County Studies Replacement Options for Narrow, Load‑Restricted Bridge at CSU Mountain Campus; Construction Could Exceed $9M

Morgan Fay, Larimer County's bridge program manager, described a feasibility study for the County Road 63E bridge in the Poudre Canyon near the CSU Mountain Campus. She said the study is funded with a $121,000 budget for planning (including a $64,000 federal Bridge Investment Program planning grant) and that the structure — built in 1934 — is narrow, load‑restricted and serves as year‑round access for the CSU campus and nearby residents. "We estimate that a full construction left turn lane ... probably in the ballpark of about a $9,000,000 project," Fay said, noting environmental constraints (a Wild and Scenic designated river) and ongoing coordination with CDOT, the U.S. Forest Service and CSU.