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County Road E over Adobe Creek

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

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

County Road E over Adobe Creek 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 deck, 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 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county 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.
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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 162 ft
Location	1.4 Mi E of SH 96
NBI structure number	KWE-1.4-S96A
Condition class	Fair

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