Black Hawk, CO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Black Hawk: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Black Hawk and Gilpin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Gilpin County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 17 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Black Hawk: I-70 4 fatal truck crashes since 2015, more than any other road within 10 miles of Black Hawk.
Overview
Since 2015, 17 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Gilpin County. They injured 6 people and killed 0.
That averages about one truck crash every 236 days in fully reported years.
Black Hawk had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Gilpin County numbers.
76% of truck crash reports in Gilpin County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Gilpin County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Within this area, I-70 had the most fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015 (4). It is followed by US-6 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 11.8%, compared with 2.8% in Colorado.
Route planning tips for Black Hawk fleets
- Look at alternatives to I-70 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Gilpin County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-70 | 4 |
| US-6 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Gilpin County) |
|---|---|
| Aurora Road At Atlantis Drive | 1 |
| Gap Road 3.8 Miles E Of Hwy 119 | 1 |
| Highway 46 At Mp 1 | 1 |
| Hwy 1169 At Mp 19 | 1 |
| Hwy 119 1,056 Feet N Of Mp 3 | 1 |
| Hwy 119 2,112 Feet N Of Mp 19 | 1 |
| Hwy 119 2,164 Feet N Of Mp 3 | 1 |
| Hwy 119 2,640 Feet N Of Mp 2 | 1 |
Black Hawk at a glance
| Population | 120 |
| Land area | 3.1 sq mi |
| Density | 38 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 80427) | $62,264 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Gilpin County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -33% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +20% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -7% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Black Hawk
How many truck crashes happen in Black Hawk?
Gilpin County has had 17 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 6 people and killing 0.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Black Hawk?
NHTSA data shows I-70 with 4 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Black Hawk since 2015, the highest of any road.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Black Hawk?
Since 2015, Gilpin County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 11.8% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Black Hawk?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.