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

I-40 WBL

Fair

Over: Tijeras Arroyo

9.9 Mi E of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1978 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 50,909

I-40 EBL

Fair

Over: Union Pacific Railroad

19.5 M E Jct I-40/US-84, Guadalupe, NM

Built 1972 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 15,198

I-40 WBL

Fair

Over: Union Pacific Railroad

19.5 M E Jct I-40/US-84, Guadalupe, NM

Built 1972 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 15,198

13-D039

Fair

Over: LEASBURG CANAL

6.1 M N US70/.4 M E NM185, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 306

FL-4065

Fair

Over: I-40 EBL/WBL

7.05 M E Jct I-25/I_40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1998 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30,535

IRR/NM-124

Fair

Over: RIO SAN JOSE

1.68 MI E OF JCT NM-117, Cibola, NM

Built 1937 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 336

IRR/NM-124

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

3.5 MI E OF JCT NM-117, Cibola, NM

Built 1936 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 336

NM-1

Fair

Over: Nogal Canyon

4.8 Mi N of Sierra C/L, Socorro, NM

Built 1937 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 25

US-62/180/285

Fair

Over: DARK CANYON

1.2 M N OF S JCT US62/180, Eddy, NM

Built 1956 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 28,635

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Fair

Over: TIJERAS ARROYO

0.7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WY, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000

03-B007

Fair

Over: N Tributary Spur Lake

14 Mi. N. Of Luna NM, Catron, NM

Built 1939 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 149

I-40 EBL

Fair

Over: US-84(I-40 Business loop

East Santa Rosa intch, Guadalupe, NM

Built 1972 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 10,326

FL-5714

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

500 E OF WASHINGTION, Chaves, NM

Built 1955 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,858

FL-5818

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

50 N OF 7TH STREET, Chaves, NM

Built 1955 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,409

FL-5704

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

JCT 7TH & WASHINGTION, Chaves, NM

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 193

FL-5703

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

100 N OF 10TH STREET, Chaves, NM

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 193

US-380

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

21.3 M E OF NM-48/CAPTIAN, Lincoln, NM

Built 1939 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 866

NM-304

Fair

Over: SAN JUAN CANAL

9.2 MI N OF JCT US-60, Valencia, NM

Built 1973 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,864

NM-522

Fair

Over: RED RIVER

1.25 MI S OF JCT NM-38, Taos, NM

Built 1953 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,081

NM-469

Fair

Over: REVUELTO CREEK

2.2 MI EAST OF US-54, Quay, NM

Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 555

NM-370

Fair

Over: ALAMOSA CREEK

20.9 MI N OF JCT US-64/87, Union, NM

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 77

NM-370

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

21.0 MI N OF JCT US-64/87, Union, NM

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 77

NM-370

Fair

Over: ALAMOSITA CREEK

16.5 MI NORTH JCT US64-87, Union, NM

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 77

FL-5702

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

JCT KENTUCKY & 9TH ST, Chaves, NM

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 193

FL-5701

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

JCT MISSOURI & 9TH ST, Chaves, NM

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 193

FL-4710

Fair

Over: SPRING RIVER

800 S OF COLLEGE BLVD, Chaves, NM

Built 1930 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 8,002

FDR 92

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

.7 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM

Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 75

US-60

Fair

Over: ABO ARROYO

7.12 MI E OF JCT NM-47, Socorro, NM

Built 1956 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,354

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: US-380

Junction I-25/US-380, Socorro, NM

Built 1964 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 5,976

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: US-380

Junction of I-25/US-380, Socorro, NM

Built 1964 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 5,976

US-60

Fair

Over: Rio Grande River

2.23 M E OF I-25/US-60, Socorro, NM

Built 1988 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 861

NM-211

Fair

Over: POPE CANYON

5.0 MI E OF CLIFF, Grant, NM

Built 1943 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 289

13-D062

Fair

Over: LEASBURG CANAL

9.3 MI N OF US-70, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1954 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 820

US-180

Fair

Over: MINERAL CREEK

14.3 MI N GRANT/CATRON CL, Catron, NM

Built 1956 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 502

I-40 EBL

Fair

Over: NM-556/Tramway Blvd

8.1 M E Jct I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1959 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 66,186

L-00035

Fair

Over: PECOS RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT US-54, Guadalupe, NM

Built 1959 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,497

Lead Avenue WB

Fair

Over: First Street/NMRX

0.60 M W Jct Lead Ave, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1961 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 11,113

FL-4046

Fair

Over: North Diversion Channel

0.89 Mi E of I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1969 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 20,532

FL-4046

Fair

Over: North Diversion Channel

0.89 MI E OF I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1969 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 20,532

FL-4052( Osuna)

Fair

Over: North Diversion Channel

1.1 M W of I-25 / Albuq, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1966 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 23,690

47-C53B

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

15.7 MI NE OF NM-104, San Miguel, NM

Built 1982 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 198

FL-4037

Fair

Over: Commercial St/NMRX

0.14 M W Jct Broadway Bvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1970 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 331

NM-423

Fair

Over: Tennyson Street NE

0.11 Mi W of Tramway Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1990 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 14,724

NM-516

Fair

Over: NORTH FARMINGTON DITCH

2.15 MI N JCT US64/NM-516, San Juan, NM

Built 1985 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 20,831

FL-4018

Fair

Over: Alb Riverside Drain

0.75 M E Jct Coors Road, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1997 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 15,386

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: SPIKEY ARROYO

19.5 M N OF SIERRA CL, Socorro, NM

Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 6,638

US-64/491 EBL

Fair

Over: SAN JUAN RIVER

US-64 Shiprock, San Juan, NM

Built 1975 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 16,419

US-180

Fair

Over: South Dugway Canyon

3.0 M NW Grant/Catron CL, Catron, NM

Built 1977 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 907

NM-500

Fair

Over: Amole Channel

0.5 M W Jct Coors Rd., Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 20,066

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: Mountain Road

0.5 Mi S of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 197,883

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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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