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.
Good-condition bridges (39)
US-62/180
GoodOver: WALNUT CANYON
0.06 MI S OF NM-7, Eddy, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,712
US-285 N
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER
17.1 MI N OF TEXAS LINE, Eddy, NM
Built 1998 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,705
US-62/180/285
GoodOver: Hackberry Draw/Plaza St
1.4 M N OF S Jct US62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 1956 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 28,635
US-285
GoodOver: EAGLE DRAW
0.3 MI N JCT US82 ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1969 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 12,702
NM-200
GoodOver: Southwestern R/R
3.4 MI E JCT US-285 CARLS, Eddy, NM
Built 2002 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 2,827
US-285
GoodOver: SOAPBERRY DRAW
9.1 M N JCT US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,107
US-285
GoodOver: SOAPBERRY DRAW
8.9 M N JCT US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,107
US-285
GoodOver: SOAPBERRY DRAW
8.7 M N JCT US62/CARLSBAD, Eddy, NM
Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,951
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
3.4 M E JCT US285/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,718
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
3.5 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,718
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
3.6 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,718
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
3.8 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,718
US-62/180
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
8.1 M N JCT NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,819
US-62/180
GoodOver: JENNIGAN DRAW
4.8 M N JCT NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM
Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,845
FL-4267 WBL
GoodOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1.1 MI W JCT US285/MERMOD, Eddy, NM
Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,889
US-82
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
29.3 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,991
US-82
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
31.9 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,547
US-82
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
33.1 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,547
15-034
GoodOver: RIO PENASCO
7 M S & 1.2 M E US-82/285, Eddy, NM
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 453
US-285 NB/SB
GoodOver: TUMBLEWEED DRAW
4.7 MI S OF US-62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,185
NM-200
GoodOver: CARLSBAD MAIN CANAL
1.6 MI E US-285/N CARLSBD, Eddy, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,827
US-62/180
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
1.9 Mi E Of New Mex/Tex, Eddy, NM
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,976
Fl-4251
GoodOver: Dark canyon
0.44 M S JCT US62/285, Eddy, NM
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,140
Cetennial Drive
GoodOver: US 82
0.2 miles nof jct US 82, Eddy, NM
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 440
US-82
GoodOver: US 82 Lovington Highway
US 82 MP 127.21, Eddy, NM
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,991
US-285
GoodOver: Delaware River
2.056 Mi N NM/Tex Line, Eddy, NM
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,528
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
4.1 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,718
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER
4.3 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,718
NM-200
GoodOver: Southwestern R/R
7.8 MI. E JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,827
US-62/180
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.8 MI N OF NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM
Built 1931 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,819
US-285
GoodOver: MIDDLE SEVENS RIVERS
18 M S JCT US82/285, Eddy, NM
Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 13,243
NM-31
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER
3.7 M E JCT US-285/NM-31, Eddy, NM
Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,055
US-62/180
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
6.7 M N JCT NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,819
US-285 South
GoodOver: Black River
17.1 M N of TX Line, Eddy, NM
Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 4,786
CR-742
GoodOver: Pecos River
0.85 M E of Cty rd 720, Eddy, NM
Built 2016 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 453
US-62/180
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER
3.7 MI S OF NM-7, Eddy, NM
Built 1995 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,712
FL-4251
GoodOver: Sothern Canal
0.9 SW Jct.US 62/180/285, Eddy, NM
Built 2015 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,140
CR-658
GoodOver: HACKBERRY DRAW
.6 S & 1.6 W JCT 62-2, Eddy, NM
Built 2018 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 8,298
US-285
GoodOver: Red Bluff Draw
6.64 Mi N New Mex/Tex Lin, Eddy, NM
Built 2023 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 4,786
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