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County Road 48X over Saguache Creek

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

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

County Road 48X over Saguache Creek in Saguache 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 214 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 22 of the 40 inventoried bridges in Saguache County rated fair (55.0%); 3 (7.5%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 30 ft
Location	.8 Mi N of CR X
NBI structure number	SAG48X-0.7-16
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 285 Ml over Kerber Creek	1970	3,200	Good
US 285 Ml over Draw	1970	3,200	Good
US 285 Ml over Farmers Union Canal	1994	2,600	Good
US 50 Ml over Brush Creek	1939	2,400	Fair
US 50 Ml over Tomichi Creek	1987	2,300	Fair
US 285 Ml over Saguache Creek	1968	2,300	Good