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Bridge conditions in Delta County, Colorado

64 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

2 of the 64 bridges the federal inventory lists in Delta County are rated poor; the rest split 32 good and 30 fair.

2 of the 64 bridges in Delta County, Colorado, are rated in poor condition (3.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
32 bridges (50.0%) are rated good and 30 (46.9%) fair.
The median Delta County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is CR J25 (Fairview) over Tongue Creek (built 1984), carrying about 267 vehicles a day.

Good 50.0% · Fair 46.9% · Poor 3.1% of 64 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
CR J25 (Fairview) over Tongue Creek	1984	267	Poor
County Road B over Dry Creek	1986	11	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 Ml over Wells Gulch	1955	9,800	Fair
US 50 Ml over Point Creek	1977	9,300	Fair
SH 65 Ml over Gunnison River	1980	7,000	Fair
US 50 Ml Ebnd over Gunnison River	1966	6,500	Fair
US 50 Ml Wbnd over Gunnison River	1992	6,500	Fair
SH 65 Ml over Surface Creek	1957	5,700	Fair
Confluence Dr. over 1st ST and UPRR	2013	5,474	Good
Confluence Dr. over RR Spur	2013	5,474	Fair
SH 92 Ml over Gunnison River	2022	5,000	Good
SH 92 Ml over Currant Creek	2009	4,500	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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