Total bridges
93
Public highway bridges in Eddy County
County profile · official public datasets
Eddy County, NM
93 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.9% rated Good, 58.1% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 93
- Public bridges
- 41.9%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Eddy County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 9%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 93
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- 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.
Eddy County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Eddy County ranks #3 of 32 New Mexico counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Eddy County, New Mexico contains 93 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.9% are rated “Good,” 58.1% “Fair,” and 0% “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
41.9%
39 of 93 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.1%
54 of 93 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 93 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#3 of 32
Among New Mexico counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 93 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 41.9% (39)
Fair 58.1% (54)
Poor 0% (0)
48.4% of Eddy County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
45 of the 93 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 41.9% 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.
When Eddy County's bridges were built
93 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
12 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
10 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
8 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
9 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
10 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 14 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1978, 5 years newer than the New Mexico average of 1973.
How Eddy County compares with New Mexico's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 New Mexico counties nearest Eddy County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1965 is 13 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 31 New Mexico counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna County | 107 | 26.2% | 73.8% | 0% | 1961 |
| Catron County | 101 | 45.5% | 50.5% | 4% | 1962 |
| Grant County | 99 | 20.2% | 76.8% | 3% | 1963 |
| Taos County | 94 | 38.3% | 51.1% | 10.6% | 1971 |
| Eddy County (this page) | 93 | 41.9% | 58.1% | 0% | 1978 |
| Guadalupe County | 82 | 23.2% | 67.1% | 9.8% | 1966 |
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 Eddy 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 Eddy County, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NM (93 bridges here).
- Baker County, FL · 93 bridges
- Banks County, GA · 93 bridges
- Haralson County, GA · 93 bridges
- Alexander County, IL · 93 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NM (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (93)
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.6 M N JCT US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1934 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,702
US-62/NM-180 EBL
FairOver: Pecos River
0.3 E of US-285/Carlsbad, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 14,287
US-285
FairOver: ROCKY ARROYO
11.7 M N JCT US62/CARLSBD, Eddy, NM
Built 1985 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 13,107
US-62/180/285
FairOver: DARK CANYON
1.2 M N OF S JCT US62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 1956 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 28,635
US-285 SBL
FairOver: RIO PENASCO
6.8 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1992 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,185
US-285 NBL
FairOver: RIO PENASCO
6.8 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1992 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,185
US-285
FairOver: Rocky Arroyo
11.7 miles N of us 62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 2002 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 13,107
US-285
FairOver: SALT DRAW
10.4 MI N NEW MEX/TEX LIN, Eddy, NM
Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,705
15-524
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1.4 MI W OF US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,291
FL-4266
FairOver: Pecos River
0.3 Mi N US-285/Carlsbad, Eddy, NM
Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,632
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.4 M N JCT US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,844
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.3 M N JCT US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,844
US-285
FairOver: SPENCER DRAW
10.5 M N JCT US62/CARLSBD, Eddy, NM
Built 1952 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,107
FL-4268
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1ST & CHURCH ST/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,879
US-285
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
8.4 MI N OF US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,966
US-285 NBL/SBL
FairOver: NORTH SEVEN RIVER DRAW
13.4 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,185
US-285 NBL/SBL
FairOver: FOUR MILE DRAW
11.3 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,185
FL-4167
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
0.3 MI N OF US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,812
FL-5266
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
0.3 MI N OF US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,204
US-82
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.1 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,718
15-0707
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
0.6 MI S & 1 MI W OF OTIS, Eddy, NM
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,892
NM-31
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
11.9 MI NE JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,439
FL-5270
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1.1M W JCT 285-MERMOD ST., Eddy, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,889
15-0704
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
.5 miles South on Tidwell, Eddy, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 440
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
22.8 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,243
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
21.5 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,243
FL-5284
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
0.71 E OF US285 @ MP 36.4, Eddy, NM
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,927
FL-5284
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.73 E OF US285 @ MP 36.4, Eddy, NM
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,927
15-0701
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
0.3 M S OF US285 @MP 30.1, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,665
15-0706
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
2.9 MI S OF US-285@ OTIS, Eddy, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 453
FL-4166
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
0.6 MI S OF US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,574
15-0788
FairOver: Pecos River
1.60 mi NE CR 788, Eddy, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 453
NM-2
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.2 MI N OF US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,443
FL-5284
FairOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
0.2 MI E. OF US 285, Eddy, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,927
US-62/180
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.65 M S JCT US62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,712
15-0741
FairOver: Pecos River
4.75 Mi E Jct US 285, Eddy, NM
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 453
CR-746
FairOver: Pecos River
1.35 miles east of CR 720, Eddy, NM
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 453
CR-728
FairOver: Irrigation Canal
2.75 m w of US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 436
US-62/180
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
O.15 S OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1957 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 20,644
NM-200
FairOver: Pecos River
1.4 miles east of us 285, Eddy, NM
Built 2001 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 2,827
US-285 NBL/SBL
FairOver: Unnamed Waterway
2.5 M N US-62/180/Carlsbd, Eddy, NM
Built 1949 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,876
US-285 SBL
FairOver: CASS DRAW
1.82 MI N OF JCT NM-31, Eddy, NM
Built 1968 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 14,407
US-62/180 WBL
FairOver: PECOS RIVER
0.3 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1969 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 14,287
US-82
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
14.9 M W OF US-285/ARTESI, Eddy, NM
Built 1966 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 2,644
US-82 EBL/WBL
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
1.8 MI W OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,026
US-285 NB
FairOver: CASS DRAW
1.82 MI N OF JCT NM-31, Eddy, NM
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,407
FL-5265
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
1.4 MI W US-285/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1973 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,651
US-62/180
FairOver: Black River
12.4 Mi N of NM/Texas L., Eddy, NM
Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,712
FL-5277
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1.1 MI WEST JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1955 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,121
15-012
FairOver: PENASCO RIVER
1.1 MI S JCT US-82/HOPE, Eddy, NM
Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 453
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