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SH 96 Ml over Draw

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

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

SH 96 Ml over Draw in Kiowa 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 1989, making it 36 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 480 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 31 inventoried bridges in Kiowa County rated fair (48.4%); 2 (6.5%) 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 June 2022, on a 48-month routine inspection cycle.
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 (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 34 ft
Location	9.1 Mi E of Haswell
NBI structure number	K-25-N
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 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
US 287 Ml over Rush Creek	1988	4,500	Fair
US 287 Ml over Lone Wolf Canal	2003	3,100	Good
SH 96 Ml over Kiowa Creek	1987	790	Fair
SH 96 Ml over Draw	1936	480	Fair
US 385 Ml over Draw	1948	470	Poor
SH 96 Ml over Big Sandy Creek	1962	430	Fair