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New Mexico bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in New Mexico — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

368
Public bridges
34.2%
Good condition
7.6%
Poor condition
7.6%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

368

Public highway bridges in New Mexico

Good Condition

34.2%

126 bridges rated 7-9

-15.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.6%

28 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

7.6%

28 bridges flagged for repair priority

0.6pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Mexico vs national bridge condition

New Mexico — Good condition share 34.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Mexico — Structurally deficient share 25.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

New Mexico vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below New Mexico on the same metric.

33

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

40

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733
Selected

35

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78

31

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Mexico

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Mexico, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in New Mexico

IRR BIA RTE 9

Fair

Over: NAVAJO RIVER

6.4 KM WEST OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1998 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

POWER LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: COYOTE ARROYO

0.4 MILES SOUTH OF PENNSY, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1977 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 600

Gravel road

Fair

Over: Low Flow Canal

San Marcial, NM, Socorro, NM

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE N36

Fair

Over: CHACO RIVER

11MI WEST OF FRUITLAND NM, San Juan, NM

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,711

IRR BIA RTE 4178

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

8KM EAST OF NM RTE 371, San Juan, NM

Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RT 701/702

Fair

Over: RIO PUEBLO DE TAOS

2 KM SE OF TAOS, Taos, NM

Built 2002 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,300

WSMR P RT 7

Fair

Over: STORM DRAINAGE

15 MILES N FROM RR7B0010, Sierra, NM

Built 1965 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 9

Fair

Over: WASH

8.5 KM NW OF DULCE, NM, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1925 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 20

SUBDIVISION ACCESS

Fair

Over: WASH

Sheep Springs, San Juan, NM

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 25

FDR 265

Fair

Over: JEMEZ RIVER

PARKING LOT BATTLESHIP TR, Sandoval, NM

Built 1957 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 150

FOREST ROAD 141

Fair

Over: GWYNN CANYON

31.5 MILES SW RESERVE, NM, Catron, NM

Built 1960 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 399

IRR BIA RTE L22

Fair

Over: ACOMA WASH

7.2 KM S OF CASA BLANCA, Cibola, NM

Built 2000 Load: 99.0 t ADT: 300

IRR BIA RTE N3005

Fair

Over: COAL WASH

8.6M S,13M W FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM

Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 841

GALLO WASH ROAD

Fair

Over: GALLO WASH

1.25 MILES EAST OF VISITO, San Juan, NM

Built 1983 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 150

UNKNOWN ROAD

Good

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

1.3 KM E OF BRIDGE 00143, McKinley, NM

Built 1943 ADT: 5

FSR 150

Good

Over: BLACK CANYON

31.7 MILES N. MIMBRES, NM, Grant, NM

Built 2011 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 399

FDR 708

Good

Over: RIO PUEBLO

0.1 MI S/O NM 518 INT, Taos, NM

Built 1960 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 50

FDR 83

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.2 MI SE/O CO RD B44C, San Miguel, NM

Built 1957 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 75

FDR 92

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.5 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM

Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 75

FSR 150

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

54.6 MILES N OF MIBRES, N, Catron, NM

Built 2018 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 399

FSR 150

Good

Over: BLACK CANYON TRIBUTARY

1 M E/O BLACK CANYON CAMP, Grant, NM

Built 2018 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 399

FDR 555

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.4 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM

Built 1958 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 50

FDR 376

Good

Over: TIMBER CRIB RETAIN. WAL

5.3 MI NW/O NM 485/4 JCT, Sandoval, NM

Built 1973 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 250

FSR 970

Good

Over: W. FORK GILA RIVER

38.8 MI N. SILVER CITY,NM, Catron, NM

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 500

IRR BIA RTE 34

Good

Over: RINCONADA CREEK

3.2 KM EAST OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM

Built 2016 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 550

IRR BIA RTE 47

Good

Over: ENCINAL WASH

2.1 KM SOUTH OF ENCINAL, Cibola, NM

Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 320

US-84

Good

Over: RIO CEBOLLA

US 84 MP 242.9 in Cebolla, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,801

FSR 94

Good

Over: TULAROSA RIVER

.1 MI S. APACHE CREEK, NM, Catron, NM

Built 1987 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 399

IRR BIA RTE 62

Good

Over: CHICAL LATERAL

ISLETA PUEBLO, Valencia, NM

Built 2001 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 300

FS Road 122

Good

Over: HOLY GHOST CREEK

FS Road 122, MP 0.943, San Miguel, NM

Built 2015 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 250

IRR BIA RTE 78

Good

Over: CHAMISA WASH

EAST EDGE OF ZIA PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 150

IRR BIA RTE 32

Good

Over: RIO NUTRIA

0.2 KM SE OF JCT 5 & 32, McKinley, NM

Built 1997 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25

IRR BIA ROUTE 81

Good

Over: POISON OAK WASH

2.4 KM SE JEMEZ PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM

Built 1996 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 10

FDR 376

Good

Over: RIO GUADALUPE

0.5 MI S/O FSR 604, Sandoval, NM

Built 1982 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 250

IRR BIA RTE 4178

Good

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

2KM EAST OF NM RTE 371, San Juan, NM

Built 1992 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 1,000

I. S. Rte. 74

Good

Over: JEMEZ RIVER

7.7 MI. WEST NM550/NM528, Sandoval, NM

Built 2000 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 4

Good

Over: ZUNI RIVER

.5 KM NO. JCT HWY 53 & 4, McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,000

TAJIQUE CANYON RD

Good

Over: TAJIQUE CANYON

0.1 MI NW/O TAJIQUE CG, Torrance, NM

Built 2011 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 99

NM-124

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

2.7 MI E OF I-40/SN FIDEL, Cibola, NM

Built 1936 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,145

IRR/I-40 EBL/WBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

8.94 MI W OF JCT NM-6, Cibola, NM

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,590

US-491

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

32.1 MI N OF JCTI40/US491, McKinley, NM

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,746

FL-5401

Good

Over: PARITTI CANYON WASH

0.2 MI S JCT NM 118/PATTO, McKinley, NM

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,606

I-25 NBL/SBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

3.8 MI S OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,698

I-40 EBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

37.8 MI E OF JCT US-84, Quay, NM

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,710

I-40 EBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

39.0 MI E OF JCT US-84, Quay, NM

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,710

I-40 WBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

39.0 MI E OF JCT US-84, Quay, NM

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,710

47-0C23

Good

Over: GALLINAS RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT LOOP-15, San Miguel, NM

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 192

IRR BIA RTE 804

Good

Over: ARROYO

RTE 804 AT TESUQUE PUEBLO, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

IRR BIA RTE 5

Good

Over: RIO NUTRIA RIVER

18 KM N OF NM HWYS 53 & 5, McKinley, NM

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

BIA ROUTE N9

Good

Over: COYOTE CANYON WASH

1MI E COYOTE CANYON VILL., McKinley, NM

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,672

Showing 201-250 of 368 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.