Bridge on SH 90 at Bedrock Fully Closed

MONTROSE COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has closed the bridge over the Dolores River on SH 90 at Bedrock, about 15 miles east of the Utah border. CDOT’s Staff Bridge engineers will expedite the design for emergency repairs and then, a work schedule and reopen date can be estimated.

The 1952 steel through-truss bridge underwent routine inspection (typically every two years for older bridges) in December 2013, with no damage identified. Upon a site visit yesterday, September 15, a CDOT engineer discovered a crack on one of the structure’s vertical truss members (see photo).

More information will be sent out as soon as a work schedule is known. As an alternate route into and out of Utah, motorists can use SH 141 and US 491.

HOW TO GET UPDATES: The best way to stay up-to-date on project progress, traffic impacts and more is to sign up for email and wireless (text) alerts. Go to CDOT's web site at www.coloradodot.info and click on the green cell phone icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. Enter your information and choose the section of the state (southwest) for which you would like to receive information. Also, scheduled lane closures for CDOT projects can be found on our web site at http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/scheduled-lane-closures.html; and finally, any highway closures are also listed on our traveler information site at www.cotrip.org (see Travel Alerts and Road Work Alerts).