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SH 149 Ml over Rio Grande

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

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

SH 149 Ml over Rio Grande in Mineral 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 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 26 inventoried bridges in Mineral County rated good (26.9%); 0 (0.0%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 226 ft
Location	7 Mi SW of Creede
NBI structure number	M-09-R
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 160 Ml over S Fk Rio Grande River	1977	2,900	Fair
US 160 Ml over Pass Creek	1987	2,900	Fair
US160 Ml over Lake Fork	2010	2,900	Good
US 160 Ml over Hillside	1981	2,900	Fair
SH 149 Ml over Willow Creek	1930	1,800	Fair
SH 149 Ml over Rio Grande	1958	1,400	Good