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-40 EBL
FairOver: Edith Avenue
Junction of I-25 and I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 161,607
I-40 WBL
FairOver: NM-47 (Broadway Blvd)
Jct. I-40 & NM-47, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 161,607
49-050
FairOver: I-25 NBL & SBL/NMRX
I-25 LA CIENEGA OVERPASS, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2008 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 1,485
I-40 EBL
FairOver: NM-47 (Broadway Blvd)
Junction I-40 & Broadway, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2002 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 161,607
NM-549
FairOver: Union Pacific R/R
23.9 Mi E Loop-22/Deming, Luna, NM
Built 2016 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 772
FR-4118
FairOver: PLAZA LARGA CREEK
14.3 MI E OF JCT NM-209, Quay, NM
Built 2020 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 231
NM-599/NBL
FairOver: SANTA FE RIVER
4 Mi. NE of Jct. NM14/599, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1991 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 12,393
17-6005
FairOver: SAN VICENTE ARROYO
5.8 MI S OF US-180 @ 131., Grant, NM
Built 1948 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 18
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Rio Salado
9.6 M N Jct NM-408/I-25, Socorro, NM
Built 1958 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 10,474
I-25 SBL
FairOver: Rio Salado
9.6 M N Jct NM-408/I-25, Socorro, NM
Built 1958 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 10,474
WSMR P RT 7
FairOver: STORM DRAINAGE
15 MILES N FROM RR7B0010, Sierra, NM
Built 1965 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 100
NM-26
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
22.5 MI NE OF JCT US-180, Luna, NM
Built 1955 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 2,324
FR-4134
FairOver: I-40 EB/WB/Frtg Rd
31.5 Mi E of Jct NM-209, Quay, NM
Built 1975 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 12
NM-26
FairOver: MULE CREEK
16.7 MI NE OF JCT US-180, Luna, NM
Built 1955 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 2,324
NM-264 EBL
FairOver: COAL MINE HAUL ROAD
12.0 MI W OF JCT US-491, McKinley, NM
Built 1990 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 13,607
NM-264 WBL
FairOver: COAL MINE HAUL ROAD
12.0 MI W OF JCT US-491, McKinley, NM
Built 1990 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 13,607
NM-159
FairOver: Silver Creek
9.1 M N of US-180, Catron, NM
Built 2017 Load: 57.5 t ADT: 150
FL-4040
FairOver: North Diversion Channel
1.0 Mi E of Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1962 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 19,584
FL-4065
FairOver: N Glenwood Hills Arroyo
0.33 Mi N of Candelaria, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1978 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 24,557
I-40 EBL/WBL
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.1 MI E OF US-491/GALLUP, McKinley, NM
Built 1978 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 43,549
FL-4048
FairOver: Embudito Arroyo
0.7 Mi E of Eubank Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1977 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 13,539
US-285 NBL
FairOver: FOUR MILE DRAW
11.2 MI S OF US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1993 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 13,185
US-285 SBL
FairOver: FOUR MILE DRAW
11.2 MI S OU US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1993 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 13,185
US-285 NBL
FairOver: SEVEN RIVERS FLOOD CHANL
14 MI S OF US-82 ARTESIA, Eddy, NM
Built 1993 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 13,185
US-285 SBL
FairOver: SEVEN RIVERS FLOOD CHANL
14 MI S OF US-82, Eddy, NM
Built 1993 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 13,185
IRR BIA RTE 9
FairOver: WASH
8.5 KM NW OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1925 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 20
FR-4027
FairOver: Edith Avenue
Junction I-25 and I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 4,767
SUBDIVISION ACCESS
FairOver: WASH
Sheep Springs, San Juan, NM
Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 25
FL-4425
FairOver: RIO PUERCO
0.1 MI N OF NM-118/GALLUP, McKinley, NM
Built 1977 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,794
FL-4424
FairOver: RIO PUERCO
0.1 MI N OF NM-118/GALLUP, McKinley, NM
Built 1977 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,828
FR-4028
FairOver: Edith Avenue
Junction I-25 and I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 3,099
E GRAND PERCHA RD.
FairOver: ARREY IRRIGATION CANAL
1.79 M NE ARREY/PERCHA DM, Sierra, NM
Built 1936 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 66
FDR 265
FairOver: JEMEZ RIVER
PARKING LOT BATTLESHIP TR, Sandoval, NM
Built 1957 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 150
FOREST ROAD 141
FairOver: GWYNN CANYON
31.5 MILES SW RESERVE NM, Catron, NM
Built 1960 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 399
NM-217
FairOver: I-40 EBL and WBL
0.10M N Jct NM333/NM217, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2005 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 3,601
17-Z000
FairOver: US-180
39.03 MI N OF I-10/DEMING, Grant, NM
Built 1960 Load: 82.8 t ADT: 188
IRR BIA RTE L22
FairOver: ACOMA WASH
7.2 KM S OF CASA BLANCA, Cibola, NM
Built 2000 Load: 99.0 t ADT: 300
IRR BIA RTE N3005
FairOver: COAL WASH
8.6M S 13M W FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM
Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 841
GALLO WASH ROAD
FairOver: GALLO WASH
1.25 MILES EAST OF VISITO, San Juan, NM
Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 150
UNKNOWN ROAD
GoodOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
1.3 KM E OF BRIDGE 00143, McKinley, NM
Built 1943 ADT: 5
05-1227
GoodOver: HAGERMAN CANAL
5.1 E/1.7 M S OF US70/285, Chaves, NM
Built 1960 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 194
FSR 150
GoodOver: BLACK CANYON
31.7 MILES N. MIMBRES NM, Grant, NM
Built 2011 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 399
N. Paseo Del Ange
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
.01 North Jct Los Pino Rd, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2012 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 299
FDR 708
GoodOver: RIO PUEBLO
0.1 MI S/O NM 518 INT, Taos, NM
Built 1960 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 50
FDR 83
GoodOver: COW CREEK
0.2 MI SE/O CO RD B44C, San Miguel, NM
Built 1957 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 75
FDR 92
GoodOver: COW CREEK
0.5 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM
Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 75
IRR/US-550
GoodOver: CANYON LARGO
26.5 MI NW OF JCT NM-126, Sandoval, NM
Built 1981 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 4,975
47-Z001
GoodOver: Pecos River
.2 Mi. W. Of Jct. NM-63, San Miguel, NM
Built 1960 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 198
FL-5562
GoodOver: GALLINAS RIVER
0.2 MI W OF LOOP-15/VEGAS, San Miguel, NM
Built 1991 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,722
Tres Gracias Rd
GoodOver: San Antonio Arroyo
0.5 Mile E of Coors Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2020 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 100
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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.