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County Road 40 over Kicking Bird Canal

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

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

County Road 40 over Kicking Bird Canal in Kiowa County, Colorado, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 14 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 31 inventoried bridges in Kiowa County rated poor (6.5%); 2 (6.5%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 61 ft
Location	.4 Mi N of CR C
NBI structure number	KW40-3.3-AA
Condition class	Poor

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
SH 96 Ml over Draw	1989	480	Fair
US 385 Ml over Draw	1948	470	Poor