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SH 165 Ml over Willis Creek

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

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

SH 165 Ml over Willis Creek in Custer 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 1945, making it 80 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 20 inventoried bridges in Custer County rated good (35.0%); 1 (5.0%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 22 ft
Location	1.11 Mi N of Jct SH 78
NBI structure number	L-16-AE
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 69 Ml over Democrat Gulch	1993	2,100	Good
SH 69 Ml over Texas Creek	1906	1,800	Fair
SH 69 Ml over Taylor Creek	1956	1,800	Good
SH 69 Ml over Grape Creek	1956	1,800	Fair
SH 96 Ml over Querida Gulch	1978	1,800	Good
SH 96 Ml over Hardscrabble Creek	1991	1,000	Good