Total bridges
261
Public highway bridges in Doña Ana County
County profile · official public datasets
Doña Ana County, NM
261 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.4% rated Good, 65.5% Fair, 3.1% Poor.
- 261
- Public bridges
- 31.4%
- Good condition
- 3.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Doña Ana County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 47%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 261
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- 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.
Doña Ana County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Doña Ana County ranks #15 of 32 New Mexico counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.1%). Doña Ana County, New Mexico contains 261 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.4% are rated “Good,” 65.5% “Fair,” and 3.1% “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
31.4%
82 of 261 rated 7-9
Fair condition
65.5%
171 of 261 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.1%
8 of 261 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#15 of 32
Among New Mexico counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 261 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.4% (82)
Fair 65.5% (171)
Poor 3.1% (8)
Doña Ana County's Poor-condition bridges carry 48,533 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,067 crossings a day against 11,222 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 261 of 261 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
59% of Doña Ana County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
154 of the 261 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 31.4% 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 49.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-10 WB over NM-101 NM-478 BNSF R/R, built 2004, carries 23,859 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 48,533 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Doña Ana County's bridges were built
261 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 17
1930–1939
17 bridges
- 1940s 25
1940–1949
25 bridges
- 1950s 22
1950–1959
22 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
69 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
33 bridges
- 1980s 6
1980–1989
6 bridges
- 1990s 10
1990–1999
10 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
52 bridges
- 2010s 23
2010–2019
23 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 69 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the New Mexico average (1973).
How Doña Ana County compares with New Mexico's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 New Mexico counties nearest Doña Ana County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.1% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley County | 289 | 36.7% | 55% | 8.3% | 1976 |
| Doña Ana County (this page) | 261 | 31.4% | 65.5% | 3.1% | 1975 |
| Santa Fe County | 255 | 44.3% | 54.1% | 1.6% | 1979 |
| Socorro County | 188 | 16.5% | 76.1% | 7.4% | 1961 |
| Sandoval County | 182 | 40.7% | 54.4% | 4.9% | 1979 |
| San Miguel County | 175 | 41.1% | 50.9% | 8% | 1972 |
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 Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NM (261 bridges here).
- DeKalb County, IL · 261 bridges
- Montgomery County, IL · 261 bridges
- Russell County, KS · 261 bridges
- Vermilion County, LA · 261 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NM (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (261)
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.8 MI S OF NM-26, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,876
FR-1035
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.2 MI S JCT I-10/I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,874
IA-1144
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.8 MI S JCT I-25/I-10, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,992
I-10 EBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.2 MI S JCT I-10/I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,635
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.9 MI S OF US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,992
13-Z003
FairOver: UNNAMED WWAY I25 MP142.7
5.9 MI S OF US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,393
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.1 MI S OF US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,992
I-10 EBL
FairOver: Boutz Street
6.3 Mi E of I-10 Exit-135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,859
I-10 WBL
FairOver: Boutz Street
6.3 Mi E of I-10 Exit-135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,859
13-C013
FairOver: LAS CRUCES LATERAL
.18 M E NM-478 @ MP 17.92, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1944 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,558
13-Z019
FairOver: RINCON CANAL
.13 M S NM154 @ MP 2.2, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 318
13-E066
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
.03 M W NM185, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 318
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.75 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.38 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.71 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.18 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.65 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.50 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.68 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
US-70 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.03 MI. EAST OF W.S.M.R., Doña Ana, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,542
NM-225
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
1.2 MI E OF JCT NM-28, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,532
NM-28
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
4.0 MI N OF JCT NM-192, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,229
13-B008
FairOver: WEST SIDE CANAL
0.94 MI W NM-28 @ MP 12.5, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 318
US-70 EBL
FairOver: PORTER DRIVE
5.2 M E OF EXIT 6 OF I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,499
US-70 EB AND WB
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
9.5 MI E OF NM-185/CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,175
FL-6301
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
0.1 MI N NM-273, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,410
NM-185
FairOver: Angustora Arroyo
17.8 Mi N of NM-185, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,297
13-001
FairOver: Tortugas Arroyo
0.9 MN Dripping Spring Rd, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,118
Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
FairOver: South Las Cruces Arroyo
.1 MN of E. Lohman, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,628
Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
FairOver: Alameda Arroyo
2.8 M N Intsec E. Lohman, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,330
Amado/Lohman
FairOver: Irrigation Lateral
.02 ME Of S Recycling Fa, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 299
N. Roadrunner pkwy
FairOver: South Las Cruces Arroyo
0.2 M S Intsec E Lohman, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,583
N. Roadrunner Pkwy
FairOver: Alameda Arroyo
3.0 M N intsec E. Lohman, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,866
N. Triviz Drive
FairOver: Alameda Arroyo
.5 M S N. Main St., Doña Ana, NM
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,668
S. Solano Dr.
FairOver: Las Cruces Arroyo
1.6 M of S. Solano Dr., Doña Ana, NM
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,477
Spitz Street
FairOver: Las Cruces Arroyo
0.2 M N of US-70 Main St, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 335
IN-1162
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.3 M S NM-227/WB EX RAMP, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 318
NM 213
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
0.3 MI N FR SOLAR PANELS, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
.3 MI S WSMR P RT 7 & 274, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
6.3 MI N RR7B0001, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
2.3 MILES N FROM RR7B0002, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
1.6 MILES N FROM RR7B0003, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
2.2 MILES N FROM RR7B0005, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
3 MILES N FROM RR7B0006, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
9 MILES N FROM RR7B0009, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
HWY 213
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
MISSLE RANGE CR DONA ANA, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600
FR-1035
FairOver: FILLMORE ARROYO
1.0 MI S OF JCT I-10/I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,874
US-70
FairOver: I-10 EBL/WBL
Jct. US-70 and I-10, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,412
US-70 EBL
FairOver: ALAMEDA ARROYO
1.6 MI E OF NM-185/CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1957 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,501
US-70 WBL
FairOver: ALAMEDA ARROYO
1.6 M E NM-185/LAS CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1957 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,501
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