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
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FR-2164
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
9.7 MI N MORA/COLFAX CL, Colfax, NM
Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 170
NM-283
FairOver: AGUA ZARCA CREEK
3.0 MI WEST OF JCT I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 422
NM-283
FairOver: AGUA ZARCA CREEK
2.1 MI WEST OF JCT I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 422
I-40 EBL
FairOver: Waterfall Creek
10.3 M E of Jct NM-209, Quay, NM
Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 13,910
13-Z020
FairOver: GARFIELD CANAL
.23 M W OF NM187@MP 6.8, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1964 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 318
FR-2183
FairOver: PECOS ARROYO
0.3 MI S OF JCT NM-104, San Miguel, NM
Built 1981 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 234
NM-152
FairOver: Unnamed Waterway
9.3 M w of Jct. I-25, Sierra, NM
Built 1988 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 403
I-40 WBL
FairOver: Central Ave.
8.3 M E Jct 1-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1959 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 66,186
I-40 EBL
FairOver: North Diversion Channel
1.0 mi. E Jct I-25 & I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 203,637
NM-303
FairOver: SOUTH DIVERSION CHANNEL
1.7 MI S OF JCT NM-500, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,662
I-40 EBL
FairOver: I-40 FRONTAGE ROAD
51.8 Mi E of Jct US-84, Quay, NM
Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,376
I-40 WBL
FairOver: FR4115
51.8 Mi E of Jct US-84, Quay, NM
Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,376
FL-4685
FairOver: MIDDLE BERRENDO CREEK
4.9 M N JCT US-285/US-380, Chaves, NM
Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,584
NM-80
FairOver: SAN SIMON RIVER
15.9 MI NE OF ARIZ LINE, Hidalgo, NM
Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 330
NM-3
FairOver: PECOS RIVER
12.0 MI S OF I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 131
NM-505
FairOver: VERMAJO IRRIGATION CANAL
2.9 MI S OF JCT US-64, Colfax, NM
Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 41
US-70 WBL
FairOver: PORTER DRIVE
5.2 M E OF EXIT 6 OF I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2003 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 27,499
NM-47
FairOver: TIJERAS ARROYO
1.7 MI S JCT NM-47/NM-500, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1969 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 12,149
I-40 EBL
FairOver: Bluewater Creek
52.0 Mi E of US-84, Quay, NM
Built 1970 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 15,376
I-40 WBL
FairOver: Bluewater Creek
52.0 Mi E of Jct US-84, Quay, NM
Built 1970 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 15,376
IRR/US-491
FairOver: PENA BLANCA ARROYO
1.86 MI N RD TO TOADLENA, San Juan, NM
Built 1980 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 5,862
FL-4018
FairOver: R/R spur removed
0.4 Mi W of Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1973 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 24,836
NM-556
FairOver: Bear Canyon Arroyo
0.74 Mi N of Montgomery, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 23,324
Carlisle Blvd. SBL
FairOver: EMBUDO CHANNEL
0.1 M N OF JCT I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1999 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 27,651
I-10 WBL
FairOver: Loop 002-2
West Deming Interchange, Luna, NM
Built 1969 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 16,508
I-10 EBL
FairOver: Tortugas Arroyo
8.8 Mi E of I-10 Exit 135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,786
I-10 WBL
FairOver: Tortugas Arroyo
8.8 Mi E of I-10 Exit 135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,786
US-82
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
14.9 M W OF US-285/ARTESI, Eddy, NM
Built 1966 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 2,644
I-25 NBL
FairOver: VERMEJO DRAW
2.5 MI S OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM
Built 1971 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 6,698
I-25 SBL
FairOver: VERMEJO DRAW
2.5 MI S OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM
Built 1971 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 6,698
US-54/70 NBL
FairOver: Union Pacific Railroad
0.36 M E of US70/Alamogor, Otero, NM
Built 1975 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 23,111
I-25 NBL
FairOver: San Antonio Avenue
5.1 M N Jct I-25/I-40Alb., Bernalillo, NM
Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 139,716
FL-6615
FairOver: Tijeras Arroyo
2.9 m S of NM-333/I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1998 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 307
NM-283
FairOver: AGUA ZARCA CREEK
2.6 MI WEST OF JCT I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1979 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 422
US-60
FairOver: Six Mile Canyon
7.75 M W Jct US-60/I-25, Socorro, NM
Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,337
NM-283
FairOver: AGUA ZARCA CREEK
1.3 MI WEST OF JCT I-25, San Miguel, NM
Built 1979 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 422
FL-5037
FairOver: I-25 NBL/SBL
I-25/Jefferson Street, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1988 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 20,476
NM-371
FairOver: FIRST STREET
0.38 MI N OF I-40/THOREAU, McKinley, NM
Built 1986 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 3,485
NM-53
FairOver: I-40 EBL/WBL mp 81.92
JCT NM-53/I-40 @ GRANTS, Cibola, NM
Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,192
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Arroyo Hondo Channel
2.66 M N OF ST FRANCIS DR, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 24,232
I-25 SBL
FairOver: Arroyo Hondo Channel
2.66 M N OF ST FRANCIS DR, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 24,232
NM-140
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
5.1 MI E OF NM-185/HATCH, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 284
I-40 WBL
FairOver: Tucumcari Draw
1.1 Mi E Jct NM-129/I-40, Quay, NM
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 15,909
I-40 EBL
FairOver: Tucumcari Draw
1.1 Mi E of Jct NM-209, Quay, NM
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 13,243
US-82 EBL/WBL
FairOver: EAGLE DRAW
1.8 MI W OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,026
US-60
FairOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.2 MI E OF JCT I-25, Socorro, NM
Built 1982 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 861
NM-371
FairOver: DE-NA-ZIN CANYON
37.6 MI S JCT 371 & P, San Juan, NM
Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,500
US-70 WBL
FairOver: PECOS RIVER
11 MI NE OF US-285/ROSWEL, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,128
US-70 EBL
FairOver: PECOS RIVER
11 MI NE OF US-285/ROSWEL, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,128
US-60/285 EBL
FairOver: BNSF Railroad
3.1 miles East of Encino, Torrance, NM
Built 1999 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,029
Showing 2,101-2,150 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.