State profile · Below median Poor share

New Mexico bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New Mexico.

4,035
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
4.5%
Poor condition

New Mexico holds 4,035 public highway bridges (#40 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.51% Poor share (#39 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.5% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 14 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

4,035

Public highway bridges in New Mexico

Good Condition

35.0%

1,414 bridges rated 7-9

-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.5%

182 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-3.0pp vs national avg 7.5%

New Mexico vs national bridge condition

New Mexico - Good condition share 35.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Mexico - Poor-condition share 15.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New Mexico in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Mexico has 4,035 bridges and a 4.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Mexico has 4,035 bridges and a 4.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New Mexico vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

4,035 40th of 54 higher than 14 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New Mexico

The highlighted point is New Mexico: 4,035 bridges and 4.51% in Poor condition, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New Mexico on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor
  • Minnesota: 13,532 bridges · 4.44% Poor
  • New Mexico: 4,035 bridges · 4.51% Poor
  • Maryland: 5,484 bridges · 4.56% Poor
  • Oregon: 8,305 bridges · 4.61% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New Mexico

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 4,035 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New Mexico’s inventory

State agency holds 73.8% of the 4,035 public highway bridges filed under New Mexico in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New Mexico’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 17.3% of the 4,035 bridges with a recorded original year in New Mexico. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New Mexico35%60.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Mexico (FHWA NBI)

Counties (33)

Bernalillo 496 Catron 101 Chaves 120 Cibola 127 Colfax 140 Curry 21 De Baca 24 Doña Ana 261 Eddy 93 Grant 99 Guadalupe 82 Harding 13 Hidalgo 58 Lea 10 Lincoln 131 Los Alamos 3 Luna 107 McKinley 289 Mora 79 Otero 132 Quay 118 Rio Arriba 160 Roosevelt 9 San Juan 174 San Miguel 175 Sandoval 182 Santa Fe 255 Sierra 108 Socorro 188 Taos 94 Torrance 70 Union 68 Valencia 48

New Mexico vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New Mexico on the same metric.

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

MN

Minnesota

4.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,532
Selected

NM

New Mexico

4.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,035

MD

Maryland

4.56% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,484

OR

Oregon

4.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,305

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Mexico

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Mexico, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

39-212

Poor

Over: COYOTE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF NM-96/COYOTE, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156

Camino Escondido

Poor

Over: CHAMITA RIVER

.3 mi NE US 64 in Chama, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156

FDR 151

Poor

Over: MILK RANCH CR

6.25-mi S/O NM-400/1-40, McKinley, NM

Built 1995 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150

NM-165

Poor

Over: LAS HUERTAS CREEK

9.6 MI E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM

Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78

NM-165

Poor

Over: LAS HUERTAS CREEK

11.9 M E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM

Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78

IRR BIA RTE N108

Poor

Over: WASH

IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900

All Bridges in New Mexico

FL-5722

Fair

Over: HONDO RIVER

0.2 MI S OF US-380/ROSWEL, Chaves, NM

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,391

01-Z000

Fair

Over: Copper Channel

0.15 Mi E of Tramway Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 307

FL-5719

Fair

Over: RIO HONDO

50 E OF KENTUCKY AVE., Chaves, NM

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 193

FL-4710

Fair

Over: RIO HONDO

0.2 MI N. OF JCT US-380, Chaves, NM

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,696

IRR BIA RTE N7140

Fair

Over: RIO PUERCO WASH

23 MI SW OF GALLUP NM, McKinley, NM

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 178

FDR 122

Fair

Over: HOLY GHOST CREEK

0.291 NW/O 122/63 JCT, San Miguel, NM

Built 1939 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 250

03-B007

Fair

Over: S.A CREEK

8.9 MI N JCT US-180, Catron, NM

Built 1939 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 149

NM-24

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

2.3 MI S OF US-82/DUNKEN, Chaves, NM

Built 1955 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 75

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: BNSF R/R Spur

4.3 Mi S Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1963 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 76,822

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: BNSF R/R Spur

4.3 M S Jct I-25/ I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1963 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 76,822

Loop-0002-2

Fair

Over: I-10 EBL and WBL

2.6 M E JCT I-10/ US-180, Luna, NM

Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,274

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: I-25 SERVICE ROAD

4.4 MI N OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,506

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: I-25 SERVICE ROAD

4.4 MI N OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,966

US-84

Fair

Over: ARROYO DEL TORO

6.2 MI N OF JCT US-285, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1976 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10,606

I-10 WBL

Fair

Over: ANIMAS STREET

23.0 M E Ariz state line, Hidalgo, NM

Built 1974 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 14,069

FL-5787

Fair

Over: ARROYO DE LAS MASCARAS

NM 475 & SAN FRANCISCO ST, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1974 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 299

13-A045

Fair

Over: LA UNION WEST LATERAL

0.5 MI W NM-28 @ MP 4.26, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 318

13-D051

Fair

Over: LEASBURG CANAL

.6 M EAST/ NM-185 MP 7.1, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 333

13-Z018

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

0.3 M E JCT NM154/NM140, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 318

FL-4750

Fair

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

JCT PALACE & ALAMEDA, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1979 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,689

US-285

Fair

Over: ROCKY ARROYO

11.7 M N JCT US62/CARLSBD, Eddy, NM

Built 1985 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 13,107

NM-52

Fair

Over: Unnamed Waterway

5.58 MI E OF NM-181, Sierra, NM

Built 1995 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 229

FDR 122

Fair

Over: HOLY GHOST CREEK

0.157 MI NW/O NM 63, San Miguel, NM

Built 1939 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 250

NM-72

Fair

Over: SUGARITE CREEK

5.0 MI E OF JCT LOOP-17, Colfax, NM

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 128

NM-72

Fair

Over: YANKEE CREEK

5.5 MI E OF JCT LOOP-17, Colfax, NM

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 128

NM-72

Fair

Over: YANKEE CREEK

6.7 MI E OF JCT LOOP-17, Colfax, NM

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 128

NM-24

Fair

Over: PENASCO RIVER

0.2 MI S OF US-82/DUNKEN, Chaves, NM

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 75

45-6675

Fair

Over: STEVENS ARROYO

0.5 MI S US-64 @ MP-39.8, San Juan, NM

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,925

IRR/I-40 EBL

Fair

Over: BNSF Railroad

5.0 MI W OF NM-6, Cibola, NM

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 26,590

IRR/I-40 WBL

Fair

Over: BNSF Railroad

5.0 MI W OF NM-6, Cibola, NM

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 26,590

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: BNSF Railroad

9.4 Mi N Jct US-380/I-25, Socorro, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,228

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: BNSF Railroad

9.4 Mi N Jct I-25/US-380, Socorro, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,228

US-82

Fair

Over: NM-206

Jct US-82/NM206/Lovington, Lea, NM

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,330

NM-72

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

5.9 MI E OF I-25/RATON, Colfax, NM

Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 128

13-B006

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

.27 M S NM274/MESILLA DAM, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1938 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 318

13-Z030

Fair

Over: GARFIELD CANAL

0.3 MI W NM-390 @ MP 3.9, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 318

NM-68

Fair

Over: RIO EMBUDO

0.20 MI S OF JCT NM-75, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1985 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,651

NM-314 SBL

Fair

Over: LOOP 001-3/BELEN

1.9 MI E I-25 N BELEN INT, Valencia, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 8,686

NM-63

Fair

Over: RIO MORA

16.5 MI N OF JCT NM-223, San Miguel, NM

Built 1940 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 464

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: Gibson Blvd

2.5 M N Jct I-25/NM-500, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1961 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 116,519

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

9.7 MI N COLFAX/MORA CL, Colfax, NM

Built 1973 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 7,479

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

9.7 MI N COLFAX/MORA CL, Colfax, NM

Built 1973 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 7,479

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: US-84-285 St Francis Dr

5.1 M N Jct NM-14/I-25, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1974 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 21,294

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: BNSF R/R

0.2 Mi S of N Belen Intch, Valencia, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 13,822

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: RIO GALLINAS

1.5 MI S OF NM-104, San Miguel, NM

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 9,083

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: RIO GALLINAS

1.5 MI S OF NM-104, San Miguel, NM

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 9,083

NM-528 WB

Fair

Over: NORTH DIVERSION CHANNEL

1.3 M W JCT I-25/ALAMEDA, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1987 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 25,771

US-64

Fair

Over: SAN JUAN RIVER

1.6 MI W OF NM-511, San Juan, NM

Built 1996 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,283

FL-4685

Fair

Over: NORTH SPRING RIVER

0.7 M N OF US-380/ROSWELL, Chaves, NM

Built 1953 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 18,631

NM-193

Fair

Over: HUGIO CREEK

8.1 MI N OF US-56, Colfax, NM

Built 1953 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 23

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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