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
NM-14
FairOver: Unnamed Arroyo
9.86 miles north of I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,455
Gutierrez Canyon R
FairOver: Gutierrez Canyon
0.31 M N Jct N. Zamora Rd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,327
Gutierrez Canyon R
FairOver: Gutierrez Canyon
0.41 Mi N Jct N Zamora Rd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,327
FL-5815
FairOver: SPRING RIVER
100N JCT RICHARDSON&10TH, Chaves, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,957
01-Z000
FairOver: Amole Channel
0.09 M N Dennis Chavez, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 553
FL-5703
FairOver: RIO HONDO
JCT. OF W.BLAND/PENNSLYV., Chaves, NM
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 193
US-550 NBL/SBL
FairOver: RITO DE LOS PINOS WETLAN
2.8 MI N JCT US-550/NM197, Sandoval, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,841
US-70
FairOver: SNOW CANYON
4.67 M S JCT US-70&NM-48, Otero, NM
Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,815
US-70 EBL & WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.9 M SW JCT NM-48, Otero, NM
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,815
US-70 EBL &WBL
FairOver: BILL CANYON
2.6 M SW JCT NM-48, Otero, NM
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,815
FL-4704
FairOver: RIO HONDO
1.2 MI. S JCT. US70/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,021
FL-4919
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.2 MI. N OF JCT 1ST/WASH, Otero, NM
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 950
FL-4903
FairOver: UNKNOWN WATERWAY
Tenth street, Otero, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,391
NM-409
FairOver: COMMANCHE DRAW
2.5 MI. S OF US380/NM409, Chaves, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 240
US-84/285
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
US 84/285 MM 191.7, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,281
NM-518
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.4 Mi N LOOP-15-/Vegas, San Miguel, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,490
45Z008
FairOver: HEDGES ARROYO
1.5 miles W. Jct. NM 516, San Juan, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 623
Golf Course Road
FairOver: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo
0.2 M S Paseo del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,158
FL-4057
FairOver: I-40 EB and WB
3.6 M E Jct I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,018
IN-4162
FairOver: Off Ramp to Louisiana
3.6 M E Jct I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,601
NM-4
FairOver: VALLECITOS CREEK
0.08 Mi. South of NM 290, Sandoval, NM
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,050
Lowell Street NE
FairOver: N Domingo Baca Arroyo
.38 M N Jct Paseo Del Nor, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390
FL-4005 SBL
FairOver: I-40 EBL and WBL
7.1 Mi W Jct I-25/ I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 32,849
US-550
FairOver: GAME PASS
US 550 MM 171.1, San Juan, NM
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,819
FL-5402
FairOver: LITTLE PUERCO
Between Coal & NM 118, McKinley, NM
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 674
NM-456
FairOver: Sloan Creek
8 Mi W of NM-406/NM-456, Union, NM
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33
US-54 NBL/SBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.6 MI S JCT US-70, Otero, NM
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,335
NM-104
FairOver: TRINCHERA CREEK
7.7 NW Loop-36/Tucumcari, San Miguel, NM
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 229
FL-5127
FairOver: Domingo Baca Arroyo
0.5 M N Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,560
Arroyo Del Oso
FairOver: Bear Tributary Arroyo
Arroyo Del Oso Park, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
Ray Street
FairOver: North Pino Arroyo
.04 M N Jct Derickson Ave, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
FL-5801
FairOver: EL RITO CREEK
1.0 M E JCT US54/66 L35, Guadalupe, NM
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68
NM-247
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
17.8 MI E OF US-54, Lincoln, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 295
FL-4065
FairOver: Tijeras Arroyo
1.0 Mi S of Central Ave., Bernalillo, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,849
15-0788
FairOver: Pecos River
1.60 mi NE CR 788, Eddy, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 453
NM-368
FairOver: Escondido Canyon
9 Mi N Jct us70/NM-368, Lincoln, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 128
FL-4920
FairOver: McKINLEY DITCH
200 n OF FK5902, Otero, NM
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,102
NM-101
FairOver: DRIPPING SPRINGS TORTUGA
4.65 MI E OF NM-28, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,306
27-Z004
FairOver: Rio Ruidoso
535 N of US-70, Lincoln, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 316
27-Z001
FairOver: Rio Ruidoso
0.5 M NW of US-70/NM-48, Lincoln, NM
Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,901
IRR BIA RTE 709
FairOver: LUCERO CREEK
3.4 KM NW OF TAOS PUEBLO, Taos, NM
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
IRR BIA RTE 2
FairOver: NAVAJO RIVER
2.4 KM NORTH OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
I-40 E/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.8 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,247
NM-547
FairOver: RIO SAN JOSE
1.0 MI N OF NM-122/GRANTS, Cibola, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,339
NM-264
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
10.0 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,698
NM-264
FairOver: TSE BONITO WASH
3.4 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,607
NM-197
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.9 MI SW OF JCT US 550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,092
NM-36
FairOver: KNIFE HILL CANYON
4.7 MI S OF JCT NM-53, McKinley, NM
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 123
FL-4065
FairOver: Embudo Arroyo
.02 Mi N of Indian School, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,908
Comanche Road N.E.
FairOver: Embudito Arroyo
0.12 Mi W of Juan Tabo NE, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,153
Showing 1,551-1,600 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.