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
27-E010
FairOver: RIO RUIDOSO
4.51 M W US-70/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 325
FR-2084
FairOver: I-25 NBL and SBL
SanFelipe gradeseparation, Sandoval, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 179
US-285
FairOver: SALT CREEK
8.0 MI N JCT US-70/285, Chaves, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,476
NM-345
FairOver: I-40 EBL/WBL MP 153.4
5.5 M W Jct I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,518
15-0704
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
.5 miles South on Tidwell, Eddy, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 440
NM-602
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
17.0 MI S OF NM-118, McKinley, NM
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,417
NM-250
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.4 MI NE OF I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 483
NM-250
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.6 MI NE OF I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 483
NM-556
FairOver: EMBUDO ARROYO
2.3 MI N OF JCT I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,006
US-380
FairOver: TAYLOR CANYON
18.2 MI W OF US54/CARRIZO, Socorro, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,726
FL-5051
FairOver: Bear Canyon Arroyo
0.2 Mi N Montgomery Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,513
FL-4430
FairOver: PARITTI WASH
0.54 MI E OF BOARDMAN DR, McKinley, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,430
US-380
FairOver: MAGADO CREEK
0.47 M E OF NM-48/CAPTIAN, Lincoln, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 896
US-380
FairOver: BONITO CREEK
5.6 MI E OF NM-48/CAPTIAN, Lincoln, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 866
I-25 NBL/SBL/RAMP
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.7 MI N OF JCT US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43,800
FR-2083
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.7 MI N OF JCT US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,706
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
22.8 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,243
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
21.5 MI S OF JCT US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,243
FL-5284
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
0.71 E OF US285 @ MP 36.4, Eddy, NM
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,927
FL-5284
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.73 E OF US285 @ MP 36.4, Eddy, NM
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,927
FL-5041
FairOver: North Pino Arroyo
0.68 Mi N of Academy Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,859
San Mateo Blvd.
FairOver: La Cueva Arroyo
0.5 Mi N of Alameda Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,612
FL-4018
FairOver: Mariposa Diversion chanl
0.75 Mi W of Jct NM-448, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,296
I-25 NBL/SBL
FairOver: LA CUEVA ARROYO
1.25 MI N PASEO DEL NORTE, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68,655
NM-24
FairOver: PENASCO CREEK
JCT NM 24/NM-130 SW MAHIL, Otero, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 305
FL-4284
FairOver: WORTHINTON CANAL
Martin L.King & W. Brady, Curry, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,695
IRR/NM-53
FairOver: HORSEHEAD CANYON
0.01 MI E OF NM-602/ZUNI, McKinley, NM
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,544
QR-AH
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
1.7 MI S OF US-54@ MM311., Quay, NM
Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8
15-0701
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
0.3 M S OF US285 @MP 30.1, Eddy, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,665
47-Z024
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.15 M SE OF I-25 FRTG RD, San Miguel, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 198
55-0206
FairOver: RED RIVER
0.3 MI S OF NM-522/QUESTA, Taos, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
US-380
FairOver: Rio Bonito
17.0M E Jct NM-48 Capitan, Lincoln, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 866
15-0706
FairOver: SOUTHERN CANAL
2.9 MI S OF US-285@ OTIS, Eddy, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 453
19-Z003
FairOver: ARROYO PINTADA
9.5 MI S OF I-40/MILAGRO, Guadalupe, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68
43-Z001
FairOver: CHICO ARROYO
20.7 MI. S.of US 550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96
NM-516
FairOver: ANIMAS RIVER
1.7 MI N JCT US64/NM-516, San Juan, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,831
NM-50
FairOver: I-25 NBL/SBL @ GLORIETA
JUNCTION I-25 & NM-50, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,588
Golf Course Road
FairOver: Arroyo Delas Calabacilla
1.02 M N Jct Paradise Rd., Bernalillo, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,924
NM-21
FairOver: CIMARRON RIVER
.2 MI W MAXWELL AVE/SPRIN, Colfax, NM
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 461
39-057
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
0.5 MI W OF JCT NM-68, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 152
FL-4166
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
0.6 MI S OF US-82/ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,574
19-03BA
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.48 MI NW OF JCT NM-91, Guadalupe, NM
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68
39-0194
FairOver: CANONES CREEK
3.0 MI S OF NM 96, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 156
55-Z016
FairOver: RIO GRANDE DE RANCHOS
0.40 MI S OF NM-518/TALPA, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
55-A083
FairOver: RIO FERNANDO DE TAOS
0.05 MI S OF JCT US-64, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
55-042
FairOver: SANTA BARBARA RIVER
0.20 MI S OF JCT NM-73, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
55-045
FairOver: SANTA BARBARA RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT NM-75, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
55-0073
FairOver: RIO GRANDE DE RANCHOS
0.4 MI S OF NM-518/TALPA, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 228
55-C082
FairOver: RIO GRANDE DE RANCHOS
0.1 MI W OF JCT NM-518, Taos, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
FL-5098
FairOver: North Diversion Channel
1.41 Mi N of Alameda Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,607
Showing 1,401-1,450 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
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.