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SH 101 Ml over Draw

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

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

SH 101 Ml over Draw in Bent County, Colorado, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 70 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 69 inventoried bridges in Bent County rated good (23.2%); 2 (2.9%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 31 ft
Location	19 Mi So of Jct SH 50
NBI structure number	M-24-AA
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	August 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 Ml over Las Animas Canal	1958	3,400	Fair
US 50 Ml over BNSF RR	1989	3,400	Fair
US 50 Ml over Draw	1983	2,600	Good
US 50 Ml over Draw	2022	2,600	Good
US 50 Ml over Mccrae Arroyo	1937	2,600	Fair
US 50 Ml over Gageby Creek	1937	2,600	Fair