Total Bridges
368
Public highway bridges in New Mexico
State profile · Near median Poor share
New Mexico bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Mexico, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 368
- Public bridges
- 34.2%
- Good condition
- 7.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
34.2%
126 bridges rated 7-9
-15.8pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.6%
28 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
0.6pp vs national avg 7.0%
New Mexico vs national bridge condition
New Mexico - Good condition share 34.2%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Mexico - Poor-condition share 25.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (33)
Bernalillo 26 Catron 7 Chaves 1 Cibola 23 Colfax 4 Curry 0 De Baca 1 Doña Ana 33 Eddy 4 Grant 7 Guadalupe 1 Harding 0 Hidalgo 1 Lea 1 Lincoln 6 Los Alamos 0 Luna 2 McKinley 58 Mora 6 Otero 11 Quay 4 Rio Arriba 17 Roosevelt 0 San Juan 51 San Miguel 21 Sandoval 24 Santa Fe 15 Sierra 7 Socorro 20 Taos 11 Torrance 4 Union 0 Valencia 2
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.
NH
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
OK
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
NM
New Mexico
7.61% top marginal rate
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
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.
FDR 151
PoorOver: MILK RANCH CR
6.25-mi S/O NM-400/1-40, McKinley, NM
Built 1995 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150
IRR BIA RTE N108
PoorOver: WASH
IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900
IRR BIA RTE N9504
PoorOver: FIQUERDO WASH
SOUTH EDGE NAKAIBITO NM, McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 140
IRR BIA RTE N5001
PoorOver: TOADLENA WASH
0.1MI NORTH TOADLENA T.P., San Juan, NM
Built 1988 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 127
IRR BIA RTE 39
PoorOver: NAVAJO RIVER
6.6 KM NW OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1973 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30
IRR BIA RTE N321
PoorOver: SAND SPRING CREEK
2.0 MI NW OF CRYSTAL N.M., San Juan, NM
Built 1936 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 272
All Bridges in New Mexico
49-Z006
FairOver: SANTA CRUZ RIVER
0.75 MI S OF JCT NM-76, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1980 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 307
NM-185
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.7 MI N OF JCT NM-157, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 798
13-D062
FairOver: LEASBURG CANAL
16.4 M N OF US-70/CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 318
IRR BIA RTE 5
FairOver: RIO PESCADO RIVER
1 KM N JCT RTE 5 & HWY 53, McKinley, NM
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE 327
FairOver: ZUNI RIVER
ZUNI PUEBLO, McKinley, NM
Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000
FORKED LIGHTNING R
FairOver: GLORIETA WASH
I-25 Exit 307. 3.7 miles, San Miguel, NM
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2
IRR BIA RTE 806
FairOver: RIO TESUQUE RIVER
IN TESUQUE PUEBLO, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500
US-60
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.6 M E OF 107/MAGDALENA, Socorro, NM
Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,846
NM-1
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.8 MI S OF JCT US-380, Socorro, NM
Built 1943 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 164
IRR BIA RTE 38
FairOver: CANYON LARGO WASH
2.7 KM SOUTH OF MCCARTYS, Valencia, NM
Built 1977 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 115
IRR BIA RTE N7140
FairOver: RIO PUERCO WASH
23 MI SW OF GALLUP NM, McKinley, NM
Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 178
FDR 122
FairOver: HOLY GHOST CREEK
0.291 NW/O 122/63 JCT, San Miguel, NM
Built 1939 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 250
FDR 122
FairOver: HOLY GHOST CREEK
0.157 MI NW/O NM 63, San Miguel, NM
Built 1939 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 250
I-25 NBL
FairOver: 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
FairOver: BNSF Railroad
9.4 Mi N Jct I-25/US-380, Socorro, NM
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,228
PENNSYLVANIA AVE
FairOver: TIJERAS ARROYO
0.7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WY, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1999 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000
FDR 92
FairOver: COW CREEK
.7 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM
Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 75
WSMR P RT 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
2.6 KM NW OF RR7B0015, Socorro, NM
Built 1965 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100
FDR 70
FairOver: AMERICAN CREEK
2 MI SE/O SAN GREGORIO TR, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1988 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 75
IRR BIA RTE N4055
FairOver: GAAGII WASH
7.2M S, 4.0M W FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM
Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 269
FDR 116
FairOver: SANTA BARBARA CREEK
1.2 MI NW/O S BARBARA CG, Taos, NM
Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 75
IRR BIA RTE N5001
FairOver: CLAH WASH
4.0M E,0.5M S TOADLENA TP, San Juan, NM
Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 127
WSMR P RT 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
0.8 KM NW OF RR7B0016, Socorro, NM
Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE 327
FairOver: ZUNI RIVER
ZUNI PUEBLO,.6 KM S.HWY53, McKinley, NM
Built 1991 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 450
NM-72
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.4 MI E OF JCT I-25, Colfax, NM
Built 1934 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 128
NM-445
FairOver: CROW CREEK
5.4 MI N OF JCT NM-505, Colfax, NM
Built 1942 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 109
NM-408
FairOver: SOCORRO MAIN CANAL
5.4 M EAST OF LEMITAR, Socorro, NM
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 116
FDR 44
FairOver: BORRACHO CREEK
0.3 MI W/O CO RD 250 INT, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1953 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60
US-54/60 EBL
FairOver: BNSF Railroad
0.2 M N Jct US285 Vaughn, Guadalupe, NM
Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,169
I-10 EBL
FairOver: Unnamed Waterway
14.2 Mi E of Jct US-180, Luna, NM
Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 19,247
I-10 EBL
FairOver: Unnamed Waterway
17.7 Mi E of US-180/I-10, Luna, NM
Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 19,247
I-40 WBL
FairOver: BNSF R/R Spur
8.6 MI E OF JCT US-491, McKinley, NM
Built 1963 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 24,086
NM-27
FairOver: TRUJILLO CANYON
3.5 MI S OF JCT NM-152, Sierra, NM
Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 94
Gravel Road
FairOver: LFCC
Bosque Apache N.W.R., Socorro, NM
Built 1995 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20
NM-55
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
8.5 MI S OF JCT US-60, Torrance, NM
Built 1951 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 571
FR-2523
FairOver: BEAR CANYON ARROYO
4.1 MI N OF JCT I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,551
I-40 WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.2 MI E JCT I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 85,703
FL-4053
FairOver: North Hahn Arroyo
0.1 Mi N of Comanche NE, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,388
FL-4053
FairOver: Hahn Arroyo
0.4 Mi N Jct Candelaria, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,101
FL-5127
FairOver: Hahn Arroyo
0.3 Mi S Montgomery Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
FL-5005
FairOver: S. Domingo Baca Arroyo
0.20 M S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,557
FSR 220
FairOver: ROMERO CREEK
10 MILES N. LUNA, NM, Catron, NM
Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300
4101: ORGAN MTN EA
FairOver: Aguirre Spring
12 mi E. of Las Cruces, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 38
HEADQUARTERS AVE
FairOver: STROM DRAINAGE
0.3 M S MKL AVE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
US-62
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.7 MI W NEW MEX/TEX LINE, Lea, NM
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,353
US-70/380
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
23.0 M E JCT US-380/HONDO, Lincoln, NM
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,595
FDR 178
FairOver: BLUEWATER CR
3.6 MI S/O BLUEWATER LAKE, McKinley, NM
Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
K & G ROAD
FairOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
0.8 KM SW OF 142, McKinley, NM
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
FL-4923
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.0 M N JCT US70/ALAMOGOR, Otero, NM
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,111
FL-4923
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.1 M N JCT US70/ALAMOGOR, Otero, NM
Built 1934 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,111
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