Total bridges
127
Public highway bridges in Cibola County
County profile · official public datasets
Cibola County, NM
127 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49.6% rated Good, 40.2% Fair, 10.2% Poor.
- 127
- Public bridges
- 49.6%
- Good condition
- 10.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Cibola County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 31st
- of 32 on Poor share
- 10.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 127
- public highway bridges
- 1971
- 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.
Cibola County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cibola County ranks #31 of 32 New Mexico counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.2%). Cibola County, New Mexico contains 127 public highway bridges. Roughly 49.6% are rated “Good,” 40.2% “Fair,” and 10.2% “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.
Good condition
49.6%
63 of 127 rated 7-9
Fair condition
40.2%
51 of 127 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.2%
13 of 127 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#31 of 32
Among New Mexico counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 127 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 49.6% (63)
Fair 40.2% (51)
Poor 10.2% (13)
Cibola County's Poor-condition bridges carry 61,096 vehicle crossings a day
That is 6.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,700 crossings a day against 6,946 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 127 of 127 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
70.1% of Cibola County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
89 of the 127 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 49.6% 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 39.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-40 EBL/Ramp over SAN JOSE CANYON, built 1967, carries 24,170 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 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 61,096 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Cibola County's bridges were built
127 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s
1930–1939
20 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
32 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
19 bridges
- 1980s 6
1980–1989
6 bridges
- 1990s 10
1990–1999
10 bridges
- 2000s 3
2000–2009
3 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
15 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 32 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1971) matches the New Mexico average (1973).
How Cibola County compares with New Mexico's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 New Mexico counties nearest Cibola County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.2% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1972 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 31 New Mexico counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax County | 140 | 37.9% | 57.1% | 5% | 1969 |
| Otero County | 132 | 38.6% | 61.4% | 0% | 1976 |
| Lincoln County | 131 | 37.4% | 61.1% | 1.5% | 1977 |
| Cibola County (this page) | 127 | 49.6% | 40.2% | 10.2% | 1971 |
| Chaves County | 120 | 33.3% | 64.2% | 2.5% | 1970 |
| Quay County | 118 | 34.7% | 58.5% | 6.8% | 1968 |
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 Cibola 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 Cibola County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NM (127 bridges here).
- Yuba County, CA · 127 bridges
- Jefferson County, ID · 127 bridges
- Harrison County, IN · 127 bridges
- Vermillion County, IN · 127 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NM (1971 here).
- Wayne County, MI · avg 1971 · 1,026 bridges
- Baltimore County, MD · avg 1971 · 783 bridges
- Washington County, PA · avg 1971 · 655 bridges
- Linn County, OR · avg 1971 · 566 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (63)
IRR BIA RTE 34
GoodOver: RINCONADA CREEK
3.2 KM EAST OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 550
IRR BIA RTE 47
GoodOver: ENCINAL WASH
2.1 KM SOUTH OF ENCINAL, Cibola, NM
Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 320
NM-124
GoodOver: SECO ARROYO
6.3 MI E OF I-40/SN FIDEL, Cibola, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,145
NM-117
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.24 MI E OF NM-122, Cibola, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,742
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: HORIZON AVE/MILAN
I-40 EXIT 79, Cibola, NM
Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 24,390
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: HORIZON AVE/MILAN
I-40 EXIT 79, Cibola, NM
Built 1971 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 24,390
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: AIRPORT ROAD @ MILAN
1.1 MI E OF EXIT-79, Cibola, NM
Built 1971 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 24,779
NM-124
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.1 MI E OF NM-279, Cibola, NM
Built 1955 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,082
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: Bluewater Creek & CR
5.3 MI W OF I-40 EXIT-79, Cibola, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 22,674
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: Bluewater Creek & CR
5.3 MI W OF I-40 EXIT-79, Cibola, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 22,674
NM-124
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.7 MI E OF I-40/SN FIDEL, Cibola, NM
Built 1936 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,145
NM-122
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.1 MI W OF NM-605, Cibola, NM
Built 1952 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,485
NM-122 WBL
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
2.9 MI E OF NM-53/GRANTS, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,969
NM-122 EBL
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
2.9 MI E OF NM-53/GRANTS, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,969
IRR/I-40 EBL/WBL
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.2 MI E OF JCT NM-6, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,183
IRR/I-40 EBL/WBL
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
8.94 MI W OF JCT NM-6, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,590
IA-4102
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
20.15 MI E OF JCT NM-53, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 149
IRR/I-40 EBL/WBL
GoodOver: CUBERO ARROYO
0.2 MI W OF EXIT 104, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,449
06-4026
GoodOver: UNMD WWAY @ I40 MP 96.01
14.0 MI E JCT I-40/NM-53, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 149
IRR/NM-124
GoodOver: TAFOYA CANYON
6.9 MI E OF JCT NM-117, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 336
IRR/I-40 EBL/WBL
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.32 MI E OF 108 I/C, Cibola, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,510
FR-4031
GoodOver: SECO CANYON
ACOMITA REST AREA, Cibola, NM
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 274
NM-605
GoodOver: SAN MATEO CREEK
19.2 MI N OF JCT NM-122, Cibola, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300
IRR/NM-6
GoodOver: I-40 EBL/WBL MP 126.8
JUNCTION I-40/NM-6, Cibola, NM
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 841
06-Z000
GoodOver: I-40 EBL/WBL MP 131.3
4.5 MI E OF JCT NM-6, Cibola, NM
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 409
06-C007
GoodOver: ARROYO CUBERO
0.8 MI NORTH OF BUDVILLE, Cibola, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 149
NM-117
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.13 MI E OF JCT NM122, Cibola, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,742
NM-117
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
4.4 M.E JCT NM122 & N, Cibola, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,742
NM-53
GoodOver: HONDO CANYON DRAINAGE
3.6 MI S OF JCT I-40, Cibola, NM
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,009
NM-53
GoodOver: FRANKS CANYON DRAINAGE
4.35 MI S OF JCT I-40, Cibola, NM
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,009
FL-5952
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.1 N OF NM-122, Cibola, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 670
FL-5950
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.17 MI S OF NM-122, Cibola, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,143
College Drive
GoodOver: Rio Puerco
.01 M west fo Nm 547, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 146
IRR BIA RTE 30
GoodOver: ACOMA RESERVATION WASH
5 KM EAST OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,350
IRR BIA RTE 2
GoodOver: OJO CALIENTE WASH
OJO CALIENTE, Cibola, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: LOCAL ROAD TO ACOMITA
I-40 Exit 102, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 21,069
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: LOCAL ROAD TO ACOMITA
I-40 Exit 102, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 21,069
IRR BIA RTE 27
GoodOver: SAN JOSE RIVER
EAST EDGE OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 2010 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 788
IRR BIA ROUTE 24
GoodOver: SEAMA WASH
0.3KM EAST OF SEAMA, Cibola, NM
Built 1974 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 300
IRR BIA RTE 2
GoodOver: CHAVEZ WASH
7.2 KM E OF AZ STATE LINE, Cibola, NM
Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
NM-117
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
3.7 MI E. JCT NM122/NM117, Cibola, NM
Built 1999 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,742
IRR BIA RTE 30
GoodOver: SAN JOSE RIVER
W EDGE OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 2010 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,675
IRR/I-40 WBL
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
2.5 MI E OF EXIT-117, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,590
IRR/I-40 EBL
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
2.5 MI E OF EXIT-117, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,590
George Hanosh Blvd
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
0.01 M N of Santa Fe Ave, Cibola, NM
Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,179
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
3.7 M E IF NM 117, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 28,320
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
3.7 M E IF NM 117, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 28,320
NM-547
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
0.3 M North of NM 122, Cibola, NM
Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,592
BIA ROUTE 22
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.5KM N OF CASA BLANCA, Cibola, NM
Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,000
LOC-174097
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
500 S of Wash. ST., Cibola, NM
Built 2017 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 146
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