US 550 closed between Durango and the New Mexico line over flood risk at Bondad Bridge
· Trucking business · Oct 23 · By Truker
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed US 550 between Durango and the New Mexico state line at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 23. CDOT calls it a safety closure at the Bondad Bridge over the Animas River, put in place because of rising water levels, and says there is no estimated time of reopening.
The points
- 1CDOT closed US 550 between Durango and the New Mexico state line at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 23.
- 2The closure is at the US 550 Bondad Bridge over the Animas River, about 10 miles south of Durango, with closure points north of County Road 213 and south of County Road 310 at Mile Point 3.5.
- 3CDOT describes it as a "preemptive safety closure" to protect motorists "from the potential of debris flows reaching the roadway."
- 4CDOT says "there is no estimated time of reopening as it depends on river flows and weather conditions," and advises motorists traveling between New Mexico and Durango to seek alternate routes.
- 5CDOT says multiple full closures remain in place across southwest Colorado and that drivers should be prepared for additional safety closures in the region.
Why it matters
US 550 is the direct route between Durango and Farmington, N.M. Loads moving between southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico need another route until CDOT reopens the bridge, and the same flooding has also closed US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass.
What we read
Colorado Department of Transportation, travel advisory Oct. 23, 2026: codot.gov · @ColoradoDOT on X: x.com