I-70 flyover bridge over 6th Ave. in Golden has chunks of concrete missing

Dean from Lakewood writes, “What’s driving you crazy? Looking at the bridge from 6th Ave that flies over I-70 going west, it’s disintegrating on the east face and looks dangerous. It looks sheared off and concrete has fallen exposing rebar all along that side of the bridge. It does not look good to me. Can you tell me about this and what’s being done to address this crumbling overpass.”

Crumbing is a good description, especially when you are looking up at the bridge when driving under it along 6th Ave. The latest bridge inspection report lists the structure in “fair” condition but as you can see from the pictures I took of the east and west facing side of the bridge, large chunks of concrete have come off revealing the structural rebar.

“The missing concrete does not pose a safety issue with the structure,” one CDOT engineer told me. “The steel reinforcement which the concrete is protecting is the structural component of the bridge, which is in safe condition.

Even so, CDOT said the condition of the flyover lead them to determine the structure is in need of essential repairs in the short term. I’m told there are talks underway about replacing the entire structure. CDOT told me, unfortunately, there isn’t a complete replacement project on the horizon at this time.

What is distressing is looking at the location of where these chunks of concrete are missing. Some are right above lanes of traffic along 6th Ave. I asked CDOT engineers, even though the structure is safe to drive on, is it safe for drivers on 6th Ave. to drive under it if there is a possibility that a chunk of concrete could fall on a vehicle?…

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