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
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Mountain Road
0.5 Mi S of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1959 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 197,883
31-Z001
FairOver: CEBOLLA CREEK
0.4 MI N OF NM-53/RAMAH, McKinley, NM
Built 1974 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 318
FDR 263
FairOver: GALLINAS RIVER
4.7 MI NW/O E.V. LONG CG, San Miguel, NM
Built 1965 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 100
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Loop 13/ N Belen Interch
North Belen Interchange, Valencia, NM
Built 1970 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 13,815
I-25 SBL
FairOver: I-25 Business loop
North Belen Interchange, Valencia, NM
Built 1970 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 13,815
55-B007
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
4.0 Mi W of Jct NM-522, Taos, NM
Built 1951 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 236
NM-22
FairOver: Rio Galisteo
4.3 Mi NW of I-25, Sandoval, NM
Built 1954 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,826
27-Z004
FairOver: RIO RUIDOSO
.1 miles NW of main road, Lincoln, NM
Built 1979 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 325
NM-187
FairOver: TRUJILLO CANYON
6.2 MI N OF DONA ANA C/L, Sierra, NM
Built 1929 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,030
FR-2044
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
E OF I-25 MP 159.99, Socorro, NM
Built 1932 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 327
NM-35
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
8.6 MI N OF JCT NM-152, Grant, NM
Built 1970 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,101
06-C084
FairOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.25 MI W OF JCT NM-6, Valencia, NM
Built 1934 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 382
I-25 SBL
FairOver: BNSF R/R
0.2 Mi S of N Belen Intch, Valencia, NM
Built 1970 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 13,815
US-54
FairOver: I-40 EBL and WBL
1.4 Mi E of Jct I40/NM209, Quay, NM
Built 1981 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 3,054
FL-6608 East Bound
FairOver: North Diversion Channel
0.47 Mi W of Jefferson St, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1986 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 12,099
NAVAJO BLVD
FairOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
1.7 KM SW OF BRIDGE 00070, McKinley, NM
Built 1943 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5
NM-414
FairOver: RIO VALLECITOS
0.4 MI W OF JCT US 285, Taos, NM
Built 1954 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 671
Sevilla Ave
FairOver: San Antonio Arroyo
0.10 M E of Coors Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2005 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 500
I-25 SBL
FairOver: Central Avenue-FL4016
I-25 Over Central Avenue, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 182,340
13-B016
FairOver: THREE SAINTS MAIN CANAL
.44 M E NM-478 @ MP. 7.14, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1972 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 318
13-D056
FairOver: LEASBURG CANAL
10.3 M N US-70/LAS CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 318
Gato Mountain Rd
FairOver: Tularosa Creek
1.7m N US70/Gato Mountain, Otero, NM
Built 2016 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 223
43-0011
FairOver: Arroyo Hondo
3.5 M S JCT US-550/NM-197, Sandoval, NM
Built 1937 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 106
IRR/NM-602
FairOver: RIO PESCADO
30.6 MI S OF I-40, McKinley, NM
Built 1968 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,109
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.6 MI S OF JCT I-25/285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1939 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 11,193
NM-58
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
4.8 MI E OF JCT US-64, Colfax, NM
Built 1955 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 836
NM-212
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
3.84 MI S OF US-60, De Baca, NM
Built 1935 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 312
NM-73
FairOver: RIO SANTA BARBARA
1.60 MI S OF JCT NM-75, Taos, NM
Built 1958 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,560
43-Z001
FairOver: VICENTE ARROYO
0.1 MI S OF JCT NM-197, Sandoval, NM
Built 1973 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 105
43-0124
FairOver: RIO SAN ANTONIO
0.05 W OF NM-126 @ MP-38, Sandoval, NM
Built 1996 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 96
NM-35
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
.4 MI N OF JCT NM152/NM35, Grant, NM
Built 1924 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,101
NM-158
FairOver: LEASBURG CANAL
0.5 MI NE OF JCT NM-185, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1945 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 294
NM-187
FairOver: PERCHA CREEK
9.4 MI N OF DONA ANA C/L, Sierra, NM
Built 1929 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 280
FL-5702
FairOver: RIO HONDO
50 S OF W DEMING ST., Chaves, NM
Built 1960 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 193
I-25 NBL
FairOver: US-84-285
JUNCTION I-25/ST FRANCIS, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1974 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 15,127
NM-2
FairOver: RIO FELIX
1.0 MI N. OF JCT NM 249, Chaves, NM
Built 1985 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,369
31-Z001
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.4 MI E NM-566 @ MP-0.35, McKinley, NM
Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 318
FDR 271
FairOver: LONG CANYON
20 YD S/O RD 255 JTC, Otero, NM
Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 50
FDR 94
FairOver: RIO LAS VACAS
.7 MI SE/O RIO VACAS CG, Sandoval, NM
Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 75
New Mexico Rd 511
FairOver: Navajo Dam Spillway
25 mi E of Farmington NM, San Juan, NM
Built 1942 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 800
FDR 378
FairOver: RIO CEBOLLA
2.7 MI S/O CALAVERA CG, Sandoval, NM
Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
US-70 WBL/EBL
FairOver: I-25 SBL ON RAMP
0.1 M W I-25/US70 INTCHNG, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2002 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 21,094
IRR/NM-124
FairOver: RIO SAN JOSE
5.3 MI E OF JCT NM-117, Cibola, NM
Built 1936 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 336
I-40 EBL
FairOver: NM118 BNSF RR Rio Puerco
5.0 MI E OF US-491/GALLUP, McKinley, NM
Built 1980 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 29,256
US-285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.45 MI NW OF JCT NM-20, Chaves, NM
Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,970
US-380
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
15.7 MI E JCT US-285/ROSW, Chaves, NM
Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,263
US-54
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
15.8 MI S OF US-389/CARRI, Lincoln, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,708
US-380
FairOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
6.1 M E JCT US-285/ROSWEL, Chaves, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,120
US-380
FairOver: HONDO RIVER
5.8 M E JCT US-285/ROSWEL, Chaves, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,120
NM-601
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.9 MI NW OF US-60, Catron, NM
Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 68
Showing 101-150 of 4,035 bridges
Related
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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Use New Mexico's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.
- Browse counties in New Mexico and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
- See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
- Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare
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.