Eldora, CO truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Eldora: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Eldora and Gilpin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Gilpin County numbers.

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0
truck crashes whose report names Eldora as the city, since 2015
17
truck crashes in Gilpin County since 2015
0
deaths in Gilpin County
2
garbage-truck crashes (11.8%)
0
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

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Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Gilpin County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr25.9
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)47%
Garbage-truck share of crashes11.8%
Colorado average
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Key findings

17
reported truck crashes in Gilpin County since 2015
0
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Eldora since 2015
2
crashes involving a garbage truck in Gilpin County since 2015
Gilpin County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Gilpin County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

11.8%
2 of 17 crashes.
2 of 17 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

The headline for Gilpin County: 17 reported truck crashes in Gilpin County since 2015.

Overview

Gilpin County has recorded 17 truck crashes since 2015, with 6 people injured and 0 killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 236 days in fully reported years.

With 0 truck crashes reported in Eldora since 2015, this page uses Gilpin County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

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

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Eldora since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 11.8%, compared with 2.8% in Colorado.

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About the data

This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 2 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 5 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 2 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 5 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 2 truck crashes2019: 1 garbage-truck crash2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 4 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 1 garbage-truck crash2025: 3 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Gilpin County

Jan: 17.6% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 11.8% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 17.6% of truck crashesJun: 11.8% of truck crashesJul: 23.5% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 0.0% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 5.9% of truck crashesDec: 11.8% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Gilpin County)
Aurora Road At Atlantis Drive1
Gap Road 3.8 Miles E Of Hwy 1191
Highway 46 At Mp 11
Hwy 1169 At Mp 191
Hwy 119 1,056 Feet N Of Mp 31
Hwy 119 2,112 Feet N Of Mp 191
Hwy 119 2,164 Feet N Of Mp 31
Hwy 119 2,640 Feet N Of Mp 21

Eldora at a glance

Land area4.2 sq mi

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Gilpin CountyWaste haulers in Gilpin County

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).

1991: 2 reported truck crashes1992: 1 reported truck crash1993: 3 reported truck crashes1994: 1 reported truck crash1995: 2 reported truck crashes1996: 3 reported truck crashes1997: 1 reported truck crash1998: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 5 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2002: 3 reported truck crashes2004: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2006: 2 reported truck crashes2007: 5 reported truck crashes2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 5 reported truck crashes2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 4 reported truck crashes2022: 2 reported truck crashes2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 3 reported truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Gilpin County (FMCSA)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s2-33%0.0
2010s2+20%0.0
2020s2-7%0.0

In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Eldora

How common are truck crashes in Eldora?

Gilpin County has had 17 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 6 people and killing 0.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Eldora?

Since 2015, Gilpin County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 11.8% of its truck crashes.

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.