Road & Bridge

Road and Bridge is a division of the Public Works Department.  It houses the Road Maintenance Superintendent, Road and Bridge Deputy Administrator, four District Team Leaders and four Specialized Team Leaders, each having crews of accomplished equipment operators.   There are four areas known as "districts" in this division:

• District I is the Marvel District (county road numbers 100 through 199)
• District II is the Durango District (county road numbers 200 through 299)
• District III is the Ignacio District (county road numbers 300 through 399)
• District V is the Bayfield District (county road numbers 500 through 599)

La Plata County Road & Bridge Information

• Paved Roads - 196 miles
• Gravel Roads - 490 miles
• Current Budget - 5.54 million
• Arterial Roads - 434.42 miles
• Local Roads - 224.02 miles
• H.U.T.F. Eligible Roads - 658.4 miles
• Non-H.U.T.F. Eligible Roads (Maintained by Others) - 262 miles
• Non-H.U.T.F. Eligible Roads (Not Maintained) - 6.75 miles