Total Bridges
4,035
Public highway bridges in New Mexico
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
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.
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
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.
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
PoorOver: COYOTE CREEK
0.1 MI N OF NM-96/COYOTE, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156
Camino Escondido
PoorOver: CHAMITA RIVER
.3 mi NE US 64 in Chama, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156
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
NM-165
PoorOver: LAS HUERTAS CREEK
9.6 MI E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78
NM-165
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: WASH
IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900
All Bridges in New Mexico
US-64/87
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
7.6 M E NM-325/DES MOINES, Union, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,002
US-64/87
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.2 M E NM-325/DES MOINES, Union, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,002
US-64
FairOver: ANIMAS RIVER
.1 MI E Broadway/Scott Av, San Juan, NM
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,060
59-B034
FairOver: DRY CIMARRON RIVER
0.2 M S NM-456 @ MP 10.1, Union, NM
Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 54
FL-4385
FairOver: GLADE ARROYO
0.2 MI N MAIN ST/FARMINGT, San Juan, NM
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,178
43-Z005
FairOver: Canon deNoberto Sandoval
1.7 MI W OF JCT NM-197, Sandoval, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96
45-3000
FairOver: HAMPTON ARROYO
SABENA ST. IN AZTEC, San Juan, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 623
FL-5061
FairOver: Embudo Arroyo
0.7 Mi N Jct Lomas Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,787
FL-4018
FairOver: Alexander Blvd NE
0.5 Mi W of Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,836
FL-4018
FairOver: Alexander Blvd NE
0.5 Mi W of Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,836
35-0703
FairOver: US-70
AT Jct US-70/Holloman AFB, Otero, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 240
49-067A
FairOver: ARROYO HONDO
0.50 MI E JCT US-285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,067
47-004
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.1 MI W OF NM-94 @MP-3.9, San Miguel, NM
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 198
47-0C23
FairOver: PECOS ARROYO
1.8 MI N OF I-25 FRNTG RD, San Miguel, NM
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 198
NM-72
FairOver: CHICORICO CREEK
5.6 MI E OF I-25/RATON, Colfax, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 128
US-84
FairOver: CHAMA RIVER
CHAMA RIVER AT ABIQUIU, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,300
FL-5037
FairOver: Bear Canyon Arroyo
0.61 M S of Osuna Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,758
FL-5037
FairOver: Bear Canyon Arroyo
0.61 Mi S of Osuna Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,758
FL-5270
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
1.1M W JCT 285-MERMOD ST., Eddy, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,889
FL-5051
FairOver: Embudo/Piedra Lisa Arroy
0.3 Mi S of Menual Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,284
FL-5121
FairOver: NORTH HAHN ARROYO
0.2 MI S MONTGOMERY BLVD, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
FL-4057
FairOver: North Pino Arroyo
0.77 M S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,458
US-60
FairOver: FIDLERS DRAW
2.1 M W JCT NM268/MELROSE, Curry, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,972
US-60/285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.4 MI W OF JCT US-54/285, Torrance, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,029
US-54/60/285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.1 M NE JCT US60 W VUGHN, Guadalupe, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,694
FL-4705
FairOver: NORTH SPRING RIVER
.28 N OF W 2ND ST ROSWELL, Chaves, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,806
NM-37
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.64 MI N OF NM-48/ANGUS, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,727
NM-37
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.66 MI N OF NM-48/ANGUS, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,727
NM-37
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.07 M N JCT NM-48/ANGUS, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,727
NM-37
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.62 M N JCT NM-48/ANGUS, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,727
US-64
FairOver: VAUGHN ARROYO
11.78 MI E OF JCT US-491, San Juan, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,873
01-Z000
FairOver: Lomas Channel
0.08 Mi S of Lomas Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
01-Z000
FairOver: Tramway Channel
0.02 Mi E of Tramway, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,299
FL-5080
FairOver: Lomas Channel
0.02 Mi S of Lomas Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 885
NM-45
FairOver: SAN ANTONIO ARROYO
2.32 M N JCT I-40/NM-45, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,903
FR-2083
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.8 MI N JCT I-25/US550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,706
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: LAS HUERTAS CREEK
4.2 MI N OF JCT US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43,800
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.9 MI N OF JCT US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43,800
US-550
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
25.2 MI NW OF JCT NM-126, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,975
US-550
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
26.9 MI NW OF JCT NM-126, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,975
NM-345
FairOver: San Antonio Arroyo
0.85 Mi S of Montano NW, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,329
US-60
FairOver: WORTHINGTON CANAL
JCT MLK Jr. & W GRAND AVE, Curry, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,127
35-A060
FairOver: LA LUZ CANYON
2.0 MI E OF LA LUZ NM, Otero, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 225
IN-2252
FairOver: Tonque Arroyo
10.5 Mi N of Jct US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,114
NM-4
FairOver: JEMEZ RIVER
1.8 MI N OF JCT US 550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,689
NM-41
FairOver: DE LA JARA ARROYO
8.76 MI S OF JCT US-285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,087
FL-5765
FairOver: SANTA FE RIVER
CERRO GORDO & UPPER CANYO, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 448
05-1175
FairOver: HAGERMAN CANAL
5.0 MI E OF JCT NM-256, Chaves, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 194
NM-315
FairOver: NBL/SBL I-25
4.8 M N Jct I-25/US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,736
27-E008
FairOver: RUIDOSO RIVER
3.82 MI E OF US70 @MP-278, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325
Showing 1,351-1,400 of 4,035 bridges
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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.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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What to do with this
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NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Mexico Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.