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Bridge conditions in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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

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

2 of the 56 bridges the federal inventory lists in Rio Blanco County are rated poor; the rest split 16 good and 38 fair.

2 of the 56 bridges in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, are rated in poor condition (3.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
16 bridges (28.6%) are rated good and 38 (67.9%) fair.
The median Rio Blanco County bridge was built in 1985.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Road 5 over Piceance Creek (built 1970), carrying about 325 vehicles a day.

Good 28.6% · Fair 67.9% · Poor 3.6% of 56 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
County Road 5 over Piceance Creek	1970	325	Poor
County Road 17 over North Fork White River	1990	141	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 64 Ml over White River	1948	3,500	Fair
SH 64 Ml over Stinking Water Creek	1982	2,400	Fair
SH 13 Ml over White River	2000	2,100	Good
SH 64 Ml over Douglas Creek	1990	1,600	Good
Tenth Street over White River	1998	1,443	Fair
SH 13 Ml over Curtis Creek	1958	1,300	Fair
SH 13 Ml over Curtis Creek	1959	1,300	Fair
SH 64 Ml over Western Fuels RR	1983	1,000	Good
SH 64 Ml over White River	2024	710	Good
SH 64 Ml over Strawberry Creek	2022	690	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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