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Bernalillo County, NM

496 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 28% rated Good, 70.4% Fair, 1.6% Poor.

496
Public bridges
28%
Good condition
1.6%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Bernalillo County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 34%
lowest Poor share in state
1.6%
Poor-condition share
496
public highway bridges
1983
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Bernalillo County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bernalillo County ranks #11 of 32 New Mexico counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.6%). Bernalillo County, New Mexico contains 496 public highway bridges. Roughly 28% are rated “Good,” 70.4% “Fair,” and 1.6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

496

Public highway bridges in Bernalillo County

Good condition

28%

139 of 496 rated 7-9

Fair condition

70.4%

349 of 496 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.6%

8 of 496 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#11 of 32

Among New Mexico counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 496 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
28% (139)
Fair
70.4% (349)
Poor
1.6% (8)

Bernalillo County's Poor-condition bridges carry 520,320 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 65,040 crossings a day against 47,043 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 496 of 496 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

33.5% of Bernalillo County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

166 of the 496 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 28% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 23.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

I-25 NBL over Avenida Cesar Chavez, built 1961, carries 122,928 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 520,320 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Bernalillo County's bridges were built

496 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 106 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1983, 10 years newer than the New Mexico average of 1973.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Bernalillo County compares with New Mexico's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 New Mexico counties nearest Bernalillo County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.6% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 9 years newer.

Showing the 5 closest of 31 New Mexico counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Bernalillo County and the 5 New Mexico counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Bernalillo County (this page) 496 1.6%
McKinley County 289 8.3%
Doña Ana County 261 3.1%
Santa Fe County 255 1.6%
Socorro County 188 7.4%
Sandoval County 182 4.9%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Bernalillo County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Bernalillo County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside NM (496 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside NM (1983 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 496 Good 139 Fair 349 Poor 8

Good-condition bridges (139)

Tres Gracias Rd

Good

Over: San Antonio Arroyo

0.5 Mile E of Coors Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2020 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 100

NM-528

Good

Over: ALBUQ RIVERSIDE DRAIN

3.5 MI W OF I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1993 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 34,555

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: North Diversion Channel

2.9 MI N of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 156,990

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: North Diversion Channel

2.9 Mi N of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1966 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 156,990

NM-448

Good

Over: NM-528 SBL

2.45 Mi N Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1996 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 40,793

FR-4051

Good

Over: Rio Puerco

13.8 Mi E Jct I-40 & NM-6, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2001 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,060

IN-2226

Good

Over: University Boulavard

Junction I-25 and I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2002 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 28,250

Unser Blvd NW

Good

Over: Calabacillas Arroyo

0.18 Mi N of Irving St NW, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1991 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 22,333

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: Dr Martin L. King Ave.

Jct of I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1961 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 197,883

FL-5000

Good

Over: BNSF R/R

0.9 Mi S of Rio Bravo, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2008 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 4,484

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: NM-47 NBL

South Broadway Interchang, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 34,364

I-40 WBL

Good

Over: Rio Grande Blvd

30.2 M E Jct I-40/NM-6, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 143,370

I-40 EBL

Good

Over: 6th Street/ FL-4027

1.11 Mi W of Jct I40/I25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 134,078

I-40 WBL

Good

Over: 6th Street/FL-4027

1.11 Mi W of Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 134,078

I-40 EBL

Good

Over: 2nd 1 St. Com St NMRX

Junction I-40 EB & 2n, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 134,078

FR-4046

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

13.2 MI E JCT I-40/NM-6, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,036

I-40 Frontage Rd

Good

Over: CANADA DEL OJO

0.1 MI W Rio Puerco Inchg, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,036

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: NM-314 Isleta Blvd.

2 M. S. of Jct I-25/NM-47, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,662

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: NM-314 (Isleta Blvd)

2 M S Jct I-25/NM-47, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,662

NM-47 SBL

Good

Over: I-25 NBL and SBL

NM-47 SB Over I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,036

I-25 NBL/SBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

1.57 MI N OF JCT NM-47, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48,000

NM-14

Good

Over: EMBUDITO CANYON

1.7 MI N OF JCT I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,410

I-40 WBL

Good

Over: I-40 Frontage Rd/NM-333

14.4 Mi E Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 74,440

NM-345

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

0.1 MI N OF I-40 ON UNSER, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,518

FL-5037

Good

Over: NORTH PINO ARROYO

0.7 MI S OF PASEO DEL NRT, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,709

01-Z000

Good

Over: SAN ANTONIO ARROYO

0.1 MI W OF UNSER BLVD, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

FL-4053

Good

Over: I-40 and Embudo Arroyo

2.98 M E of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,607

San Diego Avenue

Good

Over: North La Cueva Arroyo

0.3 M W Jct San Mateo, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,254

FR-4060

Good

Over: I-40 EBL/WBL

21.7 M E Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 396

Martha Street NE

Good

Over: Piedra Lisa Arroyo

0.03 SE of Prospect NE, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

California St. NE

Good

Over: North Hahn Arroyo

0.27 Mi S of Comanche NE, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

FL-4057

Good

Over: S. Domingo Baca Arroyo

0.19 Mi S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,125

FL-4053

Good

Over: S Domingo Baca Arroyo

0.19 Mi S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,695

FL-4063

Good

Over: I-40 EB/WB/Embudo Arroyo

5.3 M E I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49,358

NM-423 East Bound

Good

Over: NM-47/SECOND STREET

2.2 MI W Jct I-25/NM-423, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82,438

NM-423 WB

Good

Over: NM-47/SECOND STREET

2.2 MI W OF I-25/NM-423, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82,438

University Blvd SE

Good

Over: Kirtland Channel

0.3 Mi S of Gibson Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

Canada Del Oso

Good

Over: Unnamed Arroyo

0.02 Mi S Elena Gallegos, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 318

01-0058

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

0.15 MI N OF NM-14, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 317

01-0058

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

1.52 MI N OF NM-14, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 317

Tramway Lane NE

Good

Over: N Domingo Baca Arroyo

0.2 m n Live Oak Road, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

Eagle Ranch Road

Good

Over: Calabacillas Arroyo

0.4 M N Irving / Eagle Ra, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,958

FL-5260

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.1 Mi N Paradise Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,023

Rainbow Blvd NBL

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.5 Mi N Paseo del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,506

RAINBOW BLVD SBL

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.5 M N Paseo del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,506

Ventana Ranch Road

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M E Rainbow Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,812

Ventana Ranch RD

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M W Rainbow Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,883

Rancho Sereno NW

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

Fl-4053

Good

Over: La Cueva Arroyo

.5 M N Jct Alameda Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,160

01-Z000

Good

Over: W. Branch Calabacillas

0.15 M N Jct Irving St., Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,461

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