good
SH 71 Ml over Bob Creek Canal	1955	570	Fair