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SH 71 Ml over Arkansas River

Otero 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 Arkansas River in Otero 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 2019, making it 6 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 52 of the 196 inventoried bridges in Otero County rated good (26.5%); 16 (8.2%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 655 ft
Location	2.9 Mi N of Rocky Ford
NBI structure number	L-22-LL
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 Ml over Anderson Arroyo	1961	12,000	Fair
US 50 Ml over Patterson Hollow	2001	5,600	Good
US 50 Ml over Catlin Canal	1969	5,600	Fair
US 50 Ml Wbnd over Crooked Arroyo	1947	5,000	Fair
US 50 Ml Ebnd over Crooked Arroyo	1955	5,000	Fair
US 50 Ml over Otero Canal	1947	4,700	Fair